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Mixed outcomes from Taos County Avalanche drug sweep
Operation Avalanche in Taos County on February 7 2001 led to 56 arrests on drug charges. Federal cases yielded guilty pleas from 24 of 27 defendants with long prison terms for Vigil and Cortez while several state cases were dismissed or diverted, leaving ongoing appeals and pending sentences.
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Tads County
National Guard
Taos
Taos County
KTAO
Nancy Stapp
Donald Gallegos
Virgil Gémez
Gallegos
Anthony Lloyd “Snyder” Vigil
Cerro
Robert “Tiny” Cortez
Ranchos de Taos
Vigil
Cortez
David Martinez
Ranchos de
Kimball
Adam de Herrera