EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents seized more than 1,800 pounds of marijuana in a span of four days.
Agents assigned to the Fort Brown Border Patrol Station responded to suspected illegal activity near Brownsville, Texas. As agents arrived, they observed a Dodge sedan departing the area. When agents attempted to conduct a traffic stop, the driver of the vehicle refused to stop and sped off. The vehicle was later discovered abandoned on the side of the road. A search of the immediate area led to the discovery of five bundles of marijuana. The marijuana weighed ...