Women busted for Walgreens shoplifting; police find fentanyl, meth, coke and heroin

Two women are facing multiple charges after being caught shoplifting.

Angel Cordova, 34, and Dominique Armijo, 26, were arrested March 30 for shoplifting and of possession of a controlled substance at the Walgreens at Southern Blvd. and NM 528.

According to a criminal complaint filed by the Rio Rancho Police Department, dispatchers received a call from Walgreens in reference to two women concealing items.

When officers arrived, they spoke with a Walgreens employee about the incident. They said the two suspects were concealing items in a handbag. Officers waited outside for them.

Armijo exited first and triggered the theft alarm. Officers stopped her and found $580.31 worth of items in her bag. They also saw an open bag in her car that had fentanyl and needles in it, along with a white powder thought to be meth, a black tar substance that was presumed to be heroin and white rocks that looked like cocaine.

Armijo was charged with shoplifting over $500 and four counts of possession of a controlled substance.

Cordova was the second to exit. Police stopped her with a bucket full of unpaid items. They also found fentanyl in her pocket.

Due to concern for previous injuries, Cordova was transferred to a hospital and summoned for one count of possession of a controlled substance and shoplifting.

If convicted, Armijo and Cordova face anywhere from a couple days to 10 years or more in prison for possession and six months for shoplifting.