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Texas Police Recover $272K Precious Metal Shipment; Two Charged with Cargo Theft

Sealy police in Austin County arrested two men after intercepting a theft of 32,000 pounds of precious metal valued at approximately $272,000. Rahual Phore, 25, and Virender Phore, 36, face first-degree felony cargo-theft charges. Officers stopped the suspects as they attempted to leave a business on Northwest I-10 Frontage Road with the shipment. Investigators linked the 18-wheeler to an earlier incident at the same location. The vehicle and trailer remain in police custody pending possible seizure. Sealy sits at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Texas Highway 36, a major commercial corridor roughly 50 miles west of Houston. Patrol officers, investigators, and K-9 units collaborated on the case. Police expect additional charges as the investigation progresses.