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    Man admits to drinking after being seen with handgun, Albuquerque Police Department reports

    By Laila Freeman,

    6 hours ago

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    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man is behind bars just two days after police highlighted their crackdown on the deadly combination of drinking and negligently using a firearm.

    Video shows the Albuquerque Police Department making contact with the driver of a vehicle, identified as Manuel Romero. They believed he and several others were lurking in a parking lot near Gold Avenue and Second Street early in the morning.

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    Police claimed he had a black handgun between his thighs and admitted he had been drinking. Romero was arrested and is facing a negligent use of a firearm charge.

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