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 ...

RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) ... Law enforcement found a slew of drugs including fentanyl, suboxone strips as well as suspected meth and other unidentified pills.

There were no physical signs of trauma, and his cause of death was ruled to be an overdose of fentanyl and methamphetamine. The lawsuit filed points the blame at the Rio Arriba County Adult ...

Nov. 21—Rio Arriba County faces another lawsuit over a fatal drug overdose at the jail in Tierra Amarilla. ... says inmate Christopher Edmonds died of a fentanyl overdose in the summer.

Rio Arriba County faces another lawsuit over a fatal drug overdose at the jail in Tierra Amarilla. The wrongful death complaint, filed Nov. 14 in the state’s First Judicial District Court, says ...

IN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, I’M SASHA LENNINGER KOAT ACTION SEVEN NEWS, AND THE SHERIFF SAYS THE Updated: 9:36 AM MDT May 29, 2025 ... fentanyl and alcohol in his system when he died.

KRQE Albuquerque. NMS Labs: Rio Arriba Co. sheriff's cause of death determined to be fentanyl, alcohol. Posted: May 15, 2025 | Last updated: May 15, 2025 ...

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ESPAÑOLA, N.M., July 02, 2025--Leveraging Unite Us’ closed-loop referral system, the CONNECT initiative expands to Rio Arriba to combat health fragmentation and the opioid crisis ...

Nov. 21—Rio Arriba County faces another lawsuit over a fatal drug overdose at the jail in Tierra Amarilla. The wrongful death complaint, filed Nov. 14 in the state's First Judicial District ...