PREMONT - Eighteen bundles filled with United States currency were discovered inside a vehicle during a traffic stop on Highway 221 just north of Premont. On Thursday, Jan. 23, the Jim Wells County Sheriff's Office Criminal Interdiction Division conducted a traffic stop and conducted a roadside interview. During the roadside interview, the driver, 67-year-old Esteban Arredondo, gave the officer consent to search the vehicle. A search of the vehicle led to the location of a non-factory compartment built inside the vehicle...
