The Line: APD Arrests Outside Syringe Exchange Site

August 26, 2016 – APD officers arrested two suspects in late June outside a syringe exchange van in Albuquerque. The van is managed by Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless.

Jeff Proctor, a reporter with New Mexico In Depth, has covered the story for months and recently posted video from the arrest

Video: Albuquerque police storm syringe exchange, make arrests
Arrests at syringe exchange spotlight APD tactics

Host Gene Grant and our Line opinion panelists discuss the issue on this week’s New Mexico in Focus.

Line Panelists:
Merritt Allen, Vox Optima
Dan Foley, former New Mexico house minority whip
Andy Lyman, reporter with NM Political Report
Sophie Martin, attorney and editor of DukeCityFix.com