NEAR RIO GRANDE CITY – Border Patrol agents say several suspects escaped during a smuggling attempt but not before they splashed a vehicle into the Rio Grande.

The seizure happened on Sunday when agents detected several individuals loading bundles of drugs into a small Toyota SUV near Escobares.

As Border Patrol units approached the area, the driver of the truck “splashed” the vehicle into the river and swam back to Mexico.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection press release states 63 bundles of alleged marijuana were found inside the vehicle after the truck was recovered.

The drugs, which weighed over 900 pounds, have an estimated street value of $743,000, says CBP.

The vehicle and narcotics were turned over to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force.