Meth Dealer Busted After Execution of Search Warrant

SAN ANGELO— A San Angelo drug dealer has been arrested after a search warrant was executed on his residence in east San Angelo.

According to information released by the San Angelo Police Department, one man is in custody after San Angelo Police Department’s Street Crimes Division executed a search warrant at a residence in the 400 block of West Ave Y.

Manuel Samaripa, 53, was taken into custody without incident and was booked into the Tom Green County Jail the last month.

The San Angelo Police Department’s Street Crimes Division conducted an investigation that led to a search warrant being executed on June 28, 2023, at a residence in the 400 block of West Ave Y.

The listed items were located inside of the residence:

• Approximately 136 grams of Methamphetamine
• Approximately 200 grams of Marijuana
• Approximately $500 in US Currency
• Body Armor
• Various pills and drug paraphernalia

Samaripa was taken into custody for his parole violation warrant and was transported to the Tom Green County Jail. This incident is currently under investigation.