Border Patrol Agents Bust $3.4 Million Worth of Pot

Last Update: 1/21 10:26 am

RIO GRANDE CITY - Two tons of drugs are off the street after being seized by Border Patrol agents.

They were patrolling on bicycles near El Refugio when they heard a boat on the river. The agents spotted several people come from the water and load the bundles of marijuana onto a pickup.

When the agents approached the group, the smugglers dropped their bundles and crossed the river back into Mexico.

In total, more than 4,300 pounds of pot were confiscated. It has a street value of more than $3.4 million. The marijuana was turned over to the Drug Enforcement Agency.

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