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• Border Patrol Drug Seizure Yields $806K in Marijuana

  March 28, 2018 5:48 PM

  FRONTON – U.S. Border Patrol agents seized over a dozen bundles of alleged marijuana along the border in Fronton. On Monday, agents assigned to the Rio Grande City station detected several individuals loading bundles into a Chevrolet Avalanche parked near the Rio Grande. When agents approached the truck, the driver... more »

• RGV Sector Chief Says Border Patrol Short Thousands of Agents Play Video

  March 28, 2018 5:02 PM

  WESLACO – Border Patrol Rio Grande Valley sector is understaffed and waiting to see where the new fence projects will be built. In the meantime, their top priority is to get more agents on the ground in South Texas. “Actually, right now we’re about 2,000 agents below what is congressionally... more »

• Border Patrol Rescues Dozens Lost in Texas Brush Play Video

  December 11, 2017 12:19 PM

  WESLACO – U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Laredo sector said they rescued more than 20 people in the country illegally who were trapped due to cold conditions. According to the agency, the rescue efforts happened in Laredo, Hebbronville, Freer and Zapata. They said the immigrants became lost while walking... more »