Texas Border Business
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – Yesterday, Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents and law enforcement partners, seized over 1,450 pounds of marijuana, valued at more than $1.1M, all in Starr County, Texas. A cache of weapons and ammunition were also discovered at one of the five failed narcotics smuggling events.
Yesterday, Rio Grande City (RGC) Border Patrol agents observed a vehicle leaving an area of river known for narcotic smuggling near La Casita, Texas. As agents responded to the area and were looking for the vehicle, a concerned citizen called to report a vehicle unloading what seemed to be bundles of narcotics into a property nearby.
Agents responded to the area and located several bundles of marijuana abandoned. Agents searched the immediate area for the vehicle, however, it could not be located. The marijuana seized weighed over 540 pounds and is valued at more than $437K.
Yesterday evening, RGV agents with the assistance of Texas Rangers, received information of two houses located in La Casitas, Texas, possibly being used for illegal activities. Upon arrival, at the first location, authorities discovered two bundles of marijuana. As agents and Texas Rangers moved toward the second location, they observed two subjects attempting to abscond into the brush.
After a thorough search, the subjects were apprehended. A search of the property resulted in the discovery of several boxes of assault rifles (AR-15’s), handguns, ammunition, and 14 bundles of marijuana. All subjects, narcotics, firearms, and ammunition were transported to the Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station for processing. The marijuana weighed more than 95 pounds and is valued at over $76k.
Yesterday afternoon, agents assigned to RGC, discovered six bundles of marijuana abandoned in the brush near La Grulla, Texas, in two separate events. The marijuana from the two seizures weighed approximately 300 pounds and is worth more than $240K.
Last night, agents received information that several subjects were loading suspected narcotics into a vehicle near the Rio Grande in Garceno, Texas. The vehicle was last reported leaving the area at a high rate of speed towards U.S. Highway 83.
As Agents and DPS responded to the area, they observed the load vehicle had rolled over near the Garceno Road and FM 649 intersection. The driver was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure and subsequently transferred to the RGC station. The marijuana seized weighed more than 510 pounds and is valued at more than $400K.
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