SANTA FE — A multi-agency law enforcement team arrested a woman suspected of leading a major human trafficking operation in Albuquerque.

Agents with the Governor’s Organized Crime Commission partnered with New Mexico State Police and the U.S. Border Patrol to arrest Yajair Lizzet Lara, AKA Lara Mendez, Feb. 5. Lara is considered one of the top five human traffickers in Albuquerque, according to law enforcement.

"This is a victory in our battle against the scourge of human trafficking," Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said. "The arrest of a top trafficker sends a clear message that we will not tolerate the exploitation of our most vulnerable. This is just the beginning— we will...

The FBI is on the look out for a man who is believed to have sold fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, and other deadly drugs to people across the U.S.

In a Feb. 4 video statement addressed to the public, FBI Acting Director Brian Driscoll announced that the FBI added Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores to its 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list.

"Known as El Chapo Isidro, he’s accused of spending the last 20 years flooding the U.S. with fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, and other deadly drugs, first as an independent drug trafficker and later as the head of the Meza-Flores cartel," Driscoll said. "In addition to the scourge of illicit drugs Meza-Flores and his organization have unleashed into the U.S. from across...

The New Mexico State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints; saturation patrols; and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of February.

NMSP hopes to reduce alcohol-related fatalities through continued media attention. The agency wishes to change societal attitudes about drinking and driving.

After being called out to one brush fire Jan. 28, the Gallup Fire Department soon found another one in close proximity.

Late at night, Crew A of the GFD was dispatched to the area of the BNSF Railyard on a report of a possible brush fire. Upon arrival in the area, crews noted that the fire was actually located near the Interstate 40 mile marker 20 east bound on-ramp and had units relocate to that area. Upon arriving at that fire, the crews found a 10 foot by 10 foot brush fire and utilized handtools to extinguish the fire.

While extinguishing the initial fire the crews noticed another fire about 1,200 feet away near the area of the Munoz Overpass and additional units were requested to...