Tag: Crime
Man sentenced to nearly 6 years for ‘priority load’ of cocaine
A 50-year-old Mexican man has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for attempting to smuggle nearly 200 pounds of cocaine to Atlanta.
Alamo murder suspect booked into Hidalgo County jail
A 41-year-old Donna man accused of murdering a woman has been booked into the Hidalgo County Adult Detention Center after being medically cleared from the hospital.
Person of interest ID’d in congresswoman’s office vandalism
The McAllen Police Department has released photos of a person of interest in the vandalism of U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz's office.
Member of private border wall family indicted on manslaughter charge
A 26-year-old Mercedes man who had been accused of driving drunk and killing a 47-year-old man in a Weslaco crash has instead been indicted on a charge of manslaughter.
El Salvadorian man convicted trying to strangle Border Patrol agent
A 20-year-old El Salvadorian was convicted by a federal jury Wednesday for assaulting a Border Patrol agent in June.
Texas Medicaid recipients may be part of massive data breach
Texas Medicaid recipients are the latest victims of a massive data breach at the third-party file transfer platform MOVEit, UMass Chan Medical School announced Thursday.
8 dead in crash after police chased a suspected human smuggler, Texas officials say
AUSTIN (AP) — Eight people died Wednesday when the driver of a car suspected of carrying smuggled migrants fled police and smashed into an oncoming vehicle on a South Texas highway.
San Juan woman accused of being mastermind behind fatal McAllen burglary
A San Juan woman was arrested last Friday for her alleged role in a burglary that turned deadly after one of the assailants was stabbed in the chest.
McAllen man convicted of smuggling, holding people hostage at gunpoint
A 25-year-old McAllen man has been convicted by a federal jury on multiple counts of hostage taking, smuggling and weapon charges, according to a news release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.
Trusted traveler busted with cocaine at Hidalgo International Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Saturday said it intercepted $91,800 in cocaine concealed in a woman’s purse and strapped to her body at the Hidalgo International Bridge.
