Texas Border Town Mayor Resigns After Drug Trafficking Arrest
Gerardo 'Jerry' Alanis, accused of storing and packaging cocaine in a local middle school, quit so he could post a $100,000 bond and be released from custody
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Gerardo 'Jerry' Alanis, accused of storing and packaging cocaine in a local middle school, quit so he could post a $100,000 bond and be released from custody
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS (ValleyCentral) — A judge set bond Tuesday for former Progreso school board President Francisco “Frank” Alanis, who is charged with smuggling cocaine. During a hearing on Tuesday morning, U.S. Magistrate Judge Ignacio Torteya III set bond at $250,000. Frank Alanis must post a $15,000 cash deposit.
PROGRESO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On a cold Thursday night in January, the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office dispatched two deputies to the Progreso International Bridge. Progreso Mayor Gerardo “Jerry” Alanis and his brother, Progreso school board President Francisco “Frank” Alanis, had just returned from Mexico.