Police make unexpected arrests in Albuquerque hotel

From KOB-TV.com - By: Danielle Todesco, KOB Eyewitness News 4 - Albuquerque police found something they never expected while looking for drug trafficking at a local motel.  Police said they nabbed several people here illegally who were trying to get New Mexico licenses. Albuquerque police were working with Homeland Security investigators on a tip called in from motel managers about suspicious activity. It is a partnership that Albuquerque police have worked out with hotels and motels along I-40 and I-25. The managers are on the lookout for anything that looks like drug activity and Albuquerque Police Department detectives pick it up from there. Officer Robert Gibbs said that is exactly what happened Monday. A motel manager called them, and when they arrived, police said they found several people here illegally from Guatemala and El Salvador.  "It just sort of fell into our lap. We weren't looking for that specifically," Officer Gibbs said. "That's not the purpose of what we do with this type of investigations that we run. It just so happens that we were lucky and had Homeland Security Investigators that assisted us in facilitating the investigation." Seven people were arrested, according to Gibbs. Read more

Police make unexpected arrests in Albuquerque hotel