Carlsbad pharmacy tech pleads guilty to drug possession

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Federal authorities say a 31-year-old former pharmacy technician pleaded guilty to stealing the powerful drug known as oxycodone in Carlsbad. Amber Kay Otero pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Las Cruces to a misdemeanor offense of unlawfully possessing a controlled substance. Authorities say she was arrested on Sept. 23 following an investigation. […]