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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DOJ: Drugs Found in Van of Illegal Alien Shot by ICE Officer in Houston
The newly appointed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Aaron Reitz, revealed shocking information about the fatal shooting of a Mexican illegal alien by an ICE officer in Houston last week. Reitz announced that investigators found drugs inside the van that was fleeing from ICE and that it was the second attempt to flee from officers. | Border / Cartel Chronicles
The court document reveals that the agents were looking for suspected drugs in the vehicle involved in the deadly shooting.
Crystal Substance Discovered in Vehicle Linked to ICE-Related Incident
Recent reports reveal that multiple small plastic bags with a white crystal-like substance were found in a van associated with Lorenzo Salg, a figure involved in an ICE-related shooting incident. The post Crystal Substance Discovered in Vehicle Linked to ICE-Related Incident appeared first on News Addicts.
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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