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• Records: Former Hidalgo County detention center employee worked with Weslaco murder suspect to smuggle drugs Play Video

  September 18, 2025 5:35 PM

  A detention officer was smuggling drugs into the Hidalgo County detention center and delivering them to an inmate charged with murder, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Channel 5 News. Ronaldo Rodriguez was identified by the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office as the former detention center employee accused as... more »

• Authorities Seize Over 1,000 Synthetic Marijuana Packets, Thousands in Cash Play Video

  July 11, 2018 5:45 PM

  ALAMO – Over 1,000 bags of synthetic marijuana were seized this week. The Alamo Police Department Major Crimes Unit says the raids resulted in five arrests. About $27,000 worth of synthetic pot and over $6,000 in cash were confiscated from two homes in McAllen and Pharr. KRGV’s Angelo Vargas reached... more »