Texan indicted for 30 kilo cocaine haul

Villareal caught with $1M worth of narcotics here.

  • Roger Handberg, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, touted the police work that went into apprehending Hector Villarreal for cocaine trafficking last month. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
    Roger Handberg, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, touted the police work that went into apprehending Hector Villarreal for cocaine trafficking last month. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
    A desire by Columbia County deputies for additional training last month led to a “significant” drug arrest. On the first day out on patrol after a two-day interdiction training with t...

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