FLORESVILLE, Texas \u2013 The Bexar County Sheriff\u2019s Office uncovered a cockfighting ring in Floresville during a search for stolen firearms, the agency announced Monday.<\/p>\n
On April 28, BCSO received a report of more than 100 firearms stolen. The man who made the report estimated the weapons were worth more than $200,000.<\/p>\n
The agency said it received reports of the stolen weapons in the 1100 block of County Road 108.<\/p>\n
BCSO obtained a search warrant for the location, where sheriff\u2019s deputies recovered some of the firearms.<\/p>\n
They also stumbled upon \u201ca huge cockfighting ring\u201d with 54 roosters, according to BCSO spokesperson Joshua Hamby. Forty-two of them were still alive, and 12 were found dead.<\/p>\n
Multiple people were arrested at the scene, Hamby said. Some face charges of animal cruelty, evading arrest and gambling, in addition to a possible charge relating to the stolen firearms located at the property.<\/p>\n
BCSO has not released the identities of those arrested. The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n
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