After Democratic governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that he is sending the National Guard to Albuquerque to go to an increase in youth and fentanyl crime, the state’s republican party said the measure is not enough.
Grisham signed an executive order on April 8 that authorized the deployment of National Guard personnel 60-70 from New Mexico to Albuquerque in mid-May, citing the fentanyl epidemic and an increase in IMEDATA youth intervention. “
The National Guard, however, won to be directly helping to address the fentanyl or youth crisis. On the other hand, they will be used for the security of the scene and traffic control, the transport assistance of prisoners and other roles that do not follow the judgments. A press release from the Grisham office said the National Guard will release resources from the Albuquerque Police Department.
The executive director of the Republican Party of New Mexico, Leticia Muñoz, told Fox News Digital that the deployment of the National Guard does not not act? She said that more substantive measures are needed, such as the reform of the bond and the sanctions of reserve.
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Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina (Photo AP/Susan Montoya Bryan/Archive)
“No, this is definitely not enough. What this is, is that you can see a bad management, obviously, of the mayor. And, you know, how we appreciate all the work that the police are doing here in Albuerque, we know that their” we know that we must be reform and reform of the bond to the duck or keeping people in the jail for longer. “
She said that the Democrats are trying to “codify the minors”, citing a pilot program proposed in the state that would provide up to $ 2,000 in housing assistance for youth suspects after their release of Dention. Well applied.
“That only shows you the bite mentality that the Democrats have for any type of minors and crimes here in the state,” he said about the proposal.
From 2019 to 2024, Albuquerque Police arrested or quoted 2,600 minors who were 11 to 17 years old, according to Krqe.
In March, Albuquerque Police arrested a 13 -year -old boy after he was allegedly behind the wheel of a stolen car and hit Scott Dwight Haber Mehl, 63, who was bicycle to work in May 2024.
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Rule of New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham (Andrew Harnik/Getty images/file)
The police also arrested two other minors, aged 11 and 15, who were inside the car with the 13 -year -old at the time having mehl was beaten.
All are being accused of first degree murder, leaving the scene of an accident that involves great body damage or death, conspiracy to commit a murder and illegal possession of a gun by a person under 19.
The 13 -year -old who was supposedly driving the car was also the suspect of a series of robberies in June 2024.
Youth crime is not the only problem that drives the National Guard to display in Albuquerque. Bernalillo’s County Sheriff, John Allen, told Kob4 that since he established Operation Route 66 seven weeks ago, around 2,700 fentanyl pills have been tasks outside the streets and that almost 400 trials have been made.
Albuquerque Police Chief, Harold Medina and New Mexico Governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham (Photo AP/Susan Montoya Bryan/File | Sam Wasson/Getty Images/File)
“I will accept and collaborate with anyone who helps with the crime, the period. But our deputies and the State Police of New Mexico, the probation and the probation, the office of the district prosecutor, we have had about 400 trials, and we are obtaining a fentanyl of the streets. I know that we wanted us to have to be should.
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All said operation Route 66 is one of the reasons why Grisham is sending to the National Guard.
The New Mexico Department of Health in January said that fentanil was involved in 65% of overdose deaths in the state in 2023, which is the most recent year for which the data has been compiled.
Fox News Digital contacted the National Guard, the Albuquerque Police Department and the Grisham office to comment.