EDINBURG – Rio Grande Valley Sector agents seized more than 900 pounds of marijuana in four separate incidents during a span of five hours.
Late Monday night (1/27/2020), Border Patrol agents seized four bundles of marijuana in a subdivision located in Rio Grande City, Texas. Agents did not encounter any suspects. The abandoned bundles weighed 228 pounds and are valued at $182K.
Shortly after midnight, McAllen agents working in La Joya, Texas, observed three subjects carrying large bundles of marijuana. Agents successfully apprehended all subjects and seized the contraband. The marijuana weighed 117 pounds and is worth $93K. The subjects and narcotics ...