The Brief<\/p>\n
Investigators saw a “crystal-like substance” in the van driven by Lorenzo Salgado Araujo when he was shot and killed by an ICE agent.<\/p>\n
The substance was reportedly packaged in a way that was “consistent with methamphetamine.” Araujo’s family claimed the substance was an electrolyte mix.<\/p>\n
Officials say a lab test confirmed the substance is not an illicit drug.<\/p>\n
HOUSTON – The “crystal-like substance”<\/a> found in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van, which was targeted in the deadly Houston ICE incident, has tested negative for illicit drugs, according to officials.<\/p>\n Houston ICE shooting: ‘Substance’ tests negative for drugs<\/p>\n The backstory<\/p>\n The FBI requested to search the white van<\/a> that was being driven by Araujo when he was shot and killed by an ICE agent.<\/p>\n According to an affidavit filed in federal district court, investigators said they saw several plastic bags with a “white crystal-like substance” in plain view from the outside of the van.<\/p>\n The affidavit goes on to say the bags were seen between the driver and passenger seats and on the floorboard of the van and were packaged in a way that was “consistent with methamphetamine,” but noted that the van had not been searched at that time.<\/p>\n Attorney Ruby Powers, who is representing Araujo’s brother, issued a statement from the family saying the “substance” in the bags was a homemade electrolyte mix that outdoor workers make to work in “extreme Texas heat.” Powers said the substance was made of granulated salt, lemon, and water.<\/p>\n