FBI affidavit alleges drugs found in van involved in Houston ICE shooting
Federal agents say the search could examine possible drug offenses as well as the fatal shooting, after officers saw bags that appeared consistent with methamphetamine.
- On Tuesday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation filed a search warrant alleging 'what appeared to be a white crystal-like substance' inside the van Lorenzo Salgado Araujo drove before his fatal shooting by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on July 7.
- ICE officers previously claimed Salgado Araujo 'weaponized his vehicle', a statement disputed by three passengers, including his brother Victor Salgado Araujo, who have been detained since the incident.
- Houston Mayor John Whitmire confirmed FBI agents searched the van on Wednesday morning. The warrant, authored by FBI Special Agent David McNeilly, included images of 'several plastic bags with what appeared to be a white crystal-like substance' on the dashboard.
- LULAC Adelante PAC denounced the drug allegations as a 'smear campaign,' with spokesperson David Cruz stating the investigation appears designed to 'set a narrative of criminalizing the victim.'
- The Texas Rangers and the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General are investigating the fatal shooting. Meanwhile, the three surviving witnesses have secured U Visa certifications to prevent immediate deportation.
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Bags Of Meth-Like Substance Found In Vehicle Of ICE-Involved Shooting Target
A search warrant affidavit filed by the FBI details observations of multiple small plastic bags containing a white crystal-like substance inside the white Ford Transit cargo van driven by Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national who was shot and killed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Houston, Texas on July 7. FBI Special Agent David McNeilly authored the affidavit, which was submitted to a federal magistrate judge i…
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, Norma Galeana and Ed Lavandera, CNN In an order to search the truck Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving when he was fatally killed last week by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Houston, the FBI said he has reason to believe The post FBI search warrant alleges that drugs were found in a truck involved in the ICE shooting in Houston appeared first on KVIA.
FBI searches van involved in ICE shooting for drugs, affidavit says
A search warrant, which officials said was to be executed Wednesday morning, indicated officers saw substances “consistent with methamphetamine” in the van after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed. It’s the first mention of drugs in the case.
FBI affidavit alleges drugs found in van involved in Houston ICE shooting
A week after a 52-year-old man was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Houston, the FBI filed a warrant application saying the agency has cause to believe there were illegal drugs in the vehicle he was driving.
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