EDINBURG — As of late, Border Patrol agents seizing drugs is a daily occurrence in the Rio Grande Valley Sector. Two separate seizures yield over 550 pounds, with an estimated value of $446K.
Last Wednesday afternoon, agents assigned to the McAllen Border Patrol station detected three adult males crossing the river with bundles of marijuana near Penitas, Texas. Several Border Patrol agents, including motorcycle units, responded and disrupted the smuggling attempt. All three subjects fled on an awaiting raft and returned to the Mexican riverbank. Agents seized nine abandoned bundles of marijuana.
Earlier in the day, agents assigned to the Rio Grande ...