LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) The sister and a cousin of former Columbus village trustee Blas ``Woody'' Gutierrez have been sentenced for their roles in a border gun smuggling ring that authorities say was led by Gutierrez. The Albuquerque Journal reports Federal Judge Robert Brack Monday sentenced 23-year-old community college student Eva Gutierrez to 21 months in prison for conspiracy and making false statements on gun-purchase documents. Brack sentenced Gutierrez's cousin, Ricardo Gutierrez, to 27 months for making false statements, firearms smuggling and conspiracy.

Noting that neither has a criminal record, Brack said the cases show that drug-trafficking rings ``don't have to go looking for monsters'' to do little things for them. The Gutierrezes, former Columbus police chief Angelo Vega and former mayor Mayor Eddie Espinoza were among more than a dozen defendants who pleaded guilty in the case.

Only Blas Gutierrez and Vega await sentencing.