$136,000 LOCATED IN VEHICLE ON I-10 WEDNESDAY
$136,000 was found hidden in a vehicle on I-10 Wednesday by Fayette County authorities.
(Fayette Co. Sheriff's Office)
Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that on Wednesday at 10:00am, Interdiction Investigator David Smith conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on I-10 for a traffic infraction.
Investigator David Smith detected several criminal indicators and consent to search was granted. During the search, Smith located tampering to a natural void in the rear wall of the vehicle. Smith then located several vacuum sealed bundles of US Currency, which were hidden and packaged consistent to that of drug trafficking and money laundering organizations. The monies totaled $136,000.
Fayette Co. Jail photo
The driver, identified as 30 year old Herbert Martinez Jr, of Laredo, was arrested and charged with Money Laundering between 30 and 150 thousand dollars, a 3rd degree Felony. Martinez was transported to the Fayette County Jail.