Law enforcement officers have had a hectic month along the Texas border.
On Friday, a routine traffic stop in Hidalgo County escalated into a significant drug bust.
A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) State Trooper conducted a thorough search of the vehicle he had pulled over and made a significant discovery. Inside the vehicle, he found an astonishing 133 pounds of cocaine, which is estimated to have a street value of $1.2 million. The individuals responsible for smuggling the drugs turned out to be a father and son from Reynosa, Mexico. After their arrest, they were taken into custody and now face multiple felony charges as they await their trial in the Hidalgo County Jail.
This drug bust comes after a hectic week of drug seizures that I previously wrote about here.
Often, the smugglers refuse to stop when approached by DPS Troopers. This puts the troopers in a perilous pursuit near Laredo.
Smuggler chases like the one mentioned in the previous paragraph are not uncommon. Here’s a video showcasing another incident where an armed smuggler tried to escape from DPS Troopers earlier this month in Maverick County.
In El Paso, FBI agents and city police officers conducted a raid on a hotel room and apprehended a confirmed cartel member who was wanted for murder in Mexico. Additionally, law enforcement officers uncovered a cache of weapons in the suspect’s hotel room.
FBI agents and Border Patrol agents at the International Border in El Paso handed over the murder suspect, who is also a member of a cartel, to Mexican authorities.
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