Man from Las Cruces sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for illegal drug and gun possession

            ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.  – David Adrian Enriquez, 35, of Las Cruces, New Mexico was sentenced on December 13 in federal court in Las Cruces, New Mexico to 188 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

            Enriquez pleaded guilty to these offenses on July 2.  In his plea agreement, he admitted to possessing a .45 caliber pistol illegally in his car when police stopped him for reckless driving on Dec. 25, 2018.  Enriquez also possessed methamphetamine, cocaine, and prescription pills illegally at his home when police arrested him there on March 1, 2019.  The methamphetamine weighed about 1109 grams.  Enriquez intended to distribute it.  Enriquez also possessed a small scale, plastic bags, $1050 in cash, and three counterfeit $100 bills.   Enriquez also possessed another pistol, rifle, and ammunition at his home.  Enriquez was forbidden from possessing these firearms and ammunition because of prior felony convictions.

            The FBI investigated this case with the Las Cruces Police Department and the Las Cruces/Doña Ana County Metro Narcotics Agency.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Randy Castellano of the Las Cruces Branch Office prosecuted the case.