Tasheena Hoskie, Methamphetamine Trafficking, New Mexico 2024

Farmington Woman Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Trafficking Charges

New Mexico – A Farmington woman pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and using, carrying, and possessing a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking crime.

Tasheena Hoskie, 44, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was taken into custody after she initially stopped her vehicle but then fled at high speed, throwing packages from the vehicle. Inside the vehicle, investigators recovered approximately 100 grams of methamphetamine, roughly 4,130 fentanyl pills, and two firearms. Investigators also recovered approximately 548 grams (1.2 pounds) of methamphetamine that had been thrown from the vehicle.

The investigation was conducted by the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office and the Region II Task Force, with assistance from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office, and the Farmington Police Department.

Hoskie pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and using, carrying, and possessing a firearm during and in relation to and in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

At sentencing, Hoskie faces not less than ten years and up to life in prison. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.

Assistant United States Attorney Jack E. Burkhead is prosecuting the case.

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