The state is now investigating the strange smell that was coming from a former quarry site in Mission

Residents living downwind from a property off of Abram and Western roads say it's been an ongoing problem.

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The property is an old gravel pit. Officials with Hidalgo County Precinct 3 said it also used to be an old garbage dump.

The state's Attorney General's Office will now be looking into the matter. Channel 5 News has reached out to the office for more information, but have yet to receive any comment.