Stephen Dye, Methamphetamine Trafficking, New Mexico 2025

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico

A Farmington man is facing federal charges following the discovery of methamphetamine, firearms, and ammunition during a search of his residence while he was on supervised release for a prior federal firearms conviction.

Stephen Dye, 43, was arrested on June 13, 2025, after agents from the Region Two Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant at his residence in Farmington, New Mexico.

During the search, agents seized approximately 177 grams of methamphetamine, suspected fentanyl pills, digital scales, packaging materials, $816 in cash, and multiple firearms and ammunition—including a loaded handgun reported stolen and a modified rifle with high-capacity magazines.

Dye has multiple felony convictions in New Mexico and Texas for firearm and drug trafficking offenses. As a result, Dye was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition. At the time of his arrest, Dye was on federal supervised release for a 2019 conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

On July 22, 2025, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Dye with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, possession of fentanyl, and two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Dye will remain in custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled. If convicted, Dye faces 10 years and up to life in prison.

The Farmington Resident Agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Eliot Neal is prosecuting the case as part of Summer Heat, the FBI’s nationwide initiative targeting violent crime during the summer months.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/farmington-man-faces-federal-drug-and-firearms-charges-while-supervised-release