U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers made a significant seizure of methamphetamine. The narcotics were hidden within a shipment of vegetables, including cabbage, tomatillo, and cilantro. A tractor trailer was stopped and referred to secondary inspection, leading to the discovery of the concealed methamphetamine.
The seizure consisted of 1,164 packages of alleged methamphetamine, weighing a total of 2,815.30 pounds. The estimated value of the seized narcotics is around $25,167,000.
Further details of the incident are available from the source, including the circumstances surrounding the seizure. The incident occurred on September 8.
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Roy Rodriguez, the interim head of the Harlingen Water Works, visited the Valley Storm Team show to discuss the future of desalination in the Rio Grande Valley. Chief meteorologist Bryan Hale joined in on the conversation with Rodriguez about t...
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With college football in full swing, proponents of the Protect College Sports Act have launched an all-out blitz to push the legislation through the Senate before the chamber breaks in the coming weeks. The bill aims to put guardrails around escalating spending in college sports ...
O LMITO — A man accused of killing four people over the weekend was given no bond during an arraignment Monday afternoon. Christian Joel Maldonado Pacheco, 25, stood before state District Court Judge Janet Leal at the Cameron County Carrizales-Rucker Detention Center and received...
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By Milla Surjadi | The Dallas Morning News (TNS) A greater percentage of Texas professors want to leave the state this year than last year, citing its political climate and concerns about censorship, according to a recent survey conducted by the American Association of University...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A bookie who collected nearly $3.8 million from high-rollers in South Texas pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge on Monday. Marco Antonio Cardenas, 48, of Mission — and other people who participated in the conspiracy — received nearly $3....
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Jaime Ayala J aime Ayala is going back to North Texas. The Edinburg police chief announced his retirement Monday, which will be effective Oct. 30. “Serving as Police Chief in the city where I grew up has been the absolute honor of my career,” Ayala said in a news release. “I am d...
R URAL HIDALGO COUNTY — A group of 19 women sat side by side, laughing and telling stories as they waited to start their Strengthening Families class — a faith based course lasting 12 weeks that’s designed to help parents in colonias heal from trauma, strengthen core parenting ca...
E dinburg has revised the health insurance premiums that alarmed city employees, dramatically reducing increases after the city found a way to shoulder a projected hike in healthcare costs. Mayor Omar Ochoa addressed the changes in a mayoral address posted to Facebook last Thursd...
Joe Salazar T he Mission Economic Development Corporation has named its financial officer as acting chief executive officer Thursday. Joe Salazar’s appointment was effective Wednesday, just two days before former CEO Teclo Garcia’s last day with the organization. Garcia announced...
OLMITO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two deadly family shootings in the Rio Grande Valley this year have raised questions about a rare but devastating form of violence: familicide. Familicide, sometimes referred to as family annihilation, occurs when a person kills multiple members of...
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The trade sending Kawhi Leonard back to Toronto is finally going forward, with the Raptors and Los Angeles Clippers agreeing to complete the deal that was agreed to earlier this summer, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Monday. The deal will be the same as what was...
