Man Gets 13 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Guns, Explosives and Drug Trafficking

FBI: Española Man Gets 13 Years For Trafficking Drugs, Possessing Illegal Firearms And Explosives

Police discovered six sticks of deteriorating dynamite on Oct. 20, 2023, at a home in Española. Courtesy/FBI FBI News: ALBUQUERQUE — An Española man was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison following a series of law enforcement actions that uncovered illegal firearms, narcotics, and unstable explosives. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court records, Aug. 1, 2023, Pojoaque Police Department officers conducted a traffic s…

New Mexico man sentenced after dynamite found

A half-dozen sticks of dynamite were found at a home in Española.

Meriden man sentenced to 20 years in prison for manufacturing, selling firearms

MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH) -- A Meriden man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for manufacturing and selling firearms. Jonathan Willette, 34, is facing 20 years in prison, suspended after eight years served, followed by five years of probation. Willette pleaded guilty to one count of sale of a firearm, one count of manufacturing a firearm, one count of possession of an assault weapon, one count of criminal possession of a firearm and violation of pr…

Man gets 13 years in federal prison for illegal guns, explosives and drug trafficking

Española man gets 13 years in federal prisonFederal prosecutors accused Mario James Valdez of having guns, explosives and drugs in his bedroom. ESPAÑOLA, N.M. — An Española man is heading to federal prison for 13 years after investigators found guns, explosives and drugs in his bedroom. Federal prosecutors accused 35-year-old Mario James Valdez of having six sticks of dynamite, a shotgun and an AR-style rifle stashed in his bedroom. According to…

Española man in possession of dynamite, firearms is sentenced to federal prison

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – An Española man was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for drugs, explosives and firearms charges. Mario James Valdez, 35, pleaded guilty to possession to intent to distribute cocaine base, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and being a felon in possession of explosive material. APS teacher arrested after accusations of sexu…

Brothers sentenced to prison for possessing bombs, assault weapons, ghost guns in LIC apartment: DA

Andrew Hatziagelis (right) was sentenced to ten years in prison, and his older brother, Angelo (left), was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for possessing bombs, assault weapons, and ghost guns in their Long Island City apartment. Courtesy of the DA’s office June 2, 2025 By Bill Parry Two Long Island City brothers were sentenced in Queens Supreme Court on Monday for possessing bombs, assault weapons, 3-D printed ghost guns, and ammunition i…