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Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Agents Stop Cocaine Smuggling Attempts

Release Date
Tue, 02/26/2019

EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents seized over $650K worth of cocaine at the immigration checkpoints. 

Thursday, Falfurrias agents working at the checkpoint referred a vehicle to secondary inspection area and located four bundles of cocaine inside the vehicle. The narcotics weighed over eight pounds, worth an estimated $282K. Agents arrested the driver and passenger.

On Friday, Kingsville agents working at the Sarita checkpoint arrested two United States citizens after finding five bundles of cocaine concealed inside a sports utility vehicle. The cocaine weighed over 11 pounds worth an estimated $378K.

Border Patrol referred both cases for federal prosecution.

The Rio Grande Valley Sector currently has multiple campaigns focused on rescues and danger awareness, such as “Operation Big Rig” and “No Se Arriesgue” to combat smuggling and ultimately save lives. Call 911 to report suspicious activity; “They’re humans, not cargo!”   

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021