Tip Leads to Drug Seizure
Written by Post Public Information Representative, Jun 29, 2010, 0 Comments
Courtesy Joe Baeza,
On June 26, 2010 members of the Laredo Police Department’s Narcotics Unit received information that bundles of marijuana were being stored at the 3200 W. Fiesta. Surveillance was immediately set up on this residence on the second day of surveillance at approximately 3 p.m., a Maroon Chevrolet truck was observed arriving at said location. The driver, identified later as Luis Rodriguez-Reyes, exited the vehicle and met with a male subject from inside the residence. After a brief conversation, Luis Rodriguez-Reyes and his passenger, identified later as Margarito Rodriguez-Carreon, left the residence in the same vehicle. The vehicle was stopped by the LPD Patrol Division. Margarito Rodriguez-Carreon admitted to the presence of marijuana back at the residence. A search warrant for the residence was secured.
Upon executing the search warrant, Jose Guadalupe Tovar was found to be hiding in a bedroom closet and 31 bundles of marijuana weighing approximately 849 lbs. were located in the back bathroom of the residence.
Luis Enrique Rodriguez-Reyes, Jose Guadalupe Tovar and Margarito Rodriguez-Carreon were all arrested and charged with Possession of Marijuana F/2 and Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity F/1 and booked at the Laredo Police Department before being remanded to the Webb County Jail pending Magistration. The investigation is open and ongoing and more arrests are imminent.
