Phoenix man pleads guilty to drug trafficking in Las Cruces court
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The U.S. Attorney’s Office says a 55-year-old Phoenix man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Las Cruces, New Mexico to trafficking methamphetamine.
The office in New Mexico said Scott Richard Lange entered his plea Friday.
The Las Cruces Police Department arrested Lange and 42-year-old Amy R. Bailey, also of Phoenix, in September after finding more than four pounds of the drug in the vehicle he was driving during a routine traffic stop.
Lange acknowledged that he agreed to deliver the drug to Las Cruces for payment.
He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years and a maximum of life in federal prison. Lange remains in custody pending his sentencing, which has not been scheduled.
Bailey has pleaded not guilty and is set to go on trial in June.
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