(The Center Square) – A woman from Farmington, New Mexico, faces federal drug trafficking and firearms charges after law enforcement allegedly seized over half a kilogram of methamphetamine, thousands of suspected counterfeit pills, and multiple firearms from her.
Law enforcement allegedly seized these drugs and firearms following a high-speed chase, according to the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico.
Tasheena Hoskie, 42, appeared before a federal judge last week. She is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation.
Her arrest came after a joint investigation from the FBI and the Region II Task Force. The investigation featured multiple controlled drug buys plus surveillance of Hoskie and her activities.
Investigators allegedly tried to conduct a traffic stop on Hoskie’s car on July 12, 2024, while it traveled from Arizona to New Mexico.
Though Hoskie stopped at first, she later allegedly fled at a high speed and threw packages out of the car.
Once her vehicle was disabled, law enforcement found 548 grams of suspected methamphetamine that she threw out of the vehicle.
Here is what investigators found in Hoskie’s vehicle, according to the release:
Two firearms, including a stolen rifle;Over 4,000 suspected counterfeit oxycodone pills, as well as a cell phone that had both been submerged into water in a cooler; andAdditional suspected methamphetamine.
A later search of Hoskie’s Farmington residence allegedly found more suspected methamphetamine, about 6,000 unidentified pills, and 10 firearms.
Hoskie had a felony conviction for drug trafficking in Arizona in 2011.
Hoskie faces up to life in prison if convicted this time.
