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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — An Egyptian national was sentenced to 18 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm after pointing a handgun at a victim at a Las Cruces gas station.

There is no parole in the federal system.

According to court documents, on the morning of May 12, 2025, Moustafa Mahmoud Abdelnabi Salem, 29, a citizen and national of Egypt, threatened an individual at a gas station by pulling a handgun, chambering a round, and pointing it at the victim. After the incident, the victim flagged down an officer from the Las Cruces Police Department and reported the assault.

When the officer Read More

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Courtesy/USMS

USDOJ News:

LAS CRUCES — On April 9, 2026, the U.S. Marshals Service District of New Mexico – Southwest Investigative Fugitive Team (USMS-SWIFT) and the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Fugitive Apprehension Unit (FAU) apprehended Jefferey Goebel, who was wanted on a Federal Probation Violation in the District of New Mexico. Goebel has a lengthy criminal history which includes a conviction for Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

On the afternoon of April 9, 2026, Goebel was located and apprehended on the 800 block of Foster Rd in Las Cruces, NM by USMS-SWIFT Read More

FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A Pojoaque man was sentenced to 14 years in prison for sexually abusing a minor.

There is no parole in the federal system.

According to court records, between December 2021 and February 2022, Alexander John Duran, 31, an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Pojoaque, engaged in a sexual act with a child under the age of 12.

Duran subsequently pled guilty to abusive sexual contact. Upon his release from prison, Duran will be subject to five years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender.

Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge Read More