Federal jury convicts two in drug trafficking case

LAS CRUCES — A federal jury on Thursday convicted two operatives in a drug trafficking ring that smuggled marijuana, heroin and cocaine from Mexico to Albuquerque and funneled proceeds south of the border. The jury in Las Cruces federal court found Amado Acevedo-Gonzalez, 36, a Mexican national, and Yolanda Rodriguez, 50, a U.S. citizen who […]