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Two more plead on federal meth charges

STAFF REPORT

A pair of Curry County residents entered guilty pleas Thursday on federal methamphetamine charges, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice.

Jeanette Driever, 37, of Grady, and John Jesse Perez Jr., 45, of Clovis, pleaded to participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Curry County. Driever will serve 60 months and Perez will serve 36 months, and each will receive five years of supervised probation upon release.

According to the release:

• Driever and Perez were indicted on three counts related to methamphetamine distribution and possession in February, along with 38-year-old Christopher Jason Kidd and Tina Tafoya, 33, both of Clovis.

• Kidd pleaded guilty Monday, and will serve 78 months, followed by five years supervised probation.

• Tafoya has pleaded not guilty. She is in custody pending a Jan. 8 trial.