EDINBURG – U.S. Border Patrol agent’s disrupted four narcotic smuggling attempts over the weekend.
On Saturday, Weslaco agents responded to a call from a concerned citizen regarding a suspicious male subject near Pharr, Texas. Agents responded and discovered six bundles of marijuana weighing over 139 pounds worth an estimated $111K. A further search for the subject yielded negative results.
A short while later, Rio Grande City agents responded to a report of several subjects running away from a pickup truck with bundles of narcotics near Roma, Texas. As agents approached, the vehicle traveled north in an attempt to avoid apprehension. Agents activated ...