“The FBI was present in the vicinity of Windridge Drive and Estate Drive in Laredo conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity,” the FBI said in a statement. “The FBI cannot provide further comment on an ongoing investigation.”
A spokesperson for Cuellar told CNN that “Congressman Cuellar will fully cooperate in any investigation. He is committed to ensuring that justice and the law are upheld.”
Cuellar, a moderate Democrat, has served in Texas’s 28th Congressional District since 2005.
The news was first reported by The Monitor newspaper.
Reporter Valerie Gonzalez with The Monitor reported in a tweet Wednesday evening that “by around 7:30 p.m., a group of agents loaded large bags, plastic bins, and a computer into a federal vehicle. Others appeared to be logging the items.”
This story has been updated with additional details Wednesday.