New Mexico counties fight to keep drugs out of jails
(WorldNews Mexico)

LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — Ashley N. Fernandez approached the nondescript door on the back of the courthouse early in the morning. She moved quickly, and everything went as planned. She hurried back to a car parked on Morrison Street and drove away, headed toward National Avenue. The transport van arrived hours later. Carrying inmates from the San Miguel County Detention Center, it pulled up to the door at the back of the courthouse. It was Thursday, May 10, 2018, and Jason C. Smith was being transported to District Court for a hearing in a drug possession case. As he stepped out of the van, he checked for an important package that was supposed to be attached to the railing by the door — a...