HOUSTON—If you missed your chance the first time around, you’re in luck – U.S. Marshals are putting a Houston mansion seized from a former drug kingpin up for auction … again!
The 5-bedroom, 8,000-square-foot abode initially went up for sale in March, but officials said it didn’t sell that time around.
Now they’re putting the house, located at 17907 Elk Valley Circle, up for auction again at bid4assets.com/houstonhome. Bids can submitted beginning on May 18 through May 20,
The home used to belong to Daron Odell Jones, who is currently serving 13 years in prison for running a drug empire.
Investigators said his drug operation supplied thousands of pounds of cocaine and had ties to Mexican drug cartels.
Along with the home, officials said Jones agreed to forfeit a 2007 Mercedes s550, a 2006 Maserati, $1,000,000 in drug proceeds, a 2007 Chevy Avalanche, a 2002 Saturn Vue and a 2001 BMW X5.
Jones had previously agreed to forfeit a 2006 Ferrari F-430, a 2007 BMW M6, $47,041 in cash, a $16,000 cashier’s check and numerous pieces of jewelry, according the Dept. of Justice.
