Border Patrol foils marijuana cargo

EL PASO, Texas – Persistence paid off for U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Paso Sector when agents working the southwest quadrant of New Mexico and west Texas uncovered marijuana valued at $566,736 on Dec. 30, 2012 and Jan. 1, 2013.

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Cartel-Related Murder Trials to Begin in El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – A February trial date has been set for two people accused of involvement in a 2009 drug cartel-related murder in El Paso. The El Paso Times reports a February trial date has been set for 19-year-old Juan Gerardo Garcia Jr., and 2…

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Report says More Illegal Immigrants are Dying
McALLEN - A recently released report on deaths and saves of illegal immigrants has sparked an ask for action from the Guatemalan consulate in McAllen. "Authorities, the community and the coyotes ... Residents North of Donna Say Crime is on the Rise
HIDALGO COUNTY - Residents of a neighborhood north of Donna say crime is on the rise. The statements come in the wake of a kidnapping in that area. "It's scary, because ... El Paso Border Patrol agents find nearly 80 pounds of marijuana at Alamogordo checkpoint
[caption id="attachment_68862" align="alignright" width="300"] El Paso Border Patrol agents found nearly 80 pounds of marijuana in this car at the U.S. 54 checkpoint near Alamogordo. (U.S. Border Patrol El Paso ... Border Patrol scores big pot busts
Large marijuana stashes found, suspects arrested in two different busts Agents this week scored big pot busts along the Texas-Mexico border and arrested the drug smuggling suspects. The biggest bust ... Security Tightened at Hidalgo Courthouse for Cartel Trial
EDINBURG - Security will be heightened at an Hidalgo County courthouse for the trial of an alleged Gulf cartel member. Jose Luis Alvarez is accused in the attempted murder of an ... Border Patrol: Two Illegal Immigrants Caught During Search
Hidalgo County - Border Patrol Agents searched for undocumented immigrants in high brush area. CHANNEL 5 NEWS was there when U.S. Border Patrol Agents found two illegal immigrants they were searching ... Marijuana Found in Strawberry Load
HIDALGO COUNTY - Customs and Border Protection officers on Tuesday seized more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana in Pharr. The bundles of drugs were stashed in a load of frozen strawberries. ... Officials: Smugglers Abandoning More Children
McALLEN - The Salvadoran consul is trying to reunite a 9-year-old with her family after she was abandoned Saturday on the banks of the Rio Grande. Border Patrol officials said they ...
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