An investigation which took Gallup patrol officers, Emergency Response Team members, detectives and narcotics agents to 501 E. Pershing Avenue on the morning of June 25, at 8:22 am, led to the arrest of Dorinel Binns-Wallace, 26, and Alex Andria Martinez, 22, following a residential search related to narcotics.

Binns-Wallace was arrested and formally charged with four counts of possession of a controlled substance (fentanyl, cocaine, hydrocodone, suboxone) and unlawful use or possession of methadone.

Martinez was formally charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance (fentanyl, methamphetamine).

Firearms were also seized from the residence. Formal charges are also pending related to the recovered firearms.