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• DEA Cracking Down on Counterfeit Pills Containing Controlled Substances Play Video

  November 5, 2019 10:02 PM

  WESLACO – The Drug Enforcement Administration is cracking down on counterfeit pills nationwide. Many of the "fakes" are testing positive for fentanyl, a man made substance that is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine. All it takes is 2 milligrams to cause... more »

• K-9 Officer Finds Heroin in Chess Board Play Video

  May 13, 2019 10:11 PM

  BROWNSVILLE - A man arrested after allegedly hiding drugs in a board game. The drugs were found during a traffic stop in a truck driven by Raymond Allen Piercy back in April. more »

• CBP Seizes $700K Worth of Heroin at Int’l Bridge Play Video

  April 23, 2019 4:48 PM

  HIDALGO – U.S Customs and Border Protection seized $700,000 worth of heroin at a port of entry. Authorities made the bust last Thursday at the Hidalgo International Bridge. They found the drugs, weighed at 34 pounds, hidden inside a truck. The driver, a 42-year-old woman from Rio... more »

• Authorities Searching for Man Allegedly Associated with Gulf Cartel Play Video

  February 26, 2019 3:59 PM

  MISSION – Agents are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of a Mission man believed to be associated with the Gulf Cartel. The FBI is offering $25,000 for information on Juan Alberto Mendez. Mendez is accused of racketeering crimes including attempted murder, murder, kidnapping resulting... more »