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Officer Daniel Capehart – New Mexico State Police

Written by CBKN76

Officer Daniel Capehart (NMSP) was arrested in 2018 and federally charged with drug trafficking crimes; prosecutors say he stole seized drugs while on duty and gave them to women he was romantically interested in, including delivering marijuana to a 16-year-old in exchange for dropping her friend’s citations, all while using his position as a state trooper — he was taken into custody and later indicted for distributing marijuana and methamphetamines under color of authority​:contentReference[oaicite:36]{index=36}​:contentReference[oaicite:37]{index=37}.

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