County SWAT squads make arrests
Posted/updated on: April 15, 2026 at 5:16 am
MARSHALL – The Marshall Police Department Special Response Team (SRT) and the Harrison County Special Response Team executed a search warrant at East Houston Street and Fairfield Avenue. The warrant was obtained by the Joint Harrison County Violent Crimes & Narcotics Task Force following an investigation regarding suspected drug-related activity in the neighborhood.
The operation was conducted with assistance from federal law enforcement partners, including
the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as part of a
broader criminal enterprise and drug trafficking investigation.
During the execution of the search warrant, investigators located and seized cocaine, methamphetamine and firearms as evidence.
39-year-old Gelacio Alejandre Rosales, was taken into custody and charged with two counts of Possession of Controlled Substance.
Additional federal charges are pending.
Other individuals at the location were detained during the operation. As a result of the
federal aspect of the investigation, seven individuals were taken into custody on federal
immigration violations. This case remains under investigation.
