Murdaugh's family founded the areas most powerful law firm a century ago in neighboring Hampton County. Upon further inspection, Marijuana, Methamphetamines, Heroin and Fentanyl along . This is a carousel. Roberto Casimiro Gonzlez Trevio's company, RCG Radio y Televisin, has come a long way since the family business started 30 years ago, when it launched as Cablevision, the first cable company in Mexico. Our nation-wide commitment to reducing gun crime in America, Report Waste, Fraud, Abuse or Misconduct to the Inspector General, Find Help and Information for Crime Victims, Register, Apply for Permits, or Request Records, Monitor Selection for Corporate Criminal Enforcement. Pair arrested in drug bust at home in West Bexar County, BCSO says - KSAT Former Texas State Rep. Poncho Nevrez at AudioRec Productions, a recording studio in Piedras Negras, Mexico, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. If you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241. Rubn Moreira, the current governor, told Mexican reporters that Gonzlez Trevio's position was unofficial and unpaid. Karen Lastiri was arrested after Bexar County Sheriffs deputies found 52.28 kilograms of meth in her vehicle during a traffic stop, according to court documents. But then they got word it had started again. Since that incident, Salazar said deputies were notified the drug operation was back up and running, which led to the BCSO setting up surveillance near the residence Thursday morning. These arrests send a strong and unified message that these crimes will not be tolerated in our communities and those who commit these offenses will be brought to justice, said DEA Special Agent in Charge Comeaux. I would never under any circumstances hurt my wife Maggie and I would never under any circumstances hurt my son Paul-Paul, Murdaugh responded. "No tears. The GEO Group built the facility and manages it under contract with Karnes County and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Murdaugh's brother and surviving son sat behind him in the courtroom every day. The DEA said her father may have used her as a decoy. Shes a recreation specialist for GEO, supervising children at play, he said. Copyright 2023 KSAT.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. The arrestsin San Antonio conclude a comprehensive investigation by DEA, along with our law enforcement partners, into the criminal activities of a drug trafficking organization, who were responsible for transporting and distributing methamphetamine and cocaine into our communities, said Daniel C. Comeaux, special agent in charge of the DEA office in Houston. Prosecutor Creighton Waters noted that stare each day in court. Camouflaged among those escaping the more recent problems in the state are drug traffickers, unscrupulous businessmen and high-ranking Coahuila officials who laundered more than $35 million in kickbacks for state contracts, U.S. authorities say. Jacqueline Alvarez, 57, of San Antonio Salazar said the three suspects face charges of human smuggling, engaging in organized crime . Alex Murdaugh gets life in prison in murder of wife, son SAN ANTONIO - Two people have been arrested following a big drug bust in a quiet neighborhood over on the East Side of the city. They are steadfastly in his camp, defense attorney Jim Griffin said after the hearing. Coahuila corruption and drug ties spread influence to San Antonio Photo: KTSA/Dennis Foley. He quickly left Mexico for the U.S. and showed up in East Texas in February 2012 where he was again arrested. This indictment and arrests are the result of a joint investigation with our local, state and federal partners to neutralize a dangerous criminal organization in Texas, said DEA Special Agent in Charge Whipple. Salazar said Moreira deserves more scrutiny because the state's debt and the allegations of theft happened on his watch. BCSO says as deputies were approaching the residence, Mendez was getting in a vehicle to leave. Its radio and television stations have a reputation for supporting the Institutional Revolutionary Party, known by its Spanish acronym PRI, in general and the Moreiras in particular. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Ed Rodriguez, a former IRS agent who is not involved in the case, said there could be perfectly legitimate reasons for businessmen to distance themselves from properties they own, including protection from lawsuits. Copyright 2023 KSAT.