Houston man arrested by SPD after illegal mushrooms found

By News Staff on Tuesday, September 19, 2023
  • The psilocybin mushrooms, commonly known as magic mushrooms, that were found by SPD officers after a traffic stop are shown on a scale that reads 12 grams.
    The psilocybin mushrooms, commonly known as magic mushrooms, that were found by SPD officers after a traffic stop are shown on a scale that reads 12 grams.

    Atraffic stop by the Schulenburg Police Department on Wednesday, Sept. 13 resulted in the arrest of a Houston man on drug possession charges.

    According to the SPD report, officers observed a vehicle speeding through an active school zone in the 1000 block of Kessler Avenue (Highway 77) at approximately 7:55 a.m. After catching up to the vehicle, it was stopped in the 600 block of Herder Avenue on t…