Valluco Gang Member Busted in Major Texas Drug Seizure

Did you know that the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) recently apprehended a known gang member for transporting weed? Forgive me, I got ahead of myself, let me clarify. Texas DPS arrested a confirmed Valluco gang member for attempting to transport over 100 pounds of marijuana.

Texas DPS Drug Bust

On Wednesday, May 28, a DPS agent was sent to the border station in Weslaco, TX to respond to a man who was detained after a total of 118 pounds of weed was found in the back of his GMC Sierra.

The man, 23-year-old Daniel Brandon Sayas-Carrasco, was charged with felony possession of marijuana, but the story gets better. You see, Sayas-Carrasco is a known member of the Valluco gang.

Not much is known about this organization, but it's commonly assumed that "Valluco" comes from the Rio Grande Valley, and it's just one of seven known Mexican-based gang organizations in Texas.

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The Vallucos are a part of a larger criminal organization called "Tangos" or "Puro Tangos" which operate in different sects across Texas and are comprised mostly of incarcerated Hispanic inmates.

Other Drug-Related Arrests Along Texas-Mexico Border

This wasn't even the latest drug bust along the border. In fact, on June 3, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized a whopping 363 pounds of cocaine at the Laredo Port of Entry. The estimated street value of such a haul? $4.8M.

Then, just one day before that, CBP seized over 40 pounds of the white powder from a 21-year-old man at the Ysleta Port of Entry. Certainly less than 363 pounds, but it further emphasizes the reality that this is what border agents deal with nearly every day.