Gas Odor Leads To Drug Bust In North Austin

NORTH AUSTIN, TX — A strong odor of gas in North Austin this week led to a drug bust centered on methamphetamine, police said.

At around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Travis County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to assist the Austin Fire Department on a 9-1-1 call reporting the odor of natural gas emanating from an apartment along the 1900 block of Wells Branch Parkway, a sheriff's office spokesperson wrote in an email on Thursday.

Fire crews alerted an arriving deputy to a person running from the apartment before the source of the odor was found to be coming from a vehicle gas tank inside the unity. Police later seized approximately 30 to 40 kilos of methamphetamine, according to the advisory.

The resident of the apartment, identified as Ana Angelica Jalomo, was arrested and charged with Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance greater than or equal to 40 grams, sheriff's office officials said.