Texas Department of Public Safety troopers teamed up with Border Patrol agents to interdict drug and human smuggling incidents near the Rio Grande border with Mexico.
The driver of the ATV, a Mexican national, sustained an arm injury after he collided with a DPS vehicle. The troopers placed him under arrest after they found approximately 182 pounds of marijuana packed in bundles.
Troopers arrested another migrant, also a Mexican national illegally present in the United States. The third suspect fled back across the border to Mexico. Rio Grande City Station Border Patrol agents also encountered two large migrant groups in as many days, Rio Grande Valley Sector Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. Chavez tweeted. The agents apprehended 283 migrants in the two groups that crossed near La Grