ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – A man is facing drug trafficking charges following a traffic stop in Espnaola on Sunday night, according to New Mexico State Police.
An officer was on patrol and said that he saw Issac Cruz, who he knew had an active felony warrant, driving on Rio Arriba County Road 40. The officer then pulled Cruz over and arrested him on the warrant.
During the arrest, Cruz was found with 15 grams of crack in his pocket, police said. Officers searched his vehicle and found the following items:
One AR-15 Style Rifle (serial number was tampered with)
Two rifle magazines
One handgun magazine
50 .380 ammunition live rounds
50 9mm ammunition live rounds
Body armor vests with steel plates
2.16 pounds of heroin
1,292 fentanyl pills
1.26 Ounces of fentanyl powder
8.55 ounces of crack cocaine (Not including the 15 grams in his pocket)
6.30 ounces of cocaine
1.42 ounces of crystal meth
Two scales
77 plastic zip-loc bags
Three cell phones
One Laptop
State Police booked Cruz into the Rio Arriba County Detention Center on his felony warrant and possession of a controlled substance. After the search of his vehicle, State Police additionally charged him with six counts of drug trafficking, six counts of possession of a controlled substance, and one count of felon in possession of a firearm.