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Man who jumped bail busted with 253 pounds of meth at the border

For Mauricio Paez, only 22 years old, things have gone from bad to worse since he was first arrested and charged in 2020 for possession of less than two ounces of pot.He was arrested last Thursday, according to a federal criminal complaint, trying to drive his F-150 across the Hidalgo International Bridge with methamphetamine hidden inside a secret compartment inside the truck’s gas tank.Given that fact, it’s unlikely that he will make his bond forfeiture trial set up at the Hidalgo County Court March 9, after he skipped bail last year, tied to the marijuana bust dating back to August ...

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