Arizona man gets 63 months in prison in New Mexico drug case

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — An Arizona man has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking in New Mexico. Prosecutors say 32-year-old Carlos Matta Heredia of Phoenix received a 63-month prison term Wednesday in a Las Cruces court, followed by three years of supervised release. Heredia was arrested last May after authorities found about six pounds of methamphetamine in his vehicle during a routine traffic stop on Interstate 10 in Luna County. Authorities say Heredia admitted he was transporting the drugs with the intention of delivering them to another person. Heredia pleaded guilty in September to charges of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.