Drug Sting Nets Arrests, Drugs

BIG SPRING -- A 6-month drug investigation in Howard County has led to 18 arrests.

    The focus was on Big Spring, and the surrounding areas of Howard County. Big Spring Police, the Howard County Sheriff, and the Department of Homeland Security teamed up Wednesday to serve a series of warrants. Police grabbed three ounces of marijuana, 21 grams of cocaine, and less than a gram of meth and heroin.

    Police also arrested eighteen people, who's names are listed below. They're all facing drug charges, ranging from delivery of marijuana to prostitution and more.

Those arrested are as follows:

1.  Consencio Raymone Ford, 26 years old    Delivery Marijuana – State Jail Felony
                                                              Delivery Controlled Substance – Felony 2

2.  Brittany Gordon        22 years old    Delivery Controlled Substance – Felony 2

3.  Arnulfo Chavera        30 years old    Delivery Marijuana – State Jail Felony

4.  Luis Garfias        22 years old    Delivery Marijuana – State Jail Felony

5.  Eriberto Martinez        33 years old    Delivery Marijuana – State Jail Felony

6.  Raul Ortiz Jr.        33 years old    Delivery Controlled Substance – Felony 1

7.  Adolph Labbe Jr.        36 years old    Delivery Controlled Substance – State Jail
                                                        Felony   
                                                        Delivery Controlled Substance – Felony 2

8.  Bruce Essix        44 years old    Delivery Controlled Substance Drug Free
                                                Zone – Felony 1
                                                Delivery Controlled Substance – Felony 2

9.  Bonnie Birmelin        49 years old    Delivery Controlled Substance – Felony 2

10. Charlette Bradford-Maclin 51 years old    Delivery Controlled Substance – Felony 2
                                                             Delivery Controlled Substance – State Jail
                                                             Felony


11. Ammie Howell        32 years old    Delivery Controlled Substance – State Jail
                                                     Felony

12. John Peter Gordon Jr.    22 years old    Delivery Controlled Substance – Drug Free
                                                            Zone – Felony 3

13. Ernsesto Silvas        26 years old    Delivery Controlled Substance – State Jail
                                                      Felony

14.  Brian Christopher Lewis    26 years old    Delivery Controlled Substance – Felony 2

15. Michael Lee Rawls    31 years old    Prostitution – Misdemeanor A

16. Johnny Johnson        38 years old    Probation Revocation – Violate Protective
                        Order

17. William Hutchison    40 years old    Possession Marijuana – Misdemeanor B

18. Alexander Burciaga    21 years old    Delivery Controlled Substance Drug Free
                                                        Zone – Felony 1