Cops base their opposition to forfeiture reform on the notion that "we won't be able to do our jobs," and "criminals will run amuck." But the realities on the ground in New Mexico prove this to be either a gross exaggeration or an outright lie.
ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Joshua Mendez, 40, of New Laguna, New Mexico, and enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo, was sentenced in federal court on March 24 to
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Duane Day, 31, of New Laguna, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna, was sentenced in federal court today to three years in prison for assault with a dangerous weapon resulting in serious bodily harm in Indian Country. Day pleaded guilty on June 18.