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• Several Flee after Border Agents Intercept Smuggling Attempt in Rio Grande City

  January 7, 2020 4:55 PM

  RIO GRANDE CITY – Border Patrol agents seized more than 320 pounds of narcotics Monday in Rio Grande City. Agents intercepted the smuggling attempt after an aerostat spotted “several” people near the border loading a SUV with bundles. When agents stopped the vehicle, the people inside fled. ... more »

• Border Patrol Seizes More Than 300 Pounds of Narcotics Play Video

  December 30, 2019 5:20 PM

  WESLACO – Border Patrol agents were busy over the holiday seizing more than 300 pounds of narcotics in three days. Bundles of marijuana were left behind by smugglers. Agent Dustin Araujo explained it’s not uncommon drug loads are left abandoned, sometimes in neighborhoods. “So in a couple... more »

• Edinburg CISD Police Launch Campaign to Combat Vaping Dangers Play Video

  November 19, 2019 11:04 AM

  EDINBURG – Edinburg school district police are taking on teen vaping through a new awareness campaign launched Tuesday. The effort come amid a spike in student vaping reports. More than 100 incidents have been reported to Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District police over the past year. “We’re... 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 »

• CBP Seizes More Than $3M Worth of Alleged Meth within 4-Day Span Play Video

  March 21, 2019 10:37 AM

  DONNA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $3 million worth of alleged methamphetamine within four days. The first incident occurred Saturday at the Donna International Crossing. A 40-year-old female Mexican citizen was referred for a secondary inspection, which led to the discovery of 38... 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 »

• Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly $700K Worth of Marijuana within Days

  February 28, 2019 5:26 PM

  NEAR RIO GRANDE CITY – Within a few days, Border Patrol seized nearly $685,000 worth of marijuana in six separate narcotic smuggling attempts. On Wednesday, agents working near La Rosita seized three bundles of marijuana worth an estimated $218,000. On Thursday morning, agents near La Casita observed several... more »

• CBP Seizes Nearly $600K Worth of Alleged Marijuana Within 3 Days

  February 26, 2019 11:28 AM

  PHARR – U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized more than $587,000 worth of marijuana in two separate incidents this past week. CBP officers at the Pharr International Bridge found 343 packages of alleged marijuana hidden within a trailer on Feb. 19. A commercial shipment of fresh avocados arrived... more »

• Local Man's Land Taken by Gov't While in Jail Play Video

  February 25, 2019 9:11 PM

  RIO GRANDE CITY – A local man says the federal government took a portion of his land while he was serving time in jail in 2008. Jesse Clarke says he received a letter a few months ago notifying him the government wants nearly 11 acres of his land for... more »

• McAllen Police Seize Candy Laced with Marijuana Play Video

  February 20, 2019 12:18 PM

  UPDATE (2/22): Drug Enforcement Administration agents say candy laced with marijuana is a rarity in the Rio Grande Valley. They tell CHANNEL 5 NEWS such products are sold in states where marijuana is legal. They believe these candies came from one of those states. "A lot of... more »

• Donna Police Find $30,000 in 18-Wheeler Play Video

  January 18, 2019 5:21 PM

  DONNA – Authorities found $30,000 worth of cash hidden in an 18-wheeler. The Donna Police Department tells CHANNEL 5 NEWS a multi-agency investigation led to the bust. Police Sgt. Adrian Hooks says the driver of the 18-wheeler was arrested. He believes this arrest could lead to more... more »