PHARR — The City of Pharr announced today that its police department is headed in a new direction after Chief Jose Luengo was removed as head of the city's law enforcement department. The city would like to thank Chief Luengo for his service and leadership to the City of Pharr. More information regarding the city's decision on future leadership will be made available soon.
EDINBURG — Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector stop two smuggling attempts in Starr County that resulted in the seizure of 345 lbs. of marijuana with an estimated value of $276K.
BROWNSVILLE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged cocaine. CBP officers discovered the narcotics, valued at approximately $88,400, hidden within a 2010 Dodge Caliber.
When I first got to the RGV in 1979, the pilots flying contraband into Mexico were living large. A hundred grand a year when money was real money instead of just inflated paper. They were also getting killed at a pretty high rate. I knew more than a few of them, and I used to give them their biennial flight reviews (now simply called a Flight Review; required of current pilots every two years under the supervision of a CFI who then has to endorse their logbook).
EDINBURG — A smuggler crashed the vehicle he was using to transport illegal aliens, resulting in numerous injuries.
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