The father-son duo operated a drug trafficking ring just feet away from Harlandale High School.
SAN ANTONIO — A father and son have been sentenced for allegedly operating a drug trafficking ring near a San Antonio high school.
Jorge Morado Pinales and his son, Jorge Armando Moreno, were taken into custody following a traffic stop.
The sheriff’s office say they were operating a major drug trafficking ring right next to Harlandale High School.
Investigators with the sheriff’s office obtained a search warrant for their home and found more than $600,000 in illegal drug money. The sheriff’s office says the money will be used to buy life-saving public safety equipment to help keep our streets safe, but didn’t say exactly what that equipment would be.
This case highlights how a dangerous criminal drug operation—located disturbingly close to both a high school and a middle school—was successfully dismantled, restoring safety to a local community in Bexar County.
The father and son were federally convicted and sentenced for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.