ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas — Two East Texas men, cousins Darryl Dewayne Mask, 24, of Lufkin, and Adriyel Demille Mask, 41, of Kennard, were arrested following a months-long investigation into the manufacturing and sale of dangerous drugs, including fentanyl, MDMA, methamphetamine, and crack cocaine.
The arrests came after a multi-agency investigation involving the Angelina County Sheriff’s Office, Houston County Sheriff’s Office, Lufkin Police Department, the Angelina County District Attorney’s Office, Texas DPS, FBI Safe Streets Task Force, Homeland Security, ATF, and DEA.
Authorities said Darryl Mask was selling fentanyl and once instructed a buyer to meet him in the parking lot of Lufkin Middle School while classes were in session. On January 13, he was arrested at an apartment complex off Daniel McCall Drive, where deputies found him armed with a Taurus .40 caliber pistol, K-2, and cocaine. As a convicted felon, he also faces charges for unlawful possession of a firearm.
Evidence from the investigation led deputies to a fentanyl pill manufacturing operation in Houston County, operated by Adriyel Mask. Houston County deputies intercepted him in his Dodge Charger on Highway 7, discovering methamphetamine and a Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum revolver in the vehicle.
Afterwards, deputies executed a search warrant on Adriyel Mask’s residence, uncovering:
Commercial-grade pill press and raw materials
Die sets for fentanyl pills
Scales and contaminated mixing materials
Pill tumbler and finished fentanyl pills
Marijuana, MDMA, methamphetamine, crack cocaine, and liquid PCP
A stolen 9mm Sig Sauer pistol
Adriyel Mask faces numerous charges including manufacturing and delivering fentanyl, while Darryl Mask’s bonds total $57,500 and Adriyel Mask’s bonds exceed $500,000.
“Large amounts of fentanyl being sold in Angelina and Houston counties came from Mask’s operation, putting residents at serious risk,” said Angelina County Sheriff Tom Selman. “Law enforcement has issued repeated warnings about the dangers of fentanyl to keep the public safe.”
