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2 Las Cruces Residents Plead Guilty In Methamphetamine Case

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two Las Cruces residents accused of possessing a pound of methamphetamine have pleaded guilty to a drug charge.

David S. Thompson, 29, and Marlene C. Sandoval, 38, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge conspiring to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Authorities say the drug was discovered after the vehicle Thompson and Sandoval were in was pulled over for speeding in Dona Ana County.

The methamphetamine was found in a shoe inside the vehicle.