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Mathis man arrested for possession of cockfighting slashers

Jim Wells County Sheriff's deputies said they could hear roosters inside the vehicle as they conducted the traffic stop around 8:50 a.m. Sunday on County Road 120 and County Road 171.

JIM WELLS COUNTY (Kiii News) — A Mathis man was arrested during a traffic stop Sunday morning in Jim Wells County for having in his possession a box of steel cockfighting slashers.

Jim Wells County Sheriff's deputies said they could hear roosters inside the vehicle as they conducted the traffic stop around 8:50 a.m. Sunday on County Road 120 and County Road 171.

A search of the vehicle turned up the cockfighting slashers, the metal blades word by roosters used in cockfighting.

The driver, Cecilio Olivarez III, was arrested and transported to the Jim Wells County Jail.

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