Four Members Of Alleged Drug Ring Indicted After Attempting To Sell To Undercover Agent

Four men were indicted for being part of an alleged drug ring after attempting to sell to an undercover agent.

The group operated in New Mexico, more specifically in Hobbs and Lea County, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico.

According to records reviewed by Border Report showed that the undercover buys began in October 2024. At one point, one of the men delivered almost a pound of pure meth across three months.

In July of the following year, the man, Raul Navarrete Muñoz, allegedly sold 1.2 kilos of meth to an agent. In August, a woman told Navarrete that fentanyl he had sold to another person led to an overdose.

"Ortega told (Navarrette) that he should return his fentanyl to the person from who he had purchased it because it was too strong and they could be charged with murder if someone died," investigators said.

In September, Navarrete sought to "coordinate the sale of 8 pounds of methamphetamine" to an undercover agent. And this week federal agents executed warrants on six properties to arrest members of the ring.