RIO RANCHO — A stolen vehicle search turned into a drug trafficking arrest.
Eddy Kirksey, 47, of Albuquerque, was arrested Dec. 31 for trafficking, possession of a controlled substance, receiving or transferring stolen motor vehicles, unlawful carry of a deadly weapon and possession of drug paraphernalia in the 600 block of Second Street.
Officers were trying to locate a stolen van, according to a criminal complaint. Dispatch reported it was spotted near Northern and Rainbow boulevards, and it was later found at a Second Street residence…