Thread: Border Patrol: $7.2M in pot, cocaine seized in 4 days

Border Patrol: $7.2M in pot, cocaine seized in 4 days

September 13, 2011 7:24 PM
Ildefonso Ortiz
The Monitor

EDINBURG — U.S. Border Patrol announced the seizure of 6,600 pounds of marijuana and 60 pounds of cocaine over a span of four days, with the seized narcotics having an estimated value of $7.2 million.

The largest of the seizures took place Saturday morning at the Sarita checkpoint when a man hauling a trailer with what appeared to be candy was found to be in possession of more than 2,300 pounds of marijuana.

Another large seizure took place near Escobares when agents on patrol saw several people carrying bundles as they walked away from the river. When the agents approached, the men dropped the bundles and ran into the brush leaving 630 pounds of marijuana behind.
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Ildefonso Ortiz covers law enforcement and general assignments for The Monitor. He can be reached at (956) 683-4437.

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Republican Wins House Race in New York

Seen as Obama Rebuke


Published September 14, 2011

| Associated Press

NEW YORK – Republicans have scored an upset victory in a New York City House race that became a referendum on President Barack Obama's economic policies.

Retired media executive and political novice Bob Turner defeated Democratic state Assemblyman David Weprin (WEHP'-rihn) in a special election Tuesday to succeed Rep. Anthony Weiner, a seven-term Democrat who resigned in June after a sex texting scandal.

The heavily Democratic district spanning parts of Queens and Brooklyn had never sent a Republican to the House. But frustration with the continued weak national economy gave Republicans the edge.

Turner has vowed to bring business practicality to Washington and push back on spending and taxes.


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