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CBP finds nearly 122 pounds of cocaine in concrete blocks at Pharr bridge

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted $930,000 worth of alleged cocaine last Friday.

Former Starr County JP pleads guilty to drug trafficking

A former Starr County justice of the peace on Monday pleaded guilty to his role in a drug trafficking organization that worked on behalf of the Gulf Cartel.

Truck driver arrested at Falfurrias checkpoint for attempting to smuggle 19 people

A truck driver was arrested Thursday after Border Patrol agents at the Falfurrias checkpoint discovered 19 people illegally present in the United States inside the sleeper area of his tractor-trailer truck, according to a criminal complaint.

Progreso mayor arrested on federal drug trafficking charges

Homeland Security Investigations special agents on Monday morning arrested Progreso Mayor Gerardo Alanis on federal drug charges.

Mission police officer shot in stable condition; suspect critical

A Mission police officer was shot Saturday in an incident that remains under investigation, according to Chief Cesar Torres.

Delivery driver found with marijuana at Edinburg juvenile detention center arrested

A Buster Lind Produce delivery driver was arrested on March 4 after inspectors with the Office of Inspector General at the Texas Juvenile Justice Department discovered marijuana in his possession, according to a Thursday news release from the OIG.

Lockdown lifted at UTRGV Harlingen campus following altercation in VA parking lot

HARLINGEN — UTRGV’s campus here was placed on lockdown Thursday morning after the university reported on social media about a “possible armed intruder.”

Brownsville man sentenced to 50 years for fatal stabbing

A 32-year-old Brownsville man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for a fatal stabbing in 2022 during an auto theft.

Mission man arrested for starving dog tied to short chain for two weeks

A 71-year-old Mission man was arrested Tuesday after a neighbor tipped off police regarding his dog who was tied to a tree “with a chain with very little slack, no food, water or proper shelter,” according to a probable cause affidavit.

Dead body found in rural Alamo believed to be missing woman

A dead body discovered on Sunday in rural Alamo has been “tentatively” determined to be a woman who had been reported missing since February, according to a Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office news release.