Pubdate: Thu, 01 Oct 2015
Source: Albuquerque Journal (NM)
Copyright: 2015 Albuquerque Journal
Contact:  http://www.abqjournal.com/
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COUNCILOR ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES

LAS CRUCES - Dona Ana County sheriff's deputies arrested a Sunland 
Park city councilor on minor drug charges Monday during a council meeting.

Sergio R. Carrillo was arrested at the meeting and booked on 
misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana, less than an ounce, 
and possession of paraphernalia, according to sheriff's spokeswoman 
Kelly Jameson.

Carrillo, who also works as a substitute teacher in the Gadsden 
Independent School District, did not respond to an emailed request 
for comment and could not be reached at City Hall.

Gadsden spokesman Luis Villalobos said Carrillo has been placed on 
administrative leave.

Deputies stopped Carrillo Sunday evening in Dona Ana County on a road 
near the New Mexico-Texas state line and detected "a heavy odor of 
narcotics coming from the vehicle" and asked for consent to search 
it. Consent was denied; it is not clear whether Carrillo owns the 
vehicle or if he denied consent.

Deputies obtained arrest warrants for all three people in the vehicle 
and located Carrillo at the City Council meeting. He bonded out of 
jail several hours later on a $1,500 cash bond, Jameson said.
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