New Mexico Man Operated Drug Ring from Mexican Prison

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U.S. federal prosecutors have revealed that a man from New Mexico continued to operate a drug distribution ring in the United States while serving time in a Mexican prison on drug charges. This week, authorities announced criminal charges against 34-year-old Felix Anthony Salazar III, who turned himself in to federal authorities at an international port of entry in El Paso after being released from Mexican prison.

Drug Ring Operations from Prison

The case against Salazar and his group began in September 2025, when a task force in New Mexico launched an investigation into a drug group moving drugs smuggled from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Prosecutors allege the group was responsible for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl.

According to federal indictments, Salazar was able to coordinate the sale and delivery of one kilogram of meth from his prison cell in Mexico. He had 28-year-old Yadira Lizett Lizcano drive a 16-year-old teenage male who acted as the delivery man for the drugs. The buyer was an undercover agent who paid $3,800 for the drug package.

Less than two weeks later, authorities set up a second controlled buy. Salazar coordinated the sale and delivery of half a kilogram of meth for $1,800. Prosecutors revealed that he had Moses Andrew Gonzales and Martha Janeth Grijalva Fierro, both 36 years old, deliver the drugs to an undercover agent.

A week later, the task force brokered a third deal where Salazar allegedly sold a package of meth and fentanyl pills for $2,000. In that incident, Salazar had 31-year-old Suleima Eidali Miranda direct the undercover agents to a house for the drug sale.

Federal authorities have since arrested all of the named individuals in the case and have charged them with various drug conspiracy charges.

Source: Breitbart

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