Clovis man arrested for unlawful possession of weapons and drugs

Media Release, Clovis Police Department

Clovis, NM – On Friday, September 26, 2025, at about 9:23 a.m., Clovis Police Department Special Operations Unit, supported by the Region 5 Drug Task Force, and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, executed a search warrant for firearms at 153 El Camino Street, in Clovis, New Mexico. This search warrant was the result of an investigation of a short-barreled rifle recovered on September 13th, 2025. The search warrant resulted in the seizure of five rifles including a short-barreled rifle, two braced AR pistols, six pistols, thousands of rounds of ammunition, multiple magazines, psilocybin mushrooms, and forty thousand dollars in cash. One of the pistols had a “switch” installed which allowed the weapon to fire in a fully automatic mode. One of the braced AR pistols also had a device installed that would allow for the weapon to be fired in a fully automatic mode. An additional “switch” device for an AR variant rifle was also recovered at the home.

On Monday, September 29th , 2025, an arrest warrant was generated and served on Dominique Lucero (24 years of age), was arrested at the Curry County Adult Detention Center. The arrest warrant was written for Unlawful Possession of a Weapon Conversion Device (a 3rd degree felony), Possession of a Controlled Substance (psilocybin mushrooms) with the Intent to Distribute (a 3rd degree felony) and Unlawful Sale of a Firearm Without a Background Check (misdemeanor). Additional information related to this incident will be forwarded as the investigation progresses.