NMSP Arrest Albuquerque Felon On Weapons, Drug Charges

Submitted by Chris Clark
on November 23, 2024
- 12:01 pm

NMSP News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Through October and November of 2024, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Crime Suppression Bureau began investigating the sale of illegal narcotics in southeast Albuquerque.

During the investigation, agents learned of several locations where narcotics and firearms were being stored.

A search warrant was executed Nov. 20, 2024, at 8213 Bell Ave. During the execution of the search warrant, Braderick Keon Butler was located and found to be in possession of four AR-15 style rifles, 37.6 grams of crack cocaine, and multiple items used in the manufacturing and distribution of crack cocaine.

Butler was arrested, and booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center on the following charges:

Trafficking Controlled Substances (by Manufacturing);
Distribution of a Controlled Substance; and
Receipt, Transportation, or Possession of a Firearm or Destructive Device by a Felon (4 counts).

Through proactive enforcement, community engagement, and strategic partnerships, the New Mexico State Police remains committed to keeping dangerous substances and weapons off our streets and out of our communities while working towards a safer future for New Mexico.

NMSP officers find four AR-15 style rifles, 37.6 grams of crack cocaine and multiple items used in the manufacturing and distribution of crack cocaine, while executing a search warrant Nov. 20, 2024 at 8213 Bell Ave. in Albuquerque. Courtesy/NMSP