Mom drives drunk with infant Virginia Cunningham/News-Sun A woman who was reported to be “driving erratically,” crashed into a curb, and was discovered to be drunk and  driving with her infant in the backseat, an Lea County Sheriff’s Office report stated. Desiree Ortega, 30, of Hobbs, was arrested Sep. 5 and charged with abuse of a child, a third-degree felony, …

15,000 pills, 2 lbs meth siezed Virginia Cunningham/News-Sun The Lea County Drug Task Force seized approximately 15,000 blue pills — suspected fentanyl — and two pounds of white crystallized substance — suspected methamphetamine — after one of their K-9’s alerted on a vehicle during a traffic stop. On Sep. 3 the LCDTF had the car secured and transported while they …