Several members of Sauce Walka's crew have been arrested on RICO allegations. Considering YSL's RICO indictment, Houston rapper Sauce Walka's record label, "The Sauce Factory," is facing the same legal dilemma.
According to a press release, 14 TSF members face RICO charges such as drug trafficking, possessing a "Glock switch," and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Anthony Ketchum, Anthony Yezeno-Hopkins, Brandon Milson, Hassani Mills, Jaylyn Pinson, Josue Rodriguez, Keith Moore, Michael Henry, Myles Smith, Robert Thomas, Sterling Brumant, Titus Baisey, and Toree White were all arrested after the FBI's tactical team surrounded their home around 6 a.m. Wednesday, according to attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
The group was indicted on 11 counts by a federal grand jury. All of the men, with the exception of Thomas and Rodriguez, have been charged with possession with intent to deliver meth. The men could face life in prison and fines of up to $10 million.
Moore, on the other hand, is facing an additional charge of heroin possession with intent to deliver. The maximum sentence for the offense is 40 years in jail.
The accusation also says Thomas illegally possessed a handgun known as a "Glock auto switch." The weapon is a semi-automatic handgun that has been upgraded to full automatic. If convicted, Thomas faces up to ten years in jail.
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The arrests came as Houston officials pledged a crackdown on the city's rising violent crime rate. “We’re going to use every resource available to make sure that we’re dismantling gangs, that we’re dismantling criminal networks,” Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says.