39-year-old arrested with marijuana, meth in Horizon City stop
Horizon City police arrested 39-year-old Miguel Angel Valdez on Oct. 21 after a traffic stop yielded suspected marijuana and methamphetamine in his center console. He was jailed in El Paso County on possession charges; no drug weight was published.
🇺🇸 Horizon City, Texas · Texas, United States
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Horizon City police arrested 39-year-old Miguel Angel Valdez during a traffic
stop on Wednesday, October 21, in Horizon City, Texas, on charges including
possession of marijuana.[1]Officers with the department’s Tactical
Suppression and Gang Unit stopped Valdez just after 10 a.m. for a traffic
violation.[1][2]During the contact, officers detected an odor of marijuana
coming from Valdez and the vehicle, which led them to conduct a probable-cause
search.[1][2]
Valdez was taken to the El Paso County Downtown Jail and was charged with
possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.[1][2]Police
said officers found suspected marijuana and a suspected crystal-like substance
inside the vehicle’s center console.[1][2]The substances were field-tested and
returned positive results for marijuana and methamphetamine.[1][2]
El Diario de El Paso confirmed the same arrest, identifying the detainee as
39-year-old Miguel Angel Valdez, who faces charges for possession of a
controlled substance and possession of marijuana.[3]That outlet reported that
both substances underwent preliminary field tests that returned positive results
for marijuana and methamphetamine.[3]Police did not report the quantity of
drugs seized, so no cannabis weight is recorded and the methamphetamine
component is excluded from the cannabis figures.[3]
No quantity or weight was published for the suspected marijuana or methamphetamine.
The incident date is recorded as 21 October 2026 based on the 2 November 2026 publication date and the Wednesday, Oct. 21 reference.
No court outcome beyond the reported possession charges was published.
The KTSM page displays a booking-style photo of Valdez, but its caption does not establish that it shows the stop or seizure, so no media entry is added.
No weight was published for the suspected marijuana or the suspected crystal-like substance, so no cannabis quantity can be recorded.
The AOL page is a republication of the KTSM article already cited in the existing report, not an independent second account.
The page portrait captioned Miguel Angel Valdez, 39 (Horizon City Police Department) does not show the stop, search or seizure, so no media entry is added.
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