Border Patrol Agents Seize Over 1,000 Pounds of Loco Weed
EDINBURG, TX – On Wednesday, Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Border Patrol agents seized over 1,100 pounds of marijuana, valued at over $886K.
Early Wednesday morning, an agent from the Fort Brown (FTB) Border Patrol Station advised nearby agents that he had a visual of three subjects carrying bundles approaching the levee in Brownsville, TX. FTB agents responded to the area and seized three bundles of marijuana. While searching the area, the agents observed the three subjects return to Mexico. The weight of the marijuana was nearly 99 pounds with an estimated value $79K.
Shortly thereafter, on the other side of the Rio Grande Valley, Rio Grande City Border Patrol agents working near Garceno, Texas, noticed shoe prints leading into an area with thick vegetation. After following the shoe prints into the thicket, they discovered seven abandoned bundles of marijuana. An extensive search of the area, revealed no suspec