15 suspected Houston gang members used taco truck to deal drugs, officials say

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The Brief

  • A federal grand jury has indicted 15 suspected Houston gang members for their alleged roles in a significant drug-trafficking operation.
  • The group is accused of using a taco truck, various houses, and the U.S. mail to store and distribute meth, cocaine, heroin, and other narcotics.
  • Twelve of the indicted individuals have been apprehended by authorities, while three suspects remain fugitives with outstanding warrants.

HOUSTON Officials with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations Houston and the Houston Police Department say 15 suspected Houston gang members were indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a drug-trafficking operation that allegedly delivered narcotics using a taco truck and the U.S. mail.

Federal Indictment

According to the indictment, all 15 were members of an organization that distributed methamphetamine, powder cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, oxycodone, Xanax, psilocybin mushrooms, and marijuana. They are accused of having several drug houses and a food truck to store illegal drugs and conduct drug transactions.

The investigation started in April 2022, according to the indictment.

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