LUBBOCK, Texas — EverythingLubbock.com recently obtained a complaint sent to the Texas Department of Public Safety from PETA that claimed there at least 50 unlicensed horse racing tracks in Texas, with several near the South Plains area. The complaint documented unsanctioned tracks in Lubbock, Levelland, Muleshoe, Plainview, Hereford, Amarillo, Perryton and Odessa, among dozens of Texas cities.
Multiple arrested following joint operation for illegal horse racing in Hockley County
We previously reported multiple people were arrested after an operation at a property connected to the Carril Mochomos racetrack near Levelland, located by Highway 385 and Georgia Road. DPS said 135 grams of cocaine and numerous gambling devices were seized.
While nine people were arrested through indictments, more people were arrested after law enforcement found additional evidence on scene. Through public records, EverythingLubbock.com discovered the following people were arrested during Sunday’s operation in Hockley County: