Las Cruces Task Force Arrests Teens Seizing Guns, Fentanyl

In Las Cruces, New Mexico, two teenage boys aged 16 and 17 were arrested following a multi-agency investigation involving the Las Cruces Police Department's Street Crimes Unit, Metro Narcotics, FBI, and ATF. The investigation targeted suspected gang activity and juvenile crime, leading to the execution of two search warrants at separate properties. Authorities seized 10 firearms, including two stolen guns, four ballistic vests, and an undisclosed amount of fentanyl. The teens are currently held without bond in the juvenile section of the Doña Ana County Detention Center. The task force's investigation remains ongoing, with officials indicating that additional arrests may be forthcoming. Similar efforts in Hillsborough County, Florida, also led to the arrest of a 17-year-old boy and the seizure of multiple illegal firearms and drugs, highlighting a broader pattern of firearm and drug-related offenses involving youth.