on September 13th 20123 at around 3:50 a.m. a New Mexico state police officer who is also a federal Task Force officer was out on patrol when he passively ran the license plate on a charger which came back showing the insurance was expired the officer then conducted a traffic stop on I40 at mile marker 86 just east of Grant New Mexico [Music] St [Music] [Music] hello how are you guys officer Mexico State Police here's where I'm stopping showing your registration insurance is suspended on this vehicle it's actually my brother okay that your driver's license on you man do you have any paperwork for the vehicle I actually try to find something out okay going to look for that brother ma'am if you get out for me we'll go to my car I'm going give you a warning we'll get you back on the road okay okay thank you so much just going just going to look for that paperwork for me okay [Music] you can I'm on my front tire okay how are you today good good where you headed back home where you coming from Arizona okay what part uh Phoenix nice what takes you out there huh what takes you out there I have family that lives out there okay how long you out there for um since what's today sorry I'm tired we're only there for like four or 5 days okay yeah just like the weekend who's in the vehicle with you I'm sorry who's in the vehicle with you my boyfriend and that's his car that's his brothers I'm sorry that's his brothers his [Music] brothers where' you guys stay at in Phoenix you say at an airbn oh okay how was the weather out there oh my God brutally hot really yeah like the day before it last was like 114 that's hot like do anything the day what's your boyfriend's name okay all right just hang tight for me right here okay I'm go see if you found that paperwork okay be right back did you find that paperwork man perfect I'm just going to check some numbers on the vehicle make sure everything matches okay how's it going man good just trying to get back home where you headed where you coming from uh AR Arizona what part uh 10 10 what takes you out there huh what takes you out there honestly we just ch like going for a little vacation vacation call you out there for you family out there I had I had an auntie uh but I didn't go this okay and this is your brother's car you said all right brother I'm going to give her a warning get you back on the road okay all right thank you so much your information back so like I said this is a written warning for your insurance okay try to get that t care of I know it's not your vehicle but just let them know okay okay yeah I was unaware so go ahead and initial here and sign in the box for me sorry it's cold out here and then a signature here yeah right in the Box let get you your Cofe any questions for me I think that's it okay I got a question for you okay when was the last time you guys smoked marijuana um I don't smoke me actually don't smoke does he smoke uh he does I don't know he moved outside the car outside the car yeah and he wasn't driving you got any more marijuana in the vehicle not that I'm aware of okay any other drugs in the vehicle any me any methamphetamine any meth heroin not that I know cocaine fanol I do you do you have any weapons in in the vehicle no or not that I know I don't know like I said it's not my okay do you give me consent to search the vehicle um that would be up to you're driving the vehicle so you can give consent um you don't okay so I'm a federal Task Force officer at Department of Homeland Security okay so I know marijuana is recreational in New Mexico now but on the federal side it's still illegal okay so the old marijuana gives me problem because it search the vehicle so I'm going to search the vehicle okay um what on the vehicle belongs to you um just my [Music] okay okay okay does he have a luggage in the vehicle also um yeah he does okay do you have any weapons on you no no weapons because the officer is on a federal task force he is allowed to search a vehicle if he detects the odor of marijuana unlike other state police officers who are not on a federal task force just walk down uh see where that big bush is pass it and just walk to the officer side of the road for me okay the this big bush right here okay just keep pass just pass that and and stand on the other side of it okay I'll tell you when to stop can I this back to I'll go ahead and go back to just keep going deide to stop right can you step out the vehicle for me you goad and leave your your uh phone in the vehicle [Music] okay what's that man what I'll explain to you going to leave your phone in the vehicle do you have any Luggage in the vehicle man uh yeah you go ahead and put that on top of the vehicle so when's the last time you smoked some weed huh when's the last time you smok marijuana uh probably before we left earlier okay and it's not marijuana it's that little pen right there I can smell man it's strong um what on the vehicle belongs to you huh what on the vehicle belongs to you do you have any Luggage in the vehicle yeah you do what color is your luggage uh gray gray so here's a deal okay so uh I asked her if I could search the vehicle she did not consent for me to search I'm a federal Task Force officer at Department of Homeland Security So based on the odor marijuana gives me problem C to search the vehicle okay that we legal it is but it's still illegal on the federal side I'm a federal Task Force officer so I I'm going to search the vehicle okay all um is there anything in the vehicle I need to know about no see where that bush is right there yeah I want you to watch walk that way and stand by that bush oh to side of the road right here right there what's in your pockets come here come here pat you down real quick I have air I have a joint in okay standing right here for me right on this side of this bush K9 foring over here hey stay right there going to be 106 vehicle surge could you uh send me another unit one close by as the officer began searching the trunk he found a duffel bag full of fentanyl pills which was later weighed at 24 lb just one pound is enough to kill an estimated 250,000 adults hands up both of you on the ground you walk towards me walk towards me so you stay there you walk towards me yes keep your hands up unbeknownst to the officer the male is the suspect in the murder of an 11-year-old boy in a drive by shooting just the week prior in Albuquerque stay right there turn around stand up turn around and walk back keep walking back TR to be on your back can I en forceing com Glen home step it up I found a large amount of uh narcotics in this vew all right going to walk back towards me stop right there put trans B [Music] back right Walk This Way can you have a seat on my bumper right there okay we Walk This Way go have a seat can I get my phone first I I don't remember no phone numbers I'll get you everything okay just hang tight okay just hang tight you're better brother okay you okay yeah I'm hold sir okay I understand you okay okay 10 for direct I got uh two detain it this time I got two detain at this time two DET tank [Music] [Applause] 6 71 good [Music] [Applause] can you put her in your unit bro I got a bunch of pass huh I I just checked her hoodie part I don't know if she has any Pockets or not but it's a beg full FAL I can have walk [Music] the first K9 Force income you can go and cancel County 61's nice out with me make a phone call