Former New Mexico college football player faces possible life in prison after drug trafficking conviction

The Department of Justice (DOJ) says Rayshawn Boyce, 29, was running a methamphetamine distribution operation from inside a New Mexico prison.

"Review of surveillance footage revealed that on the evening of May 16, 2022, Correctional Officer Gabriella Torres smuggled a bundle of methamphetamine into the facility under her hoodie and dropped it in [a] cell in an area that was not covered by a camera for Boyce to retrieve," the DOJ said in a Tuesday release. "A short time later, Boyce retrieved the bundle, concealed it in a blanket, and walked back to his cell."

Buyers paid Torres via a CashApp account that Boyce told her to set up for the drug transactions.

Torres pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and remains in jail while she awaits sentencing. She helped successfully smuggle marijuana into the prison on two separate occasions.

Boyce has not yet been sentenced for the robbery of the postal worker or the drug trafficking charges. He remains in jail awaiting sentencing.

He faces up to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release in the robbery case. In the drug trafficking case, he faces a mandatory minimum term of 10 years, with a maximum sentence of life in prison.

Fox News Digital reached out to acting U.S. Attorney Holland S. Kastrin, who prosecuted the case.