A Gallup man remained incarcerated Nov. 16 on possession of marijuana and violation of probation charges after a drug arrest by the Gallup Police Department. A $7,000 bond amount was set at the McKinley County Adult Detention Center on Carlos Valdenegro.
In a police report on the matter, Gallup police officer Luke Martin wrote that he and Officer Cindy Romancito responded to a domestic dispute call on North Second Street. Upon arrival, a witness told Martin that Valdenegro and his mother, Patricia Valdenegro, were arguing inside the residence.
“The conflict was not physical,” Martin recorded in the report.
Martin looked under a bed used by Valdenegro and discovered a 12-pack of Corona beer and a large black plastic bag containing seven clear plastic bags of a “green leafy substance,” Martin wrote in the report. More of the “leafy substance” was found in a dresser drawer in the room.
“The green leafy substance had the appearance and characteristics of marijuana,” Martin concluded.
Martin ultimately placed a combative Valdenegro in handcuffs. A relative revealed that Carlos Valdenegro sold “weed” and that there was probably more of the stuff stored throughout the residence.
By Bernie Dotson
Sun Correspondent