Two San Benito men accused of having drugs near school

SAN BENITO – Police have arrested two men and charged them with possessing drugs near an elementary school.

The San Benito Police Dept. narcotics unit raided a home Wednesday evening on the 300 block of Chapman Street.

Officers arrested Mark Anthony Garcia, 25, and Gilberto Israel Guerrero, 28, and charged them with a third degree felony for possession of marijuana in a drug free zone.

Garcia was also charged with delivery of marijuana in a drug free zone after police said they found three pounds of marijuana in the home.

Guerrero had a outstanding failure to appear warrant from the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office and was given a $50,000 bond for the drug charge. Garcia was given a total bond of $100,000.