Texas Border Business
EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents working at the Border Patrol Checkpoints seize marijuana and methamphetamine in two separate incidents.
On Saturday morning, agents working at the Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint referred a Ford F250 to the secondary inspection area. During the inspection, agents discovered several bundles of marijuana concealed within the vehicle. Agents arrested the driver and passenger and took them into the checkpoint for further processing. The marijuana weighed more than 150 pounds with an estimated street value of $121K.
Yesterday afternoon, agents working at the Javier Vega, Jr Border Patrol Checkpoint referred a Nissan Altima to the secondary inspection area after a Border Patrol K9 alerted to the vehicle. During the secondary inspection, agents located two bundles of meth concealed inside the vehicle. Agents arrested the driver and escorted him into the checkpoint for processing. The meth weighed over 35 pounds and has an estimated street value of $1.2M.
Border Patrol turned both cases over to the Drug Enforcement Administration for federal prosecution.
Even with the spread of the COVID-19 virus, human smugglers continue to try these brazen attempts with zero regard for the lives they endanger nor to the health of the citizens of our great nation. The U.S. Border Patrol agents of the Rio Grande Valley Sector will continue to safeguard the nation and community against these criminal elements.
