2 Sugar Land Men Arrested During Narcotics Raid: Police

SUGAR LAND, TX — Two men were arrested on narcotics charges during a raid resulting from undercover operations.

On Jan. 23, agents with the Fort Bend County Narcotics Task Force, a Houston HIDTA Initiative (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area), arrested 29-year-old Edwin Garcia, and 25-year-old Hector Garcia after serving a search warrant on a home in the 13800 block of Southline Rd., in the Townewest subdivision.

Edwin Garcia is facing multiple felony charges including: Manufacturing or delivery of a controlled substance (Cocaine), 1st degree felony manufacturing or delivery of a controlled substance (THC oil), 1st degree felony manufacturing or delivery of a controlled substance (Ecstasy), 1st degree felony manufacturing or delivery of a controlled substance (Xanax), 1st degree felony unlawful possession of firearm by felon, 3rd degree felony money laundering, and 3rd degree felony possession of marijuana.

Hector Garcia was charged with possession of marijuana.

Task force agents recovered:

• 82 grams of Cocaine
• 120 grams of THC (vape pen cartridges)
• 1,058 grams of Ecstasy (approx. 4,200 pills)
• 1,025 grams of Xanax (approx. 4,100 pills)
• 50 grams of Marijuana
• $5,880.00 in U.S currency
• 11 firearms

The Illicit substances seized have an approximate street value of $50,000.00.

Task Force agents conducted numerous undercover operations into the illegal sale and distribution of Cocaine, Ecstasy, Xanax and THC Oil (Vapes) since the start of January, and gathered enough evidence for a search warrant resulting in the issuance of a search warrant for the home, officials said.

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