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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to Seven Years for Conviction on Federal Firearms and Drug Trafficking Charges

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Jeffrey Burlingame, 59, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 84 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for violating the federal firearms and drug trafficking laws.

 

Burlingame was arrested in Feb. 2016, on a criminal complaint charging him with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The complaint alleged that Burlingame committed the crime on Feb. 24, 2016, in Bernalillo County, N.M. According to the complaint, on that day, law enforcement agents executed a search warrant at the Albuquerque residence of another person. The agents seized methamphetamine, cash, firearms, ammunition and drug paraphernalia from Burlingame, who was present at the time the search warrant was executed.

 

Burlingame was indicted on March 23, 2016, and was charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime on Feb. 24, 2016, in Bernalillo County.

 

On Nov. 28, 2016, Burlingame pled guilty to carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. In entering the guilty plea, Burlingame admitted that on Feb. 24, 2016, he was in possession of 450.55 grams of pure methamphetamine and a firearm and ammunition when law enforcement agents executed a search warrant at a residence in Albuquerque.

 

This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander M. Uballez prosecuted the case.

Updated May 4, 2017

Topic
Drug Trafficking