U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
U.S. Attorney and FBI Charge Farmington Woman for Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE – A Farmington woman faces federal drug trafficking and firearms charges after a high-speed chase led to the seizure of over half a kilogram of methamphetamine, thousands of suspected counterfeit pills, and multiple firearms.
Tasheena Hoskie, 42, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, appeared before a federal judge last week.
According to court document, the arrest stems from a joint investigation by the FBI and the Region II Task Force that consisted of multiple controlled drug buys from and surveillance operations on Hoskie and her activities.
On July 12, 2024, investigators attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Hoskie's vehicle as it traveled from Arizona to New Mexico. Hoskie initially stopped but then fled at high speed, throwing packages from the vehicle. After her vehicle was disabled, Hoskie was taken into custody. Investigators recovered approximately 548 grams of suspected methamphetamine that had been thrown from the vehicle.
A search of Hoskie 's vehicle revealed:
- 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; and
- Additional suspected methamphetamine.
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Photograph of Methamphetamine found in the roadway. |
Photograph of the cooler after investigators had removed a phone and were continuing to recover the blue pills. |
A subsequent search of Hoskie's residence in Farmington uncovered more suspected methamphetamine, approximately 6,000 unidentified pills, and 10 firearms.
Hoskie has a previous felony conviction for drug trafficking from 2011 in Arizona.
If convicted of the current charges, Hoskie faces up to lifetime imprisonment.
U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office made the announcement today. The investigation involved the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, the Region II Narcotics Task Force, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office, and the Farmington Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Robert James Booth II is prosecuting the case.
A criminal complaint is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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Updated July 24, 2024
Topics
Drug Trafficking
Firearms Offenses
Indian Country Law and Justice