Agents confiscate 46 pounds of marijuana, arrest 4

June 16, 2009 - 11:10 AM

U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested four undocumented immigrants in connection with the smuggling of 46 pounds of marijuana.

Raul Bazadua Alvarez, 26, Francisco Javier Sanchez, 25, Carlos Islas Hernandez, 35, and Juan Pablo Rios Padron, 23, where turned over to Brownsville police who charged them with possession of marijuana.

The arrest took place on the Friday just after midnight when tripped sensors alerted agents of an incursion in an area near the river levee, said police spokesman Sgt. Jimmy Manrrique.

The agents arrested the four men and found one bundle containing 46 pounds of marijuana. The men and the drugs where turned to police because the seizure didn't meet federal prosecution thresholds.

One of the men told police that he had been paid $150 to cross the drugs, Manrrique said.

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