
Charged with possession of marijuana were 19-year-old Jose Madrid of Deming, and 18-year-old Lorenzo Flores of Albuquerque.
Luna County Sheriff’s Captain Kelly Gannaway said the arrests resulted from a routine traffic stop.
Gannaway said one of their deputies patrolling the area ran the license plate number through a computer databank, realized that the plate did not match the 2007 Chevrolet four-door on which it was placed, and initiated a traffic stop to investigate.
Gannaway said the deputy then found 93.4 pounds of marijuana inside the vehicle.
The case was turned over to a federal task force for further investigation.