A Houston firefighter has been sidelined after his arrest in a major drug bust.
Firefighter Edwin Gutierrez, 31, was one of four people arrested Thursday at a luxury apartment complex, FOX 26 reported.
He was charged with possessing and intending to deliver methamphetamine weighing at least 400 grams. He appeared at a hearing Friday and bail was set at $180,000.
Police displayed the cache seized during the raid on a table. It included 17 firearms, $37,000 cash, 2.67 kilos of pressed meth pills, 866 grams of Xanax, 61 grams of Ecstasy, 97 grams of MDMA, 27.28 kilos of marijuana, 4.86 kilos of mushrooms, 10.24 kilos of various THC and 200 grams of DMT. Two vehicles also were taken.
"Our communities are being impacted and our personnel are being overwhelmed by emergency responses," said HFD Chief Samuel Pena. "A large portion of those are directly related to the ravages of illicit drug activity. These are very serious charges and if true will result in the termination of a firefighter."
Guterrez has been with the department for five years.