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. His high-powered attorney, J.A. 01 Mar 2023 22:30:08 Rodger Hernandez aka Rocky, 43, of San Antonio Brian Victorino Chavarria, age 24 of San Antonio; Jury takes an hour to reach verdict over deal at Port S.A. The lawyer he initially hired to defend him said the family isn't involved in any crimes. Wynne, Villarreal's attorney who was at the hotel meeting, said he's trying to show the Texas properties were purchased with legitimate funds. Updated: 4:52 PM CST January 28, 2022. The KSAT 12 News Team provides a look at local, regional, statewide and national news events and the latest information on local traffic and weather issues. They say those millions were looted from the Coahuila government and flooded Texas starting in 2007, during the term of former Gov. The former lawmaker didn't respond to phone calls seeking comment, but at the time lawyers said Bonilla became friends with Flores after selling his house to the businessman and was there to show support. Over the past century, your family including you have been prosecuting people here in this courtroom, and many have received the death penalty, probably for lesser conduct, the judge said. San Antonio has strong historic ties to Saltillo, Coahuila's capital. Boy, 11, shoots self in head with gun he found in apartment, Photos show a massive alligator on an Atascosa County road, Look inside historic $2.3 million King William home. In the quiet Lowcountry that Murdaughs family had dominated since the days of Jim Crow, a judge talked to Murdaugh in a way that few probably have not in his days playing college football, making millions as a high-powered attorney or gaining favor because of his name and reminded Murdaugh that he had to remove the portrait of the defendants grandfather from its place of honor in that same courtroom to ensure a fair trial. 2 at the DA's office, prosecutors believe at least some of the $6.5 million in a JP Morgan Chase and Co. bank account that his office is suing to forfeit came from kickbacks. They refused to identify themselves to reporters or discuss why they were meeting in a conference room with prosecutors, a DEA agent and an investigator with the Texas attorney general's office. He is the father of Ashley Villarreal, who at 14 was fatally shot by DEA agents conducting a stakeout in San Antonio in February 2003. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office conducted the drug bust in the 500 block of Porter Street. Those five defendants were already in custody. Updated: 10:32 PM CST February 27, 2021 PLEASANTON, Texas An eight-month crackdown operation on drugs has landed dozens of people in jail. It's a very complicated matter that's taking a lot of time, but there are bank records and property records and it's taking a while to sift through all the facts to show he did not do what they claim he did.. Monday February 10, 2003. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar says a drug operation at the home in the 100 block of Trudell was first broken up a few weeks ago when Deputies were delivering a warrant. According to Salazar, deputies found a couple hundred grams of methamphetamine and black tar heroin and $9,000. SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) $400,000 worth of drugs were found in an east side home today. Authorities call it the largest. Lawyers for both men maintain they're innocent. But not good enough, Moyer said. The BCSOs Gang Unit and Organized Crime Unit handled the investigation of the drug bust. She works in the immigration portion of GEO. Twelve Indicted for Drug Trafficking in San Antonio Area The former governor, Eugenio Hernndez Flores, has said those allegations are false. Properties that the feds moved to seize in the case suggested they were looking at something more than a simple dope smuggling investigation. Ricardo Gonzalez, age 24 of San Antonio; Waters said none of the victims of the crime members of Murdaughs family and the parents and relatives of his wife wished to speak on behalf of the prosecution before sentencing. Nothing is more important than the safety and security of our citizens. In February, Villarreal slipped across one of the international bridges in El Paso and turned himself in to federal agents. Defense attorneys said they will appeal, based largely on the judge allowing the evidence of crimes that Murdaugh has not been convicted of, which they say smeared his reputation. Twenty-Two Indicted for Drug Trafficking in San Antonio Area Deputies. Also among the defendants is Joe Angel Villarreal, 55. Tony Canales, said Torres is innocent but won't come to the U.S. to fight the charges because he's afraid he won't get bond. The massive drug bust took place during a traffic stop in San Clemente, a wealthy enclave about 75 miles inland from the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego, multiple Border Patrol sources told Fox News. By the time federal prosecutors charged Torres and Villarreal, Bexar County prosecutors finally had started moving their civil lawsuit forward. Moreira has not been charged, but his political career came to an abrupt end in 2011 when it was revealed that under his governorship Coahuila had racked up nearly $3 billion in debt. Jesus Gerardo Vasquez, age 19 of San Antonio; In December, six Coahuila businessmen gathered at the Hotel Contessa in downtown San Antonio. The suspects were arrested for drug possession. Francisco Manuel Mata-Martinez, 41, of El Paso, was indicted. SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) A big drug bust on San Antonio's North side. I was shocked, Ibarra said of her boyfriend's arrest. DEA officials said the pills were smaller than a dime and that even a tiny dose of the drug could be fatal. Gonzlez Fernandez didn't respond to letters written to him in jail, and his new attorney, San Antonio white collar crime expert Cynthia Orr, wouldn't comment.