The man in Starr County charged with upholding the law has been charged with something else: drug trafficking.
By Lynn Brezosky
San Antonio Express-News
McALLEN, Tex. — Starr County Sheriff Reymundo Guerra was indicted on drug charges and arrested by FBI agents Tuesday at his Rio Grande City office, federal officials said.
The 52-year-old sheriff, also known as “Tio,” is a defendant in an indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury earlier this month.
The charges against him were unsealed today after his arrest. He is expected to appear later this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dorina Ramos.
Guerra is accused of being part of a conspiracy to possess, with intent to distribute, cocaine and marijuana.
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