Narcotics Search Warrant Leads to an Arrest
Robstown Police Department
ROBSTOWN, TEXAS - (News Release) On 08-01-2024 Detectives assigned to the Robstown Police Department’s Organized Crime Unit along with Patrol Division and with the assistance of Nueces County Precinct 5 Constable’s Office, and Kingsville Police Department’s SWAT Team executed a Narcotics Search Warrant at a residence on the 600 block of East Avenue G.
During the search officers and detectives found 37 individual wrapped bags of cocaine ready for distribution weighing approximately 9.71 grams, a stolen .380 handgun, a Springfield 1911 handgun that was seized along with magazines, ammunition, and a 50 round magazine drum.
Photo courtesy of Robstown Police Department.
The female suspect, Linda Baxter, was arrested and charged with Manufacture or Delivery of Controlled Substance PG 1 four grams or more but less than two hundred grams along with Theft Possession of a Stolen Firearm. The Manufacture Delivery of Controlled Substance offense is a felony of the first degree punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life or for a term of not more than 99 years or less than 10 years, and a fine not to exceed $100,000.
The Robstown Police Department is committed to making the City of Robstown a safer and better place to live. We would like to thank Nueces County Precinct 5 Constable’s Office, and the Kingsville Police Department for their continued support of our fight against drug use in our community. Thank you to citizens who provided the anonymous tips that lead to this investigation. If you wish to provide any information on any other drug locations feel free to contact the Robstown Police Department’s Organized Crime Unit. Your identity will remain confidential.
