On May 13th, the Irving Police Department’s Special Investigations Section arrested four people for possession of marijuana under 2,000 pounds and seized 1,686 pounds of marijuana.
Investigators received an anonymous tip that a U-Haul truck containing a large amount of narcotics was parked inside the City of Irving.
Investigators were able to locate the truck in the parking lot of a closed business on Irving Boulevard. While investigators were conducting surveillance on the truck, a vehicle dropped off a male who got into the truck and drove away. Officers were able to stop the U-Haul for a traffic violation. During the traffic stop, a narcotics detection K-9 alerted to the vehicle while walking around the outside of the truck.
Investigators searched the cargo area of the truck and found over one hundred cardboard boxes containing marijuana. The marijuana was wrapped in plastic and secreted inside the cardboard boxes, which also contained powder cement. The estimated street value of the narcotics is $1.6 million.
The arrested men have been identified as 44-year-old Laurencio Hernandez Jr., 25-year-old Jose Alberto Flores, 21-year-old Oscar Hernandez and 36-year-old Juan Luis Rangel. Each has been charged with possession of marijuana under 2,000 pounds.
