Operation Desert Sweep Nabs 32 in Otero County Drug Sting

0:00It's May 1st. Welcome to El Paso News today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. Authorities in Otero County pulled off Operation Desert Sweep, a major multi-agency crackdown on narcotics. Last Friday, May 1st, they arrested 32 people on outstanding warrants tied to drug charges right there in the county. The White Mountain Drug Task Force led the charge alongside the Otero County Sheriff's Office, Alamogordo Police, and a bunch of federal, state, and tribal partners. They also hit seven inmates already locked up at the County Detention Center with more warrants for unrelated cases. This sweep shows real impact, pulling dangerous players off the streets and disrupting local drug networks. Over the years, these task forces have chipped away a trafficking route through teamwork like this. Rapping up the raids, nine search warrants turned up more than 100 grams of methamphetamine seized. New Mexico's state police pitched in for extra arrests, three folks in Roswell and one in Santa Fe, all connected to the operation.

1:04With dozens in custody and drugs off the market, ops like Desert Sweep keep building momentum against narcotics in the southwest.