US Attorney Confirms No Meth Was Found in Van of Texas Man Shot by Immigration Officers
The F.B.I. found no narcotics in Salgado’s van after publicizing a search warrant that cited suspected white crystal-like substance.
- On Thursday, U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz confirmed FBI testing found no methamphetamine in bags recovered from the van of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was fatally shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers on July 7.
- Following the July 7 shooting, ICE alleged Salgado Araujo "weaponized his vehicle in an attempt to run over" an officer, though witnesses disputed this, stating ICE vehicles struck them from behind and the side.
- Attorneys identified the substance as homemade electrolyte mix for hydration, while ACLU of Texas attorney David Donatti called publicizing the warrant part of a government attempt to create a "false narrative."
- Witnesses Jos Trinidad Rojas Pliego and Daniel Tirado Pantoja remain in detention, while University of South Carolina professor Seth Stoughton noted agencies often "slow-walk" info to avoid negative perception.
- Amid a mass deportation campaign by President Donald Trump, Salgado's death is one of at least 10 during immigration enforcement operations, prompting Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, to call for an independent investigation.
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U.S. attorney confirms FBI tests didn’t find meth in van driven by man fatally shot by ICE in Houston
Tests of a substance found inside the van driven by a man shot to death by immigration officers last month in Houston revealed it wasn’t methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz confirmed to The Texas Tribune. “I can confirm what’s already public: lab testing showed the substance in the baggies was not meth,” Reitz, the U.S. […] The post U.S. attorney confirms FBI tests didn’t find meth in van driven by man fatally shot by ICE in Houston appea…
U.S. Attorney confirms no meth was found in van of Texas man shot by immigration officers
A federal prosecutor says tests on "a white crystal-like substance" found inside the van of a man shot to death by immigration officers in Houston last month showed the material was not methamphetamine.
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US Attorney confirms no meth was found in van of Texas man shot by immigration officers
A federal prosecutor says tests on a substance found in the van of a man shot by immigration officers in Texas last month showed it was not methamphetamine. U.S.
U.S. attorney confirms that FBI tests didn’t find meth in van driven by man fatally shot by ICE in Houston
Aaron Reitz did not reveal what FBI testing found in bags taken from Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van after his July 7 shooting death. Other men in the van said the bags contained salt.
U.S. attorney confirms FBI tests found no meth in van of Houston man fatally shot by ICE
Lab tests show the “crystal-like” substance found in the van of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, shot by ICE in Houston, was not meth, the U.S. attorney says. Critics question why the warrant went public fast but results lag.
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