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A juvenile probation officer from Alamogordo was busted with nearly 10 pounds of marijuana in his government vehicle last week at a U.S. Highway checkpoint.
Saul Velasco an Alamogordo juvenile probation officer was arrested with 9.7 pounds of marijuana early last week. The marijuana was inside a duffel bag when U.S. Border Patrol agents seized it from his state-issued vehicle at a U.S. Highway 70 checkpoint HSI officials said.
Velasco allegedly bought 10 bundles of marijuana near a restaurant north of El Paso with the intention to distribute it in Alamogordo.
According to Alamogordo Daily News, Velasco's career as a juvenile probation officer considers him as being under supervision of children, which can have a major influence in the outcome of his punishment. But this is only one of the complications of Velasco's drug arrest.
"If somebody is unable to report to work at JPO because they've been arrested and in jail, they're on AWAL status, which means absent without authorized leave from work. It's basically an unexcused absence from work and not paid for that time. Once they're out of jail and able to report to work in a situation like this, employees are placed on administrative leave pending the completion of the investigation. As long as they're in jail, their on AWAL status." Said CYFD spokesman Enrique Knell Continue Reading...
