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• Taco Ole manager in Mission arrested for allegedly hiring undocumented workers Play Video

  July 11, 2025 5:38 PM

  A Mexican national residing in Mission illegally was arrested on charges related to illegally hiring, employing and harboring more than a dozen undocumented workers, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. The news release said 39-year-old Juan Ramirez Cortez was a manager... more »

• Suspect in Edinburg police chase extradited from Mexico Play Video

  July 2, 2025 1:46 PM

  A Mexican national wanted in connection with a police chase that ended in a crash has been extradited to Hidalgo County by the Texas Department of Public Safety, according to a news release. The news release said 20-year-old Misael Valdez-Tellez was identified as the driver in a 2023 high-speed... more »

• Alleged human smugglers arrested following vehicle pursuit in Cameron County Play Video

  June 28, 2025 1:47 PM

  Two men were arrested in Cameron County on charges of human smuggling, according to Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson Lt. Chris Olivarez. In a post on X, Olivarez said Mexican national Jesus Yair Hernandez Rojas, who was in the country illegally, was charged with four counts of smuggling... more »

• McAllen man, Mexican national sentenced for drug trafficking

  June 25, 2025 1:47 PM

  A McAllen man and a Mexican national have been sentenced for trafficking narcotics, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Nicholas Ganjei. The news release said 24-year-old Cesar Gonzales, of McAllen, and 40-year-old Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez, a Mexican national in the United States illegally, pleaded... more »

• Mexican national accepts plea deal in connection with San Benito police officer's death Play Video

  June 24, 2025 10:30 AM

  A Mexican national charged in connection with the death of San Benito police officer Lt. Milton Resendez has pleaded guilty to first degree murder. Rodrigo Axel Espinoza Valdez accepted a plea agreement for his involvement in Resendez's death in October 2023. He was one of two suspects accused of... more »

• Man Caught Illegally Crossing Border with Molotov Cocktail Play Video

  June 10, 2019 4:44 PM

  ROMA – A Mexican national accused of trying to sneak into the country with a Molotov cocktail is in custody. Roma police say he was caught illegally crossing the river last Thursday. Fifty-three-year-old Joel Salinas Garcia is now charged with possession of a prohibited weapon. No one... 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 »

• Mexican National Caught Smuggling Cash at Hidalgo Bridge Play Video

  March 29, 2017 12:15 PM

  HIDALGO – A Mexican national is behind bars after being caught trying to cross into Mexico with a gun and more than half-a-million dollars in cash. Customs and Border Protection said Hugo Alejandro Inostroza-Garcia, one of the bus drivers, was trying to cross the Hidalgo Port of Entry. During an... more »

• Undercover Agents Arrest Man Attempting to Purchase High-Powered Weapons Play Video

  February 13, 2017 6:22 PM

  WESLACO – A Mexican national is accused of trying to buy a grenade launcher and other high-powered weapons from an undercover ATF agent. It happened in Cameron County nearly a week ago. The federal agents said Oscar Freddy Garcia met up with an undercover ATF special agent and told that... more »