Indiana Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Narcotics Trafficking Charge in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Rashad Travon Woods, 28, of Indianapolis, Ind., pleaded guilty today to a methamphetamine trafficking charge in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M.  Under the terms of his plea agreement, Woods will be sentenced to 132 months in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.

Woods was arrested on a criminal complaint charging him with a methamphetamine trafficking offense after the DEA seized 2.4 kilograms (5.28 pounds) of methamphetamine from him during an interdiction investigation at the Amtrak Train Station in Albuquerque on Oct. 30, 2015.  The methamphetamine was concealed in clothes in Woods’ backpack.  Woods was indicted on the same charge on Nov. 17, 2015.

During today’s proceedings, Woods pled guilty to the indictment and admitted that on Oct. 30, 2015, in Bernalillo County, N.M., he was in possession of 2.40 gross kilograms of methamphetamine while traveling through Albuquerque.  Woods remains in custody pending a sentencing hearing which has yet to be scheduled.

This case was investigated by Albuquerque office of DEA and is being prosecuted by   Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward Han.