Suspect caught with $250K at Sweetwater truck stop charged with Money Laundering

Erica Garner
·1 min read

SWEETWATER, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A suspect who was caught with $250,000 worth of cash at a truck stop in Sweetwater has been charged with Money Laundering.

Alejandro Alvarado, 56, was taken into custody and charged with Shoplifting and Money Laundering following the bust at Love’s Truck Stop January 23.

A social media post states officers initially contacted Alvarado after he was detained on suspicions of shoplifting and found he was in possession of around $250,000 worth of cash he was taking back with him to Mexico.

“Additional evidence obtained indicated Alvarado was engaged in extensive amounts of illegal trafficking activity,” the social media post explains.

No further information on this case has been released.

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