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Edward Flores, 39, was arrested after he allegedly was using and distributing methamphetamine while on duty as a U.S. Postal Service worker in Texas.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/texas-mail-man-delievering-meth-years-police-article-1.2019276[....]
Texas postal worker allegedly used his job as a cover to deal meth.
Edward Flores II had been smuggling drugs through the mail for years - right under the nose of his postmaster wife,
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A 10-month investigation led to detectives catching the 39-year-old mailman with $17,000 worth of meth at his Lorena home,
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The raid stemmed from a tip that a uniformed postal work had been delivering meth from his mail truck.
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Postal Service had employed Flores for the past 21 years before McLennan County investigators arrested him Nov. 13.
His wife, Allena Flores, is the postmaster for the Lorena office, but she was likely unaware of his allegedly illegal activity
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He was briefly jailed on drug charges, but posted a $10,000 bond last week.
Lorena mailman arrested for using, distributing meth on duty
http://www.wacotrib.com/news/police...cle_0eb727cb-365b-5c5d-ae94-6ea7195f35c5.htmlA Lorena U.S. Postal Service worker was using and distributing methamphetamine while on duty
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A 10-month investigation resulted in the arrest of Edward Flores II, 39, of Lorena on Thursday. Flores worked for the U.S. Postal Service for more than 21 years and frequently distributed methamphetamine in his uniform while driving a Postal Service vehicle
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Flores was booked in to McLennan County Jail on charges of possession of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone
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As part of the investigation, McNamara said organized crime unit deputies executed a search warrant on Flores’ home in the 400 block of Greystone Drive in Lorena, seizing 175 grams of methamphetamine, which has a street value of about $17,000. Investigators also seized a small amount of marijuana in the search.
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Flores was likely participating in illegal methamphetamine distribution for years, using his job as a cover.
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Texas Department of Public Safety criminal investigation division and Waco Drug Enforcement Administration officers also assisted in the investigation, which is ongoing.
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said Flores’s wife also is an employee of the U.S. Postal Service.
“As far as we can tell, she was not aware of it,”
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Flores was released from jail Friday morning on a $10,000 bond.