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Anjel Varela

Case from Albuquerque, NM dated Jan 28, 2022

Victim Details

Anjel Varela

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Albuquerque

NM

2022-01-28

30

Anjel

Varela

07/07/2026

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On a cold Friday in Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 28, 2022, the life of 30-year-old Anjel Varela was tragically cut short. Varela, a father of two, was found shot to death in the driver's seat of his vehicle in the parking lot of the Skyline apartments on Louisiana Blvd. N.E. His death was the result of a robbery that unfolded during what was purported to be a drug transaction.

Investigators pieced together a plan devised by Brianna Garcia to rob Varela of drugs. Garcia, along with two ...
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