HUNTSVILLE, Texas — On Wednesday, Huntsville Police managed to catch three men that were allegedly engaging in organized criminal activity.
The men were stopped Highway 45 northbound in Huntsville, and after an officer began to suspect that 28-year-old Marius Iordan, 28-year-old Stefan Patrascanu, and 42-year-old Jesus Mendez were involved in organized crime, had K9 Kyon check the car for narcotics. One of the men ended up running into the woods nearby, and an additional K9 unit--K9 Copper--was tasked with finding him.
K9 Copper was able to locate the man a short 15 minutes later, and took him into custody with the other two. The arrests were aided by other Huntsville Police Department officers, the Walker County Sheriff's Office, troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety, Walker County Constables, firemen from Crabbs Prairie Volunteer Fire Department, and Wynne Unit K9s.
In total, police say multiple thousands of illegally obtained merchandise, multiple fraudulent IDs, cocaine, THC, and marijuana were seized.
All three men's charges are listed below:
- Marius Iordan
- Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity
- Possession of a Controlled Substance in Penalty Group 2
- Failing to Identify Fugitive Gives False Info
- Iordan had multiple out of state felony warrants, according to Huntsville PD
- Evading Arrest
- Resisting Arrest, Search, or Transport
- Stefan Patrascanu
- Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity
- Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information
- Failing to Identify
- Jesus Mendez
- Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity
- Possession of a Controlled Substance in Penalty Group 1
- Possession of a Controlled Substance in Penalty Group 2
- Possession of Marijuana
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