One Austin man plead guilty to felony drug possession Thursday, while another man plead guilty to felony forgery in a case stemming from a large narcotics bust late last month.

Jose Guadalupe Garcia-Diaz, Jr., 33, will be sentenced April 16 on one count of second-degree drug possession. Four other charges against him, including a count of felony forgery, were dismissed as part of the plea agreement.

Another man, 25-year-old Andres Cordova-Lopez, plead guilty to felony forgery. A felony drug charge was dismissed. He also is scheduled for sentencing on April 16.

Two others, 28-year-old Jose Juan Cordova and 26-year-old Gabriela Cordova Garcia, both pleaded not guilty to various criminal charges stemming from the case.

According to a criminal complaint, the bust occurred Feb. 23 after an early morning traffic stop that same day. The stop was initiated because an Austin officer confronted a parked vehicle outside the Center Court Apartments on 25th Street Southwest that had revoked plates.

The officer confronted two people inside the vehicle, later identified as Garcia-Diaz and Garcia. The cop also noticed several open bottles of alcohol inside and asked the driver, Garcia-Diaz, to exit the vehicle.

Garcia-Diaz refused and eventually had to be forcibly removed from the car. He was patted down, at which point the cop found 14 grams of methamphetamine in several bags in Garcia-Diaz’s pockets.

Cordova Garcia also resisted arrest, and a second officer had to use a chemical irritant spray to get her to exit the vehicle. When she was handcuffed, the cop searched her bag, which was on the floor of the car. Inside, he found 50 grams of meth, four grams of cocaine and roughly $23,000 in cash, the complaint states.

The suspects were taken to jail for questioning. The two identified themselves as Valerie Ann Garcia and Roberto Herrerra, and they said they were married. A detective, who recognized the vehicle they were in from an ongoing investigation, also recognized the two names as aliases.

Based on that information, a search of the apartment on 25th Street was conducted at around 5 a.m. Tuesday morning. Three separate units were searched, the first of which appeared to belong to the couple detained during the traffic stop. The room was found in a state of disarray, with a number of meth pipes and old containers found scattered throughout, the complaint states.

In a nearby unit, four adults and two children were found, one of whom was Cordova, who was later charged with perjury for lying on an I-9 document that identified him as Miguel Leal. Cordova said he had worked under the Leal name at Quality Pork Processors in Austin. He also said he was not involved with drug trafficking, though he acknowledged his sister was, the complaint states.

The third apartment unit was found occupied by two adults and one child. Inside, authorities found a sock under a bed containing nearly $18,000. A trace amount of meth and an additional $2,300 cash were also found, the complaint states.

The room belonged to Lopez who told authorities that he didn’t know who the cash belonged to.

Those at the apartment complex said they believed Garcia was involved in drug trafficking.