Rafael Velez, 35, (left) and Leonardo Lara (right) (Guadalupe County Jail)
GUADALUPE COUNTY, Texas – Two men were arrested last week for allegedly stealing a cargo shipment of seafood valued at more than $250,000, according to the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO).
On April 24, officers were dispatched after being notified of a stolen cargo shipment being transported in a truck tractor and semi-truck trailer in the Guadalupe County area, a GCSO Facebook post stated.
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The sheriff’s office said a traffic stop was made in the 8800 block of West Interstate 10. Rafael Velez, 35, and Leonardo Lara were both arrested.
Velez and Lara were booked on a first-degree felony charge of theft of cargo valued at $200,000 or more, the sheriff’s office said.
The Criminal Investigations Bureau and GCSO confirmed the following day, on April 25, that the valued cargo inside contained a shipment of snow crabs and began the process of returning it to its owner.
Samuel Rocha joined KSAT as a Newsroom Trainee in the spring of 2026. He is a San Antonio native and a graduate of San Antonio College and Texas A&M University-San Antonio.