CCSO: Narcotics search warrant yields cocaine ready for distribution

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Cameron County Sheriff's Office Special Investigations Unit on Monday carried out a narcotics search warrant at a Brownsville home where they discovered cocaine.

Along with the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office and Homeland Security, the search warrant stemmed from a tip regarding illegal narcotics sales from a man identified as Rodolfo Salmeron Fernandez, 20.

When authorities arrived with the search warrant, investigators seized individually packaged baggies of a white powdery substance that later tested positive for cocaine.

Investigators determined the cocaine was prepared for sale and distribution because of how it was packaged.

Fernandez was interviewed by investigators and confessed to ownership of the drugs and his plans to distribute them by selling them.

Investigators seized 6 grams of cocaine in individually packaged baggies and less than an ounce of marijuana, according to the news release.

Fernandez was arrested and transported to the Carrizales Rucker Detention Center pending arraignment.

He is charged with the manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance, a first-degree felony.

During the arrest, investigators learned Fernandez had an outstanding warrant out of the 445th District Court in Cameron County for the manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance.