EDINBURG — U.S. Border Patrol Agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector continue to encounter criminals with firearms. Kingsville agents working at the Javier Vega, Jr. Checkpoint referred the driver of a Nissan sedan to the secondary inspection area due to a K-9 alert. During the inspection, agents found a small quantity of cocaine, a 9 mm pistol and a loaded 30 round magazine. Agents arrested the driver and escorted her to the station for processing. Border Patrol turned the case over to the Kenedy County Sheriff’s Office. That same day, Falfurrias agents discovered a firearm and a loaded magazine after a ...