UPDATE: Thursday - 3:00 pm -
During the raid on the apartment on Elizabeth St., a large amount of drugs were seized by police.
- 5.85 lbs of synthetic cannabinoid
- 1.25 ounces of crack cocaine
- 13.8 ounces of powdered cocaine
- 2.25 lbs of marijuana
- 2.58 grams of Ecstasy pills
- 160 fluid ounces of Promethazine
- and 8 grams of THC Edibles
$7837.00 in cash was also seized. The cash was believed to be proceeds from the drug dealing. One handgun was also taken.
Three people were arrested in the raid. Evaristo Triana Coleman (36), Samantha Leana Flores (35) and Jose Xavier Quintero (23). All three face five felony charges of manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance, a first-degree felony punishable by from five to ninety-nine years in prison.
ORIGINAL STORY:
An early morning raid near Christus Spohn Hospital Shoreline has left three people behind bars.
Around 6 a.m. Thursday morning, the Corpus Christi police SWAT team raided an apartment on Elizabeth Street near Sixth Street.
Corpus Christi Police Department Captain Samantha Baldwin on the scene says the raid comes after a month-long investigation of possible drug activity.
Officers found what they call a large variety of drugs and one gun inside the apartment.
Two men and one woman were arrested at the scene, police say.
