Houston ICE Shooting: Salt in Migrant Van Sparks Drug-Test Dispute
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The FBI sought a warrant to seize crystal-like substances found in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van after a fatal Houston ICE shooting, with investigators initially suspecting methamphetamine. A lawyer for Salgado Araujo’s family says the substance is granulated salt used as a handmade electrolyte; testing is ongoing as federal and local authorities investigate the incident, and the other occupants of the van say there were no illicit drugs.
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