Rico is a completely ordinary American living in New Mexico. He drives cattle and horses around in the Southern United States and runs a fitness center in his hometown of Ruidoso. It doesnt offer much financially. On the rare occasion when he gets his hands on some money--usually, by winning at the race track--he cant get to Las Vegas fast enough to gamble and party it all away. After a wild night, he meets the eccentric Carlos, who has apparently played a part in Ricos luck that night Rico discovers 6,900 dollars in his pockets. But nothing comes for free in this world, and Ricos profession has made him a likely candidate for smuggling drugs