The death of Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield last month was caused by a drug overdose involving alcohol as well as the synthetic opioid fentanyl, according to reports released Thursday ...

Fentanyl was involved in 65% of overdose deaths statewide in 2023, according to New Mexico Health Department statistics. Rio Arriba County commissioners have sworn in Lorenzo Aguilar to lead the ...

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RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield was laid to rest Wednesday in Chimayo. Merrifield, 50, was buried at the Nuestra Señora de Dolores Cemetery. The late ...

Former prosecutor tapped to be district judge, will hear cases in Rio Arriba County Follow Phaedra Haywood By Phaedra Haywood [email protected] Jun 17, 2025 Updated Jun 25, 2025 0 ...

May 15—Former Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield died last month due to the toxic effects of fentanyl and ethanol, according to an autopsy report released by the New Mexico Office of the ...