Las Cruces Man, 45, Sentenced to 100 Months for Drug Trafficking and Firearms

Armando Conrad Gonzales, 45, of Las Cruces, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on Dec. 11, 2025. Registered under booking number 2500009942, he was processed on a felony charge following a transfer from the Luna County Detention Center. The record indicates he is being held without bond following a federal sentencing. According to Department of Justice records and news reports, Gonzales was a defendant in a multiagency investigation targeting a drug trafficking network in southern New Mexico. Court records show he pleaded guilty to charges involving methamphetamine trafficking and firearms offenses. A federal judge subsequently sentenced him to serve 100 months in federal prison for his role in the operation. Court and news records indicate Gonzales was convicted in this case.