UPDATE: IDENTITIES OF ALL ARRESTED DURING OPERATION AT “D-CLUB” RELEASED
3850 Justice Dr. El Paso, Texas 79938
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar / PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Direct: (915) 538-2119
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5370)
Release Date / Time: Monday, MAY 4, 2009 2:10 PM
SECTION: El Paso County Sheriff's Office – BORDER CRIME INITIATIVE / UPPER VALLEY PATROL / LOWER VALLEY PATROL
EVENT: “D CLUB” EMPLOYEES BUSTED / CLUB CLOSED EARLY AFTER STING OPERATION
LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: 12821 Montana El Paso County, TX
DATE / TIME: Friday night 05/01 thru Saturday morning 05/02
RESULT: UPDATE – IDENTITIES OF THOSE ARRESTED RELEASED
EAST EL PASO COUNTY – Late Friday night 05-01-09 thru early Saturday morning 05-02-09, Sheriff’s Officials assigned to the Special Operations- BORDER CRIME INITIATIVE in coordination with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) & Patrol Deputies
conducted a Sting Operation at the "D" Club located at 12821 Montana El Paso County. TX. A total of 5 people were arrested (which included an employee selling narcotics): 4 were arrested for possession of a controlled substance (Ecstacy) and 1 was arrested for possession of a controlled substance (Cocaine). TABC closed down the club at 1:30 AM as a result of an employee selling narcotics. The club once again received an Administrative citation & will remain under investigation.
ARRESTED:
GERARDO AVILA (18) CHARGE: Possession of Controlled Substance (2.5 grams of esctasy)- $3,000 bond | SAUL MARTINEZ (19) CHARGE: Possession of Controlled Substance (4.5 grams of esctasy)- $3,000 bond |
FRANKESLY CALDERON (22) CHARGE: Possession of Controlled Substance (cocaine)- $3,000 bond | OSWALDO SEPULVEDA (19) CHARGE: Delivery Controlled Substance (.8 grams of esctasy)- $3,000 bond |
A 16 year-old JUVENILE was arrested for Delivery Controlled Substance (.8 grams of esctasy) – JUVENILE was released to the custody of his parents- Identity will not be released.
(NOTE: INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED / SHOWN ABOVE ARE PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW)
AN INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.
NO OTHER INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASE AT THIS TIME
END OF NEWS RELEASE
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2001 was the first Sheriff’s Office in the State of Texas to be Internationally Accredited from CALEA and is now the recipient of the First CALEA Tri-Arc award in Texas (4th in the Nation) to have accreditations in: Law Enforcement, Communications, Training Academy.