Portales man sentenced for drug trafficking

PORTALES — A Portales man was sentenced to nine years in prison Monday for drug trafficking, according to a release from the district attorney’s office.

Ramon Lozano, 60, was found guilty of trafficking methampethamine in an August trial. The charges stem from a June 2018 incident where execution of a search warrant led to the discovery over nearly $14,000 worth of the drug between Ramon Lozano and brother Ruben Lozano. Ruben Lozano was found guilty and is serving his sentence at the New Mexico Department of Corrections.

Judge Donna Mowrer presided over the case, which was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Quentin Ray.

An attempt by The News to contact Lozano attorney Ralph Dowden was unsuccessful.