Drugs found at home of taxi driver accused of firing at customer, police say

Hector Armando Moreno Luzardo (Gwinnett County Police Department)

Police in Gwinnett County said several drugs and more than $22,000 in cash were found in the home of a taxi driver accused of firing at one of his customers earlier this year.

Hector Armando Moreno Luzardo, 32, of Buford, was charged with three counts of aggravated assault, possession of firearm during commission of a felony, discharging a firearm near public highway, reckless conduct, criminal trespass, trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and theft by receiving stolen firearm.  

Investigators said Luzardo opened fire on one of his customers at the Paramount apartment complex off Satellite Blvd. on May 15 after dropping them off. 

Police seized these items during a search warrant execution on a taxi driver on May 26, 2022. (Gwinnett County Police Department)

Eleven days later, officers executed a search warrant on his home. Inside, police said they found 119 grams of cocaine, 65 grams of methamphetamine, 72 grams of marijuana, $22,600 in cash, and recovered a stolen handgun.

Luzardo was booked into the Gwinnett County Adult Detention Center.

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