64-year-old Emundo Rendon was arrested this past Tuesday after being pulled over for a traffic stop. The traffic stop wasn’t the reason for his arrest, though. According to Fayette County Sheriffs, the man reportedly had almost $200,000 in cash.
While the traffic stop was happening, the deputies on sight say they spotted “several criminal indicators” before getting consent to search the car of Rendon. While searching, they discovered three toy boxes that contained massive amounts of cash. Deputies said the toy boxes were heavier than they should have been, had they held toys, which caused them to open the boxes that had vacuum-sealed money in it.
Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek spoke on the matter, saying the money found is similar “to that of drug trafficking and money laundering organizations.” The amount of cash seized amounted to $199,000. As a result of the findings, Rendon was arrested and charged with money laundering greater than $150,000, less than $300,000, a second-degree felony.
source: KSAT
