Belen Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Charge

ALBUQUERQUE – Darrell Ray Trammell, 65, of Belen, N.M., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to a methamphetamine trafficking charge.  Under the terms of his plea agreement, the government will recommend that Trammell be sentenced to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 84 months followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.

Trammell was arrested in Aug. 2014, on an indictment charging him and co-defendant Cynthia Boykin, 49, also of Belen, with participation in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Valencia County, N.M.  According to the indictment, the conspiracy continued from Nov. 2013 to Jan. 2014.  The indictment also charged Trammell and Boykin with distributing methamphetamine in Valencia County in Dec. 2013, and Trammell alone with distributing methamphetamine in Bernalillo County, N.M., in Jan. 2014.

During today’s proceedings, Trammell pled guilty to a felony information charging him with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.  In entering the plea, Trammell admitted that on Jan. 8, 2014, he distributed methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement officer in exchange for $1,700.00.

 Trammell remains in custody pending a sentencing hearing which has yet to be scheduled.

Co-defendant Boykin was arrested in March 2015.  On May 20, 2015, Boykin pled guilty to a felony information charging her with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.  She admitted that on Dec. 12, 2013, she distributed three grams of methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement officer.  At sentencing, Boykin faces a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in prison followed by not less than three years of supervised release.  A sentencing hearing has yet to be scheduled.

This case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of the DEA and the New Mexico State Police.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys David M. Walsh and Stephen R. Kotz are prosecuting the case.