Courtesy Eddie Zavala, Laredo, TX (Webb County) –Webb County Sheriff’s Office correctional officers on Sunday evening intercepted a small amount of cocaine intended to make its way into the Webb County Jail. During intake procedures on Luis Mario Cortez, 18, who was initially brought in on possession of marijuana charges, correctional officers discovered a folded
Courtesy Maru De La Paz, Laredo, Texas – On Wednesday, January 12, 2011, The Webb County Sheriff’s Office donated twenty (20) Video – microphones, which are police microphones with the ability to take pictures as well as digitally record video and audio, to the United Independent School District (UISD) Police Department. The donation of the vidmics
Courtesy Maru De La Paz, Laredo, Texas (Webb County) – On Thursday, August 26 and Friday, August 27, 2010, Sheriff Martin Cuellar hosted several Sheriffs from throughout the region for a “Combined South Texas Sheriffs Summit”. Sheriffs from the South Texas region gathered in Webb County for a very informative summit that consisted of information regarding
Courtesy Maru De La Paz, Laredo, Texas (Webb County) – On Friday, August 20, 2010, at approximately 10 a.m., Webb County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division conducted a patrol stop on a 2001 Chevy Cavalier at 83 South North of Rio Bravo. Upon further investigation, deputies noticed a large bundle in the back seat of the
Courtesy Maru De La Paz, Laredo, Texas (Webb County) – On Friday, August 20, 2010, at approximately 10 a.m., a Webb County jail correctional officer, while conducting mail screening seized a suspicious substance. The suspicious substance was known to be 2.5 grams of black tar heroin inserted in a birthday card. The heroin has an estimated
