Las Cruces man pleads guilty to federal heroin trafficking charges

A Las Cruces man has pleaded guilty to federal heroin trafficking charges.

Thirty-three-year-old Jarred Slyh pleaded guilty Friday in a federal court.

Slyh was arrested on June 16, 2015, after he tried to sell 353.4 grams of heroin to an undercover law enforcement officer on June 3.

Under the conditions of his plea agreement, Slyh will be sentenced to 24 months in prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.

Slyh remains in custody pending a sentencing hearing which has yet to be scheduled.