A Houston man was jailed on the night of Friday, July 26, 2019, after deputies confiscated a large amount of heroin concealed in his tractor-trailer. Deputies conducted a traffic stop on the 18-wheeler for two different traffic violations on Highway 59 North shortly after 10 pm Friday night. 

 

 

 

 

The truck driver and lone occupant of the vehicle was identified as Ramon Martinez 49 years of age from Houston, Texas.  Deputies found that the truck was unloaded traveling from Houston Texas to Texarkana. Deputies became more suspicious as the traffic stop continued to unfold, due to the driver’s body language and nervousness. 

The Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office conducted a free air search around the tractor-trailer with a certified sheriff’s Office K-9. The K-9 gave a positive alert for the odor of narcotics coming from the tractor of the 18-wheeler. 

Deputies conducted a search of the 18 wheeler and located three packages of narcotics concealed in the cab of the truck. An onsite test of the substance revealed the substance found in the truck to be heroin.   

A total of 3.5 pounds of heroin was found inside the tractor-trailer. Martinez was arrested and booked into the Nacogdoches County Jail for possession of a controlled substance a 1st felony. The street value of the heroin is estimated at $150,000.00 dollars.