After an eight-month investigation, 15 Austin gang members were arrested Friday for allegedly distributing methamphetamine in the area.
With a focus on Texas Syndicate and Tango Blast, the investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety launched in October of last year. As the warrants were served, officers seized $1,200 in currency, one and a half pounds of meth and three weapons.
A warrant for one of the suspects said multiple calls were intercepted by law enforcement regarding the possession and selling of methamphetamine. The Texas Department of Public Safety also said it conducted multiple purchases of meth from one of the suspects.
The following people were charged with criminal conspiracy, engaging in organized criminal activity and the manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance:
- Frank Dones, 37
- Juan Esparza Colis, 21
- Lucy Elias, 36
- Carlos Nerio, 39
- Harrell Mitchell, 35
- Miguel Martinez, 23
- Octavio Villarruel 28
- Patrick Lilly, 37
- Nicole Shirley, 28
- Vincent Gonzales, 32,
- Kinnet Carter, 58
- Michael Nagel, 37
- Gerardo Zavala, 20
- Fernando Davila, 32
They have all been booked in the Travis County Jail.
