LUBBOCK, Texas — A complaint sent to the Texas Department of Public Safety from PETA claimed there are 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.
As previously reported , multiple people were arrested after an operation at a property connected to the Carril Mochomos racetrack near Levelland. 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 the scene. Through public records, it was discovered the following people were arrested during Sunday’s operation in Hockley County:
- Daniel Avila
- Ramon Garcia
- Maria Gonzales
- Edna Hernandez
- Jamie Hernandez
- Louis Morales
- Isaias Morales-Martinez
- Marcela Olivas
- Ceasar Pacheco
- Juan De Alejandro Rios
- Juan-Carlos Rios
- Delmy Lizette Rios-Guerrero
- Luis Rivero
- Ivan Zamora