Cocaine +Texas Trooper=Arrested

[penelopejo]

Trooper Jesus Rafael Larrazolo

Texas Trooper Arrested with Suitcases of Cocaine
Last Edited: Tuesday, 25 Nov 2008, 6:17 AM CST
Created: Tuesday, 25 Nov 2008, 6:17 AM CST

BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- A state trooper has been charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine after police said they saw him accept two suitcases full of the drug in a parking lot.

The U.S. Attorney's office said in a statement that Department of Public Safety Trooper Jesus Rafael Larrazolo, 35, made his first appearance in federal court Monday. DPS spokeswoman Lisa Block said Larrazolo resigned shortly after his arrest Friday.

Brownsville police and agents from the FBI's Special Investigations Unit saw Larrazolo pull into a Best Buy parking lot next to another vehicle, then take two suitcases from it. Larrazolo was dressed in street clothes, but identified himself as a trooper when police approached. He was carrying a gun.

There were 26 kilograms of cocaine in the suitcases. According to court records, Larrazolo told a Texas Ranger after his arrest that he had been forced by threats to pick up the drugs.

Block said Larrazolo joined the department in October 2002 and was working as a commercial vehicle enforcement officer in Cameron County. The FBI is investigating the case.

It was not immediately clear from court records if Larrazolo had an attorney.

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If I did my math right, that equals to about 61 pounds of cocaine. How do you go from Trooper to drug dealer. I understand they are exposed to that on their job but, well this is just not an excuse.

[Maggie Mae]

Brownsville is SCARY. I went to college with some people who grew up there, and apparently this is a lot more common than LE would have you believe.