Posted on 02/12/2009 4:23:52 PM PST by SwinneySwitch
PHARR - Three men are behind bars after authorities raided their residence Wednesday in a failed search for explosives linked to an attack at a nearby bar last month.
Aldo Avendano, 27, Adrian Loredo, 20, and David Sanchez, 28, were all given felony drug charges Thursday afternoon in Pharr Municipal Court.
Several area law enforcement agencies raided the trio's Pharr residence at 1023 E. Bell St. on Wednesday looking for more explosives linked to a failed grenade attack the night of Jan. 31 at El Booty Lounge in the 3700 block of North "I" Road.
The attack stemmed from a dispute between the Tri-City Bombers and Texas Chicano Brotherhood gangs, authorities said.
Police could not confirm Thursday whether the three men arrested Wednesday were members of either gang, said Lt. Guadalupe Salinas, a Pharr police spokesman.
The grenade failed to explode during the Jan. 31 attack.
Authorities failed to find any explosives at the residence on Wednesday. But they did recover about 24 pounds of marijuana, 3.8 grams of cocaine, drug parphenalia, as well as two shotguns and ammunition.
Pharr Municipal Judge Rudy Martinez arraigned the trio on felony marijuana possession charges that carry a maximum 10-year prison sentence and up to a $10,000 fine, if they are convicted.
In addition, Avendano was charged with felony possession of cocaine and possession of a prohibited weapon. His bond was set at $130,000.
Loredo was also charged with felony cocaine possession. His bond was set at $100,000.
Sanchez's bond was set at $50,000 for the felony marijuana charge.
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Sounds like an upscale bar in a nice neighborhood.
The grenade failed to explode during the Jan. 31 attack
I really hated that when it happened. Sux man.
No weapons of mass destruction found? Sounds like an illegal and immoral raid on 3 peace-loving men who just happened to be living together. Oh, the stigma.
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