Sheriff: 8 Kilograms Of Methamphetamine Found During I-30 Traffic Stop In Brashear
Dec12

Sheriff: 8 Kilograms Of Methamphetamine Found During I-30 Traffic Stop In Brashear

A traffic stop on Interstate 30 in Brashear, TX early Thursday morning reportedly resulted in seizure of 8 kilograms of a suspected controlled substance by interdiction officers. A traffic stop was made near mile marker 116 on I-30 east at approximately 12:45 a.m. December 12th, 2019 by sheriff’s deputies. Officers from the Cumby Police Department assisted in the stop. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Lavender...

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Two Kilograms Of Suspected Methamphetamine And A Stolen Firearm Found During SH 11 Traffic Stop
Dec01

Two Kilograms Of Suspected Methamphetamine And A Stolen Firearm Found During SH 11 Traffic Stop

Two kilograms of suspected methamphetamine and a stolen firearm were found during a State Highway 11 traffic stop Monday, resulting in the arrest of Leesburg brothers, according to arrest reports. Texas Department of Public Safety highway patrol vehicle Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Britan Marlow reported being alerted by a special DPS agent of a possible narcotics courier traveling east from Greenville. Marlow stopped a...

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Deputies Seize 5 Kilos Of Methamphetamine, Arrest 1 And Still Searching For Other Suspect
Dec27

Deputies Seize 5 Kilos Of Methamphetamine, Arrest 1 And Still Searching For Other Suspect

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies seized more than 5 kilos of methamphetamine, arrested on suspect and are still searching for one suspect who ran from deputies during an early morning traffic stop Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies with what was reported to be approximately 5 kilos of methamphetamine, seized following a brief vehicle, then foot chase along Interstate 30 west of Sulphur Springs...

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Update: Additional Information About Meth Bust Released By HCSO
Dec13

Update: Additional Information About Meth Bust Released By HCSO

Pablo VegaSalvador Madrigal-Morales The two men arrested in connection with the Interstate 30 traffic stop early Thursday morning that netted 8 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine were have been identified as 24-year-old Salvador Madrigal-Morales and 28-year-old Pablo Vega of Denver, Colorado. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Interdiction Deputy Jason Lavender reported stopping the driver of a gray Chrysler 200 with Texas license...

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Passenger In Monday Morning Chase Held In County Jail In Lieu Of $225,000 In Bonds
Dec28

Passenger In Monday Morning Chase Held In County Jail In Lieu Of $225,000 In Bonds

Driver Who Fled Has Yet To Be Apprehended The driver who managed to get away from Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies during an early morning traffic stop and Monday morning chase has yet to be located Tuesday afternoon. The 32-year-old passenger apprehended after a brief foot chase Dec. 27 remained in Hopkins County jail Tuesday evening in lieu of $225,000 bond. Jose Aleman-Sandoval AKA Cristian Mejia According to arrest...

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4.4 Kilos Of Cocaine Found On A Bus Stopped On I-30
Apr09

4.4 Kilos Of Cocaine Found On A Bus Stopped On I-30

SH 19 Traffic Stop Yields Methamphetamine, 1 Felony Arrest Deputies located 4.4 kilos of cocaine on a bus stopped west of Sulphur Springs on Interstate 30 Thursday night. Another traffic stop April 8 on State Highway 19 north of Sulphur Springs yielded a small amount of methamphetamine and a Klondike woman’s arrest, according to sheriff’s reports. A Tyler woman was also transferred to Hopkins County jail on a controlled...

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