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• Customs Officers Seize More Than $700K at Hidalgo International Bridge Play Video

  September 26, 2019 4:29 PM

  HIDALGO - More than $700,000 were intercepted at the Hidalgo International Bridge. According to authorities, they found the cash hidden in a bus bound for Mexico. Customs officers seized 32 bundles, mostly 20 dollar bills. Homeland Security Investigations is now in charge of the case. more »

• CBP Arrest 2 Men Using Documents Not Their Own at Hidalgo Bridge Play Video

  August 27, 2019 4:33 PM

  HIDALGO – Two men from Mexico are now facing charges after they both tried to pass off documents as theirs at the Hidalgo International Bridge. The documents were real, but they didn't belong to the people trying to use them. Less than an hour later, at the same... more »

• Changes at Hidalgo Bridge to Accommodate Commuters Attending School Play Video

  August 21, 2019 12:05 PM

  HIDALGO – Daily operations at the Hidalgo International Bridge will change next week to help commuters who cross daily to attend schools in the U.S. The goal by Customs and Border Protection is to get legal crossers through faster, especially in the mornings for those attending school. Starting... more »

• Cuban Man Faces Federal Charges after Jumping Border Bridge Barrier Play Video

  June 4, 2019 11:57 AM

  HIDALGO – A Cuban man is facing federal charges for trying to run into the U.S. at a Rio Grande Valley bridge. It happened at the Hidalgo port of entry Monday. According to a court document, the man jumped over a barrier and ran from the Mexican side... more »

• Edinburg Man Caught Smuggling Liquid Meth at Port of Entry Play Video

  May 31, 2019 12:13 PM

  HIDALGO – An Edinburg man is behind bars for trying to smuggle more than $1.5 million worth of liquid meth into the country. The bust happened Wednesday at the Hidalgo International Bridge. Officers found the packages of the highly addictive drug hidden within a track driven be a... more »

• Hidalgo Confiscating Bikes Left at Intl. Bridge Play Video

  May 13, 2019 5:13 PM

  HIDALGO - People riding into the U.S. from Mexico on bikes explain they’re being left stranded and forced to walk back. They bike over the bridge and park them nearby and take busses to where they need to go; by the time they get back their bikes are gone.... more »

• Federal Agents Possibly Preparing for Migrant Group at Int’l Bridge Play Video

  May 9, 2019 11:21 PM

  HIDALGO – U.S. officials asked Mexico to place some federal agents on the Hidalgo International Bridge, according to our media partners in Reynosa. A CHANNEL 5 NEWS crew waited at that bridge for hours but was unable to spot activity. We were sent a photo of agents –... more »

• Shelters in Mexico Overwhelmed with Asylum Seekers Play Video

  May 9, 2019 10:25 PM

  UPDATE (5/10): The pastor at Senda de Vida Church and Shelter says he thought two of the migrants there had smallpox but it turns out they actually have chicken pox. ----- WESLACO – Local authorities say there’s not enough room for migrants; now we’re hearing the same from... more »

• CBP Arrest Man Attempting to Smuggle Nearly $1M in Methamphetamine

  March 15, 2019 12:48 PM

  HIDALGO – A man was arrested at the Hidalgo International Bridge after attempting to smuggle methamphetamine Wednesday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the 44-year-old Mexican national was referred to secondary inspection on the bridge when K9 officers alerted officials. CBP discovered $940,000 worth of methamphetamine, weighing 47... more »

• Hidalgo Man Faces Charges following Attempt to Smuggle More Than $1 Million

  February 21, 2019 4:59 PM

  HIDALGO – A Hidalgo man was in federal court Thursday on charges connected to him trying to smuggle in more than $1 million into Mexico. Investigators say they caught him at the Hidalgo International Bridge. The cash was reportedly hidden in a speaker box in the trunk of... more »

• More Than $370K in Cocaine Seized at Hidalgo Bridge

  March 26, 2018 2:30 PM

  HIDALGO – A man was arrested after more than 19 packages containing alleged cocaine was found in his vehicle. The Mexican national arrived at the Hidalgo International Bridge on Wednesday, Mar. 21 driving a black 2007 Ford Five Hundred. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers referred him to secondary inspection... more »

• Man Wanted for Kidnapping Detained While Trying to Flee to Mexico

  February 23, 2018 12:01 PM

  HIDALGO – A man wanted for kidnapping in Edinburg was taken into custody Monday as he tried to flee the country. U.S. Customs and Border Protection say the driver of an SUV was referred to a secondary station at the Hidalgo International Bridge. A fingerprint check was conducted on 37-year-old... more »

• CBP Foils 2 Drug Smuggling Attempts at Hidalgo International Bridge

  December 26, 2017 12:46 PM

  HIDALGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection said more than 40 pounds of alleged meth and cocaine were seized over the weekend. On Saturday, Dec. 23, a 47-year-old Dallas woman crossing the Hidalgo International Bridge as a pedestrian was referred to further inspection. CBP officers discovered four packages of alleged... more »