On Monday, Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Troopers discovered 70 bundles of cocaine in the back of a BMW SUV after responding to a two-vehicle crash on US 83 and Suntex Road, west of Rio Grande City.

Upon arrival, DPS troopers found three burlap sacks containing the drugs, with a street value of over $3.3 million.

According to DPS, the driver turned himself into Starr County Sheriff's Deputies and is facing drug possession charges.

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AUSTIN – On Monday, 5/31/2021, @TxDPS Highway Patrol Troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on US 83 and Suntex Road, just west of Rio Grande City, Texas. pic.twitter.com/eajv4vDA3S

— Texas DPS (@TxDPS) June 3, 2021