Drugs, Santa Muerte Shrine Found in Stash House

Last Update: 11:17 am

SAN JUAN - Hidalgo County Sheriff's deputies are searching for the suspects of a drug stash house. The house was filled with thousands of pounds of marijuana, a shrine devoted to Santa Muerte and an empty box of AK-47 ammunition.

Deputies raided the home off the intersection of Linda and Jardin Street, just north of Highway 495 at 9 p.m. Saturday night.

Inside they found every room in the home filled with bundles of marijuana. The bundles weighed about 7,000 pounds and filled the beds of five pick-up trucks.

"I'll guarantee you it'll be several drug trafficking organizations that are going to be hurting on this." said the sheriff.

Sheriff Trevino said several people were living in the home but at the time of the raid the house was empty.

Deputies made a significant discovery when they found a Santa Muerte shrine. A statue of the grim reaper was on display. The sheriff say it is often used to ward of police and protect the smuggler.

"Obviously it did not work," said Trevino.

During the search of the house, deputies found bricks and metal used to compress the bundles of drugs.

In the backyard an empty box of AK-47 ammunition was thrown on the floor.

The sheriff says his investigators will work with the DEA as the investigation continues.

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