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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
San Marcos drug bust finds thousands of pills, 846 grams of cocaine and more
The Brief San Marcos police says it found drugs and guns in a home after receiving a tip. Thousands of pills, large amounts of cocaine and other drugs were found in the Hughson Drive home. Erik Cadena, 28, now faces multiple felony drug charges. SAN MARCOS, Texas - The San Marcos Police Department says it found drugs and guns inside a home earlier this month. What we know This month, the San Marcos Police Department Narcotics Division received a tip from someone that called a "concerned citizen." Police carried out a warrant at the home on Hughson Drive and found pills, cocaine, guns and more. Erik Cadena, 28, of San Marcos, was arrested and faces multiple felony charges. By the numbers Here is what San Marcos police say they found. 846 grams of cocaine 2.18 lbs of crystal MDMA Over 1,400 MDMA pills 83 lbs of liquid THC 540 THC vape cartridges 12.6 lbs of Marijuana 1,525 grams of Adderall (nearly 4,000 pills) 117 grams of ketamine 30 grams of LSD 4 pistols, 9 rifles, 2 shotguns, and multiple high-capacity magazines Over $2,800 in cash Designer goods, including a Louis Vuitton backpack The Source Information in this article comes from the San Marcos Police Department.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Appellate court finds San Marcos voter-approved marijuana ordinance unlawul
SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) – An appellate court last Thursday issued an opinion siding with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, stating that San Marcos' marijuana decriminalization ordinance violates state law. In 2022, over 80% of San Marcos voters approved a proposition that ended low-level marijuana enforcement in the city. In 2024, Paxton sued San Marcos and other cities, including Austin and Killeen, over marijuana decriminalization ordinances passed around the same time or shortly after San Marcos. 'The Texas Local Government Code prohibits the 'governing body of a municipality… municipal police department, municipal attorney, county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney' from 'adopt[ing] a policy under which the entity will not fully enforce laws relating to drugs,'' the opinion filed in the Fifteenth Court of Appeals read. 'San Marcos, however, has passed a local ordinance prohibiting its police officers from issuing citations and making arrests for certain low-level marijuana offenses,' it continued. A Hays County district court judge dismissed the lawsuit in July 2024, but it is now likely to go to trial. San Marcos attorney David Sergi said he believes there will be an increase in citations in the wake of this opinion. 'I believe you'll see a ramp-up in [raids] and that you will see a ramp-up in enforcement efforts,' said Sergi, an expert in Texas marijuana and hemp laws. 'People are actually speaking. They're going to the ballot box. They're doing the things you do in a democracy. And [this opinion] is basically going to invalidate that. It's going to invalidate the voice of the people,' Sergi continued. KXAN reached out to the San Marcos Police Department and asked how this opinion will change its policies. We will update this story once we hear back. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
