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On Jan. 11, Wheaton High School staff contacted student Berniz Garza-Mayorga who had a strong smell of marijuana, officials say. They escorted him to the main office to do a consented self-search, and during that search, staff discovered a loaded handgun and marijuana.
The firearm was taken away and school administrators called the police. Upon arrival Montgomery County Police arrested Garza-Mayorga and he was charged with multiple weapons offenses.
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