FALFURRIAS – U.S. Border Patrol K-9 team leads agents to cocaine smuggling attempt. Agents working at the Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint boarded a passenger bus to conduct immigration inspections on all occupants. During the inspection, a Border Patrol K-9 alerted to the back of the bus prompting agents to ask all passengers to exit the bus for a closer investigation. Inside the restroom of the bus, agents located a small baggie of marijuana and an abandoned backpack containing more than 40 pounds of cocaine. The drugs have an estimated street value of $1.4M. Even with the spread of the COVID-19 virus, human ...