Edinburg, Texas ─ U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector confiscated more than $7.2 million in narcotics in multiple seizures over the past four days.
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The
largest of the seizures took place early Saturday morning when a man
driving a truck hauling boxes of candy approached the Sarita Checkpoint
on U.S. Highway 77 for an immigration inspection. During the inspection,
a Border Patrol K-9 detected the presence of contraband within the
cargo area of the vehicle. Inside the truck agents found more than 2,300
pounds of marijuana, with an estimated value of more than $1.8 million.
The driver and the marijuana were turned over to the Drug Enforcement
Administration.
Another large seizure
was made Monday night near Escobares, Texas, when agents assigned to the
Rio Grande City Station saw several people walking north away from the
Rio Grande carrying large bundles of marijuana. When approached by
agents, the smugglers dropped the bundles and fled into the thick brush,
leaving behind more than 630 pounds of marijuana.
Additional
seizures from Friday through Monday brought the total amount of
narcotics seized to more than 6,600 pounds of marijuana and nearly 60
pounds of cocaine.
The narcotics will be turned over to the appropriate agencies for further investigation.
To report suspicious activity, call the Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector’s toll-free telephone number at (800) 863-9382.
U.S.
Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the
Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and
protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of
entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out
of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
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