Chief of Police Serves on New Mexico Organized Crime Commission
WNMU Chief of Police Eddie Flores (BS ’08, MBA ’15) has a long career in law enforcement, but his experience has recently taken a new direction as a member of the New Mexico Organized Crime Commission. This commission has existed in the state since the 1970s but was not meeting in recent years. In 2023, however, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham felt it was time to reconstitute it. According to Flores, the timing of bringing the commission back correlates with the frequency and nature of crimes that are occurring in the state. “New Mexico, like every other state, has been experiencing problems with human trafficking, sex trafficking, illegal guns and, of course, illegal drugs,” he said. “I think that the reason the governor wanted to bring the commission back was the increase in crime, especially up in Albuquerque.” The purpose of the commission, which meets once a month, is to bring together the various agencies—local, state, and federal—that are needed for a...