Roswell Felon Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

ALBUQUERQUE – A Roswell man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to methamphetamine trafficking and weapons charges stemming from a July 2023 raid on his Roswell home.

There is no parole in the federal system.

According to court documents, on July 13, 2023, officers from the Roswell Police Department executed a search warrant at the residence of Daniel Johnny Fuentes, 35. In Fuentes’ bedroom, officers located nine firearms and 997.39 net grams of pure methamphetamine. At the time, Fuentes was on supervised release following a four year prison sentence for a 2016 drug trafficking conviction. As a previously convicted felon, Fuentes was prohibited from possessing a firearm and ammunition.

Fuentes pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Upon his release from prison, Fuentes will be subject to five years of supervised release.

Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Shawn Stallo, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, made the announcement today.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated this case with significant assistance from the Roswell Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Assistant United States Attorney Devon Aragon Martinez prosecuted the case.

This press release was posted November 13, after the end of the federal government shutdown.