Three men plead guilty in Albuquerque drug motel case

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Three men, including the man who owned the Best Choice Inn on Central, have pled guilty to charges related to a drug business they ran from the motel, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).Pragneshkumar “Pete” Patel ran the motel, according to the DOJ. The now-36-year-old also worked to manage the hotel before leasing the property to now-44-year-old Kamal Bhula, according to the DOJ. In 2019, law enforcement shut down the motel. Are N