485 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Only 10 days are left in this year’s legislative session and some lawmakers at the Roundhouse are focusing on passing a bill targeting fentanyl use around kids. House Bill 106 aims to create penalties for parents who expose their children to fentanyl.
427 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – One lawmaker wants to consider a major step toward helping those suffering from addiction. Representative Pamelya Herndon is introducing a bill that would create a state-run, long-term rehabilitation center.
600 Views Since the beginning of the opioid epidemic in 2015, more than 325,000 people have died due to opioid overdoses with the majority of those being from fentanyl. Illegal fentanyl is typically smuggled across the US-Mexico border putting New Mexico on the frontlines. The state, which has already faced
485 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Multiple New Mexico residents were arrested for drug trafficking. The Drug Enforcement Administration was involved in the case. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, six firearms and meth were seized during the arrests in Clovis and Ruidoso Downs.
410 Views Health advocates are taking another stab at getting the New Mexico legislature to pass a big hike in liquor excise tax. A similar bill died during the last session.
595 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Retired New Mexico State Police Chief Pete Kassetas is once again getting paid to tackle crime. “Honestly it’s time to bring the hammer. I know a lot of people don’t like to hear that,” Kassetas said. “Instead of sitting on the sidelines, which I’m really
526 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico regulators revoked the license of an Albuquerque cannabis business and ordered them to pay nearly $300,000 in fines. According to the NM Regulations and Licensing Division, Golden Roots is the third cannabis business to have its license revoked. They are reportedly the first
488 Views A month and a half after Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a public health executive order regarding gun violence and illegal drug use, the outcome for young people who are arrested remains unclear.
845 Views CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A routine traffic stop on I-40 is giving News 13 a look at one of the ways drugs are flooding into our state. Last month, a driver, identified as Manuel Pinon-Duran, pulled over for a New Mexico State Police officer in Cibola County
649 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – On the heels of an Albuquerque town hall, New Mexico state lawmakers are learning more about the state’s new plan to improve the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act, or CARA.
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