Stripper indicted on drug trafficking charges

A San Antonio stripper accused of trafficking large quantities of cocaine has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two drug-distribution charges.

Assistant U.S. Attorney John Fedock said in a recent hearing that Gisselle Cabrera Rodriguez, 24, had distributed about 105 kilograms of cocaine worth $1.3 million since August.

The FBI found 3.76 kilos of cocaine during searches of her apartment and vehicle. Rodriguez told agents that a supplier in Mexico provided her with 5 to 10 kilos a week, and that she sold each kilo for $13,000 “cash on delivery.”

A courier would then pick up payment for Rodriguez’s supplier in Mexico, according to court records.

Federal agents found more than 2 kilograms of cocaine and $45,000 in cash in Rodriguez’s apartment near the high-end

Shops at La Cantera on the far North Side on Feb. 6, court records said.

In a traffic stop the same day, law officers also found more than 1 kilogram of cocaine in the Mercedes SUV she was driving. Rodriguez said she was on her way to sell it to a person near Walzem Road on the Northeast Side, according to law enforcement testimony.

Her lawyer, Johnny Cisneros, said she plans to plead not guilty.

“They made it sound like (Rodriguez) was a one-person operation,” Cisneros said of the FBI and prosecutors. “It’s not like that. There’s others allegedly involved.”

According to the FBI, Rodriguez claimed two sources of income: dancing at strip clubs in San Antonio, Austin and Houston, and as an operator of a trucking company that investigators believe was a front for drug activity. Public records also list her as an owner of a barbershop on Rittiman Road.

The indictment, unsealed Thursday, charges Rodriguez with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, which carries a punishment of 10 years to life; and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, which carries a penalty of five to 40 years in prison.

She is being held in a federal jail near San Antonio after being denied bail.