EDINBURG – U.S. Border Patrol agents seize more than 550 pounds of marijuana, intercept human smuggling attempts, and disrupt a stash house operation this past weekend.
This morning, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Falfurrias checkpoint referred a tractor trailer to secondary inspection after a service K-9 alerted. During the secondary inspection, agents encountered 20 subjects in the refrigerated trailer hidden among produce.
Yesterday, agents assigned to the Rio Grande City station disrupted a stash house operation that resulted in the apprehension of seven illegal aliens and two caretakers.
On Saturday, agents working at the Falfurrias checkpoint encountered five sub jects hidden in ...