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Law Enforcement Certification Board is a product of state legislation earlier this year that split the former Law Enforcement Academy Board into two different groups that each oversee different functions

24-year-old Ivan Gustavo Hernandez-Cabral was arrested Tuesday in Albuquerque for illegal entry into a country.

Sonya Chavez announced her retirement from federal service after a 27-year career and will start her new role Oct. 28.

A joint operation between federal and local law enforcement led to the arrests of 31 people believed part of a drug trafficking organization.

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SANTA FE – New Mexico's governor announced a new effort to confront organized crime Wednesday by convening a specialized commission of local prosecutors and leading law enforcement officials. Organize...

New Mexico convenes law enforcement commission to disrupt organized crime

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico is reviving a specialized commission of leading law enforcement and local prosecutors to combat organized crime in the state.

New Mexico's governor announced a new effort to confront organized crime Wednesday by convening a specialized commission of local prosecutors and leading law enforcement officials.Organized crime in New Mexico has recently spurred the adoption of criminal penalties for coordinated retail theft, federal raids on stash houses to rescue migrants and efforts to disrupt fentanyl rings.

61 local fugitives and 27 federal fugitives were accounted for in the Albuquerque metro.