Jaime Garza, the former assistant county attorney for Duval County, was arrested Friday afternoon on drug charges in downtown Corpus Christi.
On June 26, 2026, at approximately 2:40 p.m., a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper stopped a 2020 Dodge Ram for a traffic violation east of I-37 on Chaparral Street.
During the stop, the trooper suspected drugs were being concealed in the vehicle and requested assistance from a DPS narcotics K-9 unit.
Garza, 72, admitted to having marijuana in the truck. That led the trooper to conduct a probable cause search, which turned up additional controlled substances inside the vehicle.
Garza was arrested and booked into the Nueces County Jail on charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.
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