BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – A man was arrested after Bexar County deputies seized nearly 74 pounds of marijuana and more than $8,000 during a search warrant at a downtown home, according to the sheriff’s office.
Juan Yosett Velez-Gonzalez, 28, was booked into the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on Sept. 2 on a charge of possession of marijuana between 4 ounces and 5 pounds, records show.
Deputies conducted the search warrant on Sept. 2 in the 900 block of South Alamo Street.
In a Facebook post, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies saw Velez-Gonzalez leaving the property with a large trash bag.
When deputies approached Velez-Gonzalez, BCSO said he dropped the bag, which was filled with marijuana.
Deputies detained Velez-Gonzalez and searched the home, where they discovered multiple boxes filled with packaged marijuana and $8,450 in illegal drug proceeds, the sheriff’s office said.
The estimated street value of the seized marijuana is $184,750, BCSO said.
Velez-Gonzalez was released from the Bexar County jail on Sept. 3, jail records show.
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