NEW CANEY MAN ARRESTED EARLY TUESDAY MORNING

  

A New Caney man was arrested early Tuesday morning after a traffic stop.

Sheriff Otto Hanak reports that early Tuesday morning at 12:10, Deputy Rosa Salinas conducted a traffic stop near 290 West and East Mulberry Street in Burton.  According to Sheriff Hanak, the deputy stopped the vehicle due to an unreadable temporary tag.  The driver, identified as Juan Luis Barreto Rego, gave Deputy Salinas consent to search the vehicle.   The search resulted in finding marijuana residue along with multiple fictitious temporary buyer’s tags and receipts and international driver cards with nearly identical information.  A large amount of cash was also located in the vehicle.

After contacting the District Attorney’s Office, Hanak stated that Rego was taken into custody and transported to the Washington County Jail.  Rego, 24 of New Caney, was charged with tampering with a Government Record and he remains in custody with bail set at $2,500.00.