NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – Thirty-eight men and women who are facing 44 felony drug and weapons charges are being held in the Comal County Jail.
Operation: Crystal Lake is a five-month investigation which targeted known methamphetamine traffickers who operated in the New Braunfels-Canyon Lake-Comal County area.
Authorities had arrested 24 people during the initial phases of the investigation which led to 19 indictments handed down by a grand jury and an additional four arrest warrants.
A special task force on Wednesday executed the warrants. In all, 39 people were arrested.
The investigation has yielded a total of 11.5 pounds of meth, about 1 pound of cocaine, more than 40 grams of heroin, about $5,000 in cash, eight firearms — including two recovered stolen — and the vehicles — one of which was recovered stolen.
The special task force was made up of local and federal agencies.
Some of the suspects had links to Mexican trafficking organizations, a matter which is still under investigation.
The Comal County district attorney said if convicted, their punishments could range from two to 99 years in prison.
The following list includes the names of the suspects arrested and their charges:
| NAME | Charges |
| Mike Green | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4 - 200grams) (x 3) & Felon in Poss. Of Firearm |
| Jason Ramirez | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200grams) & Felon in Poss. Of Firearm |
| Jason Oliver | Man./Del. Controlled substance PG 1 (1-4grams) |
| San Juanita Garcia | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (1-4grams) |
| Guadalupe Garcia | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200grams) |
| Lori Poggenpohl | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200grams) |
| Tom Norris | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1(<1g) |
| Sandra Jurado | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (1-4grams) |
| Stephen Tate | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (1-4grams) |
| Crystal King | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200grams) |
| Johnny Moehler | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200grams) |
| Alan Jones | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (>200grams) |
| Alisha Sloan | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200 grams) |
| Frank Rivera | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200grams) & Felon in Poss. Of Firearm |
| Amber Ramirez | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200grams) |
| Donald Shelton | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200grams) |
| Virginia Fuentes | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (>200grams) |
| Jovannie Vega | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (1-4grams) |
| Danielle Thetford | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200grams) |
| Devin McDaniel | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200grams) |
| Myrna Abbot | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200 grams) |
| Shaena Kennedy | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200grams) |
| Juan Franco | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200grams) |
| Alain Conatser | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200grams) |
| Robert Pereida | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200grams) |
| Joseph Bossman | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200grams) |
| David Wells | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200grams) |
| Joseph Niestemki | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (1-4grams) |
| Brian Wilkerson | Fraud. Use of ID’ing Info. & Tampering with Evidence |
| Ryan Cardenas | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (1-4grams) |
| Maria Escobedo | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200grams) |
| Robert DeSoto | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200grams) |
| Aubriln Dixon | Poss. Of Controlled Substance PG 1 (1-4grams) |
| Robert Shipman | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (1-4grams) |
| Adolpho Quintero | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200grams) |
| Pauline Flores | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200grams) |
| Robert Radke | Man./Del. Controlled Substance PG 1 (4-200grams) |
| Patricia Hunter | POCS PG 1 (<1grams) |
| Raymond Nunley | POCS PG 1 (1-4grams) |