Today, just after midnight San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Deputies conducted a traffic stop of a commercial vehicle near Lee Turner and Trails End Roads. An investigation resulted in the seizure of exactly 283.8 lbs of packaged marijuana. According to a bill of lading found in the impounded vehicle, a commercial load was being delivered to a location in the Northeastern U.S. The cash street value of this drug shipment is $2.2 million in that area according to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) drug task force. The 2003 Peterbilt truck and trailer were impounded for further investigation. John Rodriquez, a 54-year-old male, was taken into custody for Felony Possession of Marijuana. Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Randy Ellisor has set bond for Mr. Rodriquez at $600,000 with the following conditions:
- He is not allowed to leave Texas or the United States. 2. He must surrender his passport. 3. Report in once a month until trial. Due to the alert actions of Patrol Lieutenant R. Nash, Deputy Hughes and Sergeant Saintes yet another load of dangerous drugs was intercepted. This incident is another example of the large quantity of illegal drugs which flow through San Jacinto County
