ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – KRQE News 13 is seeing the moments leading up to the arrest of a prominent Albuquerque defense attorney, who is accused of trying to smuggle drugs into a New Mexico prison.
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For Brian Pori, what appeared to be a typical client visit at the Cibola County Correctional Center ended with the attorney in handcuffs. Outside of a prison in Milan, New Mexico, on March 11, an officer stops 64-year-old Brian Pori.
Officer: “If you want an attorney present while we speak, you can do so, okay?”Pori: “What if I am an attorney?”…