$9.3 Million in Cocaine seized at Texas Border

Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol agents seize more than $9.3 million worth of cocaine

09/03/2015 01:39 PM EDT

FALFURRIAS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector seized nearly 300 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of more than $9.3 million, early Thursday morning. The seizure occurred when a man driving a tractor-trailer...

Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Seizes 1,100 Pounds of Marijuana

09/03/2015 04:05 PM EDT

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents working in the Del Rio Sector seized more than 1,100 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated value of more than $895,000 in three different incidents. “The men and women of the Del Rio Sector Border Patrol...

Office of Air and Marine and Border Patrol cooperation nets marijuana hidden inside wooden posts

09/03/2015 02:37 PM EDT

McAllen Border Patrol Agents extracting Marijuana from fence posts LA JOYA, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol agents seized nearly 500 pounds of marijuana early Wednesday morning that was hidden inside hollowed out wooden posts. “As our...

Border Patrol Discovers Meth Laced in Mexican Candy

09/03/2015 05:18 PM EDT

SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station arrested two suspected drug smugglers at the Highway 86 checkpoint after discovering packages of candy laced with methamphetamine in their vehicle on Wednesday...