ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department seized 120,000 fentanyl pills, almost $50,000 in cash and a rifle with an altered serial number after the department’s University Proactive Response team responded to a kidnapping call in progress.
APD says the team was conducting patrols near Yale Blvd. and Lead Ave. on April 29, 2025. Officers saw a call for service regarding a female who was reported to be on the hood of a Dodge Challenger as it drove off at a high rate of speed. As the unit was searching for the vehicle they heard a call about a crash involving a Dodge Challenger and responded to the scene, believing it was the same vehicle they were looking for.
After confirming it was the same car, officers arrested David Cervantes and charged him with aggravated battery against a household member and kidnapping. As officers were taking inventory of the vehicle they located a duffle bag containing an AR rife. APD says the vehicle was sealed while a search warrant was obtained. After executing the search warrant, Cervantes faces additional charges for trafficking a controlled substance.
The following items were found when the search warrant was executed:
- 120,000 Fentanyl Pills
- 28,890 Xanax/Oxycodone pills (321 bottles)
- 359 grams of Cocaine
- 3 bottles of liquid Oxycodone
- 56 packages of THC Concentrate
- AR Rifle with altered serial number
- $49,940 in cash
