LPD Narcotics Division Bust Local Drug House
Written by Post Public Information Representative, Aug 11, 2011, 0 Comments
Courtesy Joe Baeza,
On August 9th, members of the Laredo Police Department’s Narcotics Unit received information that bundles of marijuana were being stored at a residence at the 5000 block of Moncayo. Surveillance was immediately set up on this residence. On the second day of surveillance at approximately 10:00 am., a white Cadillac Escalade truck was observed arriving at said location. The driver exited the vehicle and met with a male subject from inside the residence later identified as Jose Guadalupe Juarez.
LPD Narcotics Officers approached the residence and obtained a written consent to search for the residence. Upon entering the home, officers located 12 bundles of marijuana in the master bedroom closet with an approximate weight of 387 pounds with an approximate street value of $163,000. They also seized $23,874 is US currency.
Jose Guadalupe Juarez was arrested and charged with Possession of Marijuana F/2. Juarez was booked at the Laredo Police Department before being remanded to the Webb County Jail pending Magistration.
