{"id":74979,"date":"2026-07-29T18:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T22:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=74979"},"modified":"2026-07-29T18:50:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T22:50:29","slug":"plant-city-man-arrested-for-illegal-cockfighting-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/07\/29\/plant-city-man-arrested-for-illegal-cockfighting-gear\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant City Man Arrested for Illegal Cockfighting Gear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traffic Stop Leads To Arrest of Plant City Man for Possession of Items Used for Illegal Cockfighting.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"675959\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #675959;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"503\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/759199825_1691303178602064_314070246283074117_n.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74980 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/759199825_1691303178602064_314070246283074117_n.webp 600w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/759199825_1691303178602064_314070246283074117_n-300x252.webp 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What began as a routine traffic stop on July 27 resulted in the discovery of evidence associated with illegal cockfighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the investigation, officers recovered marijuana along with numerous items used in the training and preparation of fighting roosters, including cockfighting knives (also known as slashers), knife-mounting devices, sparring muffs used to condition birds for fighting, double-edge razor blades, rooster conditioning supplements used to improve stamina and recovery in fighting roosters, and other equipment commonly associated with organized animal fighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on the evidence recovered and statements made during the investigation, the driver, 38-year-old Baltazar Mandujano, was arrested and charged with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Possession of Equipment Used for Animal Fighting (F3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Possession of Marijuana Under 20 Grams and drug paraphernalia (M1)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traffic Stop Leads To Arrest of Plant City Man for Possession of Items Used for Illegal Cockfighting. 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