On September 29, 2024, members from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), Texas Racing Commission, South Plains Auto Theft Task Force, and Hockley County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a property linked to Carril Mochomos in Levelland.
As a result of a search of the property, 135 grams of cocaine and numerous gambling devices were located and seized.
Nine individuals were arrested for various offenses, including Gambling Promotion, Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity, Money Laundering, Use of Proceeds Derived from Racketeering or Unlawful Debt Collection, Unlawful Racing, and Manufacture and Delivery of a Controlled Substance.
Currently, the investigation is still ongoing. PETA also offered a comment, congratulating DPS and involved agencies on its raid of Mochomos.
This action follows PETA’s complaint to the DPS in April urging state authorities to investigate a myriad of apparent crimes at the more than 50 bush tracks in Texas, including the rampant drugging and abuse of horses as well as many of the offenses DPS arrested individuals for during the raid, according to the PETA comment.