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Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Seizes over $700K worth of Marijuana

Release Date
Fri, 12/07/2018

EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents disrupted six separate narcotic smuggling attempts and seized over 900 pounds of marijuana.

On Thursday, agents observed narcotic smugglers scale the border fence near Brownsville, Texas. As responding agents arrived to the area, the smugglers abandoned the marijuana and swam back to Mexico. The seized bundles weighed nearly 80 pounds, worth an estimated $64K.

Later that day, Brownsville agents observed several subjects carrying bundles of marijuana near the near the Rio Grande. As agents approached the group, the smugglers dropped their bundles and absconded to Mexico. The marijuana weighed nearly 100 pounds, worth an estimated $80K.

In addition, on Wednesday, agents seized 722 pounds of marijuana in four separate incidents valued at an estimated $578K. 

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021