The Huntsville Item, Texas
HOUSTON — Nine people were arrested this week across Houston, San Antonio and East Texas on charges of organized criminal activity and money laundering in connection with a large-scale smuggling operation that used drones and other methods to introduce contraband into a Texas Department of Criminal Justice unit throughout 2025, officials announced.
The Texas Board of Criminal Justice’s Office of Inspector General led the investigation in partnership with state, local and federal law enforcement. Among those arrested was a former TDCJ correctional officer…