The city's Water Department will be repairing a water leak Feb. 8, and multiple areas around Gallup will be affected.

The outage will affect City of Gallup water customers in the following areas:

• 2200—2400 Block of Boyd Avenue 
  
• 500 Block of Francis Street
  
• 2300-2500 Fuhs Avenue
  
• 513 and 600 Williams Street
  

SANTA FE — A multi-agency law enforcement team arrested a woman suspected of leading a major human trafficking operation in Albuquerque.

Agents with the Governor’s Organized Crime Commission partnered with New Mexico State Police and the U.S. Border Patrol to arrest Yajair Lizzet Lara, AKA Lara Mendez, Feb. 5. Lara is considered one of the top five human traffickers in Albuquerque, according to law enforcement.

"This is a victory in our battle against the scourge of human trafficking," Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said. "The arrest of a top trafficker sends a clear message that we will not tolerate the exploitation of our most vulnerable. This is just the beginning— we will...

SANTA FE — Legislation to enhance New Mexico’s “Red Flag Law” is now headed to the House floor, after passing the House Judiciary Committee HJC by a vote of 7-4 vote Feb. 5.

House Bill 12 would make it easier for law enforcement to use the Extreme Risk Firearm Protection Orders to temporarily suspend access to firearms for those deemed a threat to themselves or others.  The bill is sponsored by Reps. Joy Garratt, D-Albuquerque, and Christine Chandler, D-Los Alamos, and Sens. Katy Duhigg, D-Albuquerque, and Heather Berghmans, D-Albuquerque. It would make the process easier to navigate for both law enforcement and individuals so that it can be more effectively enforced.

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The FBI is on the look out for a man who is believed to have sold fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, and other deadly drugs to people across the U.S.

In a Feb. 4 video statement addressed to the public, FBI Acting Director Brian Driscoll announced that the FBI added Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores to its 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list.

"Known as El Chapo Isidro, he’s accused of spending the last 20 years flooding the U.S. with fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, and other deadly drugs, first as an independent drug trafficker and later as the head of the Meza-Flores cartel," Driscoll said. "In addition to the scourge of illicit drugs Meza-Flores and his organization have unleashed into the U.S. from across...