real quick that whole bag's full bro yeah hey sge I just h a big load of fentanyl uh headed taler uh it's a big duffel bag and it's full I haven't really talked to him it's a female and a male boyfriend and girlfriend reason for stop was suspended Insurance uh h of the older marijuana she denied consent uh so I started searching I found the duffel bag in the trunk and um she's been they're they're pretty Cooperative they're really scar it's a younger couple Phoenix going back to Albuquerque yeah I'm at the right at the 86 all right thanks all right there k94 k94 s huh my heater yeah could you uh roll me a 46 my locations got got6 pack uh 104 send to 46 for passenger vehicle [Music] come [Music] you okay okay got to read you something before I talk to you okay sign anything you say can OB against you in a court of law you talk to attorney have present during questioning if you cannot a forign attorney won't be provided for you any at government expense for any questions if you wish you can decide at any time to exercise these rights not to answer any questions or make any statements if you decide to answer questions you may stop answering questions at any time to consult with attorney do you understand your rights do you understand your rights do you wish to speak with me okay so I did locate a large amount of on the vehicle okay like I explained to you before I'm a federal Task Force officer so this is going to be a federal case okay there is a way that you could help yourself okay I'm pretty sure you know what I'm talking about um I have no idea like literally we went we visited my sister you know hung out or he was driving most of the way we switched cuz he was falling asleep I had no idea so when you guys were so how tell me that you're how long were you in Arizona I want to say for like 4 days we left today technically Wednesday we drove there I leave on Friday Friday you sure I'm pretty positive yeah okay all righty so when you guys were in Arizona did he leave at any time by himself with the vehicle um yeah I mean he left me like in the Airbnb by myself okay whenever I was like sleeping or just getting ready to stuff like that I didn't think anything of it did you tell me where he was going no so you you had no idea that there was drugs in the vehicle I swear I had no idea like at all so have you guys taking turns driving or how how is it this is literally like the first time I drove the first time you drove yeah and I was maybe driving for like 30 minutes before we got pulled over okay he was driving before okay and this that's his brother's vehicle that's what he told me okay and is he really your boyfriend or how do you know him no he he really is my boyfriend we just met not that long ago but he is okay how long have you guys been together like a week two weeks two weeks okay so how did you guys plan this trip was it like a Spur the moment trip or pretty much yeah we just kind of wanted to get out of town and who planned it um both of us I guess cuz I had told him that I had family in Arizona okay and he was like well been wanting to take a trip well like [ __ ] it let's go you know right so it was super last minute and okay all right like I said this is a federal case right now waiting for some agents to get in contact I'm going to take you to the office and they're going to probably want to talk to you guys again okay I'm going to talk to him and see what he is going to have to say we'll go from there okay all right how you doing sir how you doing good good I didn't know if you guys were trying to change a tire over here or not so I got Tool St oh no we're oh you're good yeah we're good it was just a traffic stop I appreciate that though okay you bet man yeah thank you take care of yourself have a good one yep you too you doing it right brother yeah okay like said I'm officer I'm who okay before I speak with you I'm going to read you something okay you the right to remain silent anything you say can OB against you in a court of law you have the right to talk to attorney to have them present during question if you canot forign attorney will be provided for you government expense before any questions if you wish you can decide at any time to exercise these rights and not answer any questions or make any statements if you decide to answer questions you may stop answering questions at any time and can solve with the attorney do you understand you're right right can you understand your rights do you wish to speak with me uh I'll just wait till attorney sir okay so like I told you man I'm a federal Task Force officer Grace this is going to be a federal case okay what's going to happen I'm we're going to take you to my office and some federal agents are going to come down and speak with you okay um I don't want to talk to to have a lawyer pres I understand they still have to come down man they still have to come down and get everything all the information and stuff okay so we're going to go to my office tow the car and all that good stuff okay you good man yeah I'm just um I'm ad it to uh killers that no okay so the real one like off and stuff okay do you need ambulance you all right uh no I'm okay and stuff okay we're going to go to the office and when we get to the office if you need ambulance we'll get ambulance go check you out okay all right man just hang tight I have the heater on a little bit more sir please it's on pretty high man go aad and turn turn the other way for me which way this way just turn your head for me and my phone though everything's going to be in the car and it's going to get tow to the office okay hey brother what's your name what's that Nathan garley Nathan garley you sure you're not this guy right here that's that's a fake ID BR a fake ID yeah I us use that when I was 18 where's your ID at I don't have one sir you have one I'm going to run it dude if you know if you keep lying to me things going to get a lot worse okay no no I I gave you my full name Nathan yeah that's my real name okay why she give me a different name what she G you not Nathan garley that's for sure that's what she should have gave you that's my all right hang tight the male was identified as 21-year-old Nathan garley what's his name again he told me Matthew CH he told you Matthew Travis okay you don't know for sure that's his name or not well I mean I would hope that he told me the right one you know his birthday um and it's it's so new and every time we went out to eat on the ID it said so does he have any a Mexico ID or the Colorado Colorado and that's the ID he uses all the time okay the female was ultimately let go a short time later after talking with law enforcement the only way is to do a triple she said that she said that he always uses this ID let's try running this one and see what it comes back to tell we could do a triple ey on the other one too bro no so let's do a triple ey on that on the other name and see if uh if they have a picture that pops up police say Nathan was one of three men involved in the shooting which claimed the life of an 11-year-old boy and wounded his cousin before he fled from Albuquerque to Phoenix only to bring back a duffel bag full of fentanyl pills police say the three men were targeting a rival gang when they fired 17 rounds into the victim's vehicle which was later determined to be mistaken identity as of September 2024 both cases are still ongoing