JULY 10, 2004 Kyle, Texas
184 pounds of marijuana and 93,060 pills of Xanas seized, couple arrested
184 pounds of marijuana and 93,060 pills of Xanas seized, couple arrested
Texas Department of Public Safety arrested a major supplier of the
illegal prescription drug Xanax, seizing 93,060 tablets of the drug
worth half a million dollars and 184 pounds of marijuana worth
$105,000.
On Saturday at 12:40 p.m., DPS Narcotics arrested 42 year-old
Carlos Jimenez Villanueva and his 24 year-old wife, Dora Janeth
Villanueva, both from Kyle, on federal charges of possession with
intent to distribute Xanax and marijuana. Mr. and Mrs. Villanueva
were arrested at their Kyle residence at 404 South Main Street after
they attempted to sell the illegal drugs to an undercover officer.
“Through drug seizures and arrests, DPS Narcotics is reducing the
trafficking and sale of illegal prescription drugs,” said Col. Thomas
A. Davis Jr., Director of the DPS. “When these drugs are misused
and taken illegally, they pose a risk not only to those who take them
but also to the public, who comes in contact with these drug users
and traffickers.”
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations, the Warren-Clinton
Drug Task Force in Ohio, the Hays County Narcotics Task Force,
the Chisholm Trail Drug Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Agency
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation also assisted in the arrests
illegal prescription drug Xanax, seizing 93,060 tablets of the drug
worth half a million dollars and 184 pounds of marijuana worth
$105,000.
On Saturday at 12:40 p.m., DPS Narcotics arrested 42 year-old
Carlos Jimenez Villanueva and his 24 year-old wife, Dora Janeth
Villanueva, both from Kyle, on federal charges of possession with
intent to distribute Xanax and marijuana. Mr. and Mrs. Villanueva
were arrested at their Kyle residence at 404 South Main Street after
they attempted to sell the illegal drugs to an undercover officer.
“Through drug seizures and arrests, DPS Narcotics is reducing the
trafficking and sale of illegal prescription drugs,” said Col. Thomas
A. Davis Jr., Director of the DPS. “When these drugs are misused
and taken illegally, they pose a risk not only to those who take them
but also to the public, who comes in contact with these drug users
and traffickers.”
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations, the Warren-Clinton
Drug Task Force in Ohio, the Hays County Narcotics Task Force,
the Chisholm Trail Drug Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Agency
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation also assisted in the arrests
Source: Texas Department of Public Safety
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NARCOTIC NEWS
Marijuana News Archive 2004
Marijuana News Archive 2004