SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A man is facing a federal drug charge after authorities say they recovered more than 300 grams of cocaine at his West Side restaurant and home on Thursday.<\/p>\n
A criminal complaint, provided by a U.S. Immigration Enforcement and Customs spokesperson, states Ronald Garibay faces a drug possession with intent to distribute charge. The federal document was signed by a Homeland Security Investigations special agent on Friday.<\/p>\n
Garibay, 54, was arrested around 6 a.m. at his home in the 300 block of Alicia Avenue. HSI agents, San Antonio police and the department\u2019s high-intensity drug trafficking area unit responded to the narcotics call.<\/p>\n
The special agent said Garibay was seen walking into a shed in his backyard to grab a gallon-sized bag with a white powdery substance inside. The federal document states he threw the bag over his fence.<\/p>\n
Authorities tested the bag for drugs and the special agent said the powder was cocaine. A total of 295.7 grams of cocaine was taken form Garibay\u2019s home, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n
Garibay spoke with authorities and told them he paid $2,000 for the drugs on Monday after a unidentified man came to his restaurant off Culebra Road to ask if he \u201cneeded anything.\u201d According to the complaint, the unidentified man later gave him cocaine.<\/p>\n
Garibay also told the special agent he\u2019s sold cocaine before. The complaint said he hid cocaine near a light pole in his backyard.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe stated that, when selling cocaine, he would retrieve a scale from the nightstand in his bedroom and use it to weigh the substance before distribution,\u201d the special agent wrote in the complaint.<\/p>\n
Garibay allowed authorities to search his restaurant RJ\u2019s Snack Shack, located down the street from St. Mary\u2019s University, to continue the investigation.<\/p>\n
Bexar County property records indicate Garibay is listed as the owner of the restaurant.<\/p>\n
During the search, investigators recovered an additional 46.8 grams of cocaine from RJ\u2019s Snack Shack.<\/p>\n
HSI authorities told KSAT that Garibay is expected to appear in federal court Friday. <\/p>\n
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