Las Cruces mayoral candidate charged with cannabis-related felony, accuses city of targeting him
LAS CRUCES - A man running for mayor of Las Cruces was charged with a felony after police said he sold cannabis products to undercover agents in August.
Jason Estrada, 37, was charged with conspiracy to commit a violation of cannabis trafficking regulation, a fourth-degree felony. He appeared before a judge for the first time on Friday.
Estrada announced his run for mayor on Sept. 15, shortly before the charges were filed on Sept. 24. He owns Everything Las Cruces, a company which markets local businesses and promotes the city, and manages Speak Easy, a local shop that sells CBD products and cannabis-themed merchandise.
According to an affidavit, agents with the Doña Ana County Metro Narcotics unit went undercover into Speak Easy in August. The undercover agents said they purchased cannabis products in the form of marijuana cigarettes, wax and a bag of cannabis bud.
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(Las Cruces Sun-News)