MEDINA COUNTY, Texas — More than a dozen people have been arrested as a result of to "Operation: Blank Check" in Medina County, the district attorney says.

Starting around 6 a.m. Thursday, arrest and search warrants were executed in Hondo and other parts of Medina County. In total, authorities arrested 20 men and women. Law enforcement is still tasked with arrested eight more individuals who were indicted. The round-up was organized after a grand jury in Hondo returned indictments in August charging 17 people with engaging in organized criminal activity.

The alleged activity involved a mail theft, fraud and forgery ring that affected as many as 5,000 victims. There were also indictments for 11 other people for drug offenses and credit/debit card abuse.

Hondo PD initiated a 17-month inve

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