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• Cameron County authorities to crackdown on THC cartridges during spring break Play Video

  March 2, 2020 10:38 PM

  SOUTH PADRE ISLAND – South Padre Island is getting ready for spring break. Luis Saenz, Cameron County district attorney, says authorities busted many spring breakers with THC oil last year. Officials will now target this heavily used drug. THC is one of the main chemicals in marijuana that... more »

• FDA approves drug that lowers cholesterol in a new way

  February 23, 2020 12:37 PM

  By LINDA A. JOHNSON Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. regulators on Friday approved a new type of cholesterol-lowering drug aimed at millions of people who can’t tolerate — or don’t get enough help from — widely used statin pills like Lipitor and Crestor. The... more »

• Nearly 50 Pounds of Synthetic Marijuana Seized in Mission Play Video

  August 20, 2019 11:11 PM

  MISSION – Three people are behind bars after Hidalgo County sheriff's deputies seized nearly 50 pounds of synthetic marijuana. Authorities say they found more than 1,300 pre-packaged envelopes of the drug at the Tiwana Country Store and a house in Mission. They also seized two guns and 130,000... more »

• Donna ISD Officers Now Armed with Narcan Play Video

  May 8, 2019 4:38 PM

  DONNA – Officers at Donna Independent School District are now armed with Narcan. Narcan is the brand name for naloxone, the drug used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. The drug was developed so first responders, parents and teachers could administer the nasal spray with little... more »

• DPS Troopers Now Carrying Narcan Kits Play Video

  April 11, 2019 10:28 PM

  WESLACO – Department of Public Safety troopers have a new life-saving tool in the form of a drug. As of Thursday, every trooper is carrying a narcan kit. Narcan is used to block the effects of opioids and reverse overdose symptoms. We’re told a trooper came across... more »

• Informant Hired to Catch Former Police Chief Caught Stealing Money Play Video

  February 19, 2019 4:41 PM

  UPDATE (3/4): The trial for the former La Joya police chief is underway. New developments show the informant used to catch Geovani Hernandez, stole money himself. Hernandez is accused of allegedly intentionally scouting and assisting in drug trafficking. During Monday's testimony, a Homeland Security special agent told... more »

• Law Enforcement Working to End Juvenile Drug Smuggling Play Video

  February 11, 2019 10:25 PM

  WESLACO – The Cameron County District Attorney says the number of prosecutions of juvenile smugglers from Mexico has to increase. District Attorney Luis Saenz says minors from Mexico are being paid by Mexican cartels to smuggle drugs. "Border Patrol was forced to do nothing more than catch them,... more »

• Man Allegedly Smuggles Drugs through Gulf of Mexico to SPI Play Video

  February 1, 2019 5:09 PM

  SOUTH PADRE ISLAND – Border Patrol officials say drug smuggling activity is holding steady in the lower Rio Grande Valley areas. Criminals are utilizing the Gulf of Mexico to get their loads across. One of those loads made it all the way to South Padre Island this week.... more »