Mexican National Facing Drug Charges After High-Speed Chase

Last Update: 6/03 1:14 pm

STARR COUNTY - A 26-year-old Mexican national is now facing state drug charges after a high-speed chase that ended with shots fired.

Twenty-six-year-old Jorge Carrillo of Tampico, Mexico, went before a judge Friday morning. Troopers say they had to open fire Thursday to get the suspect to stop.

Deputies tried pulling him over near Rio Grande City. Troopers eventually joined in the chase that lasted nearly an hour.

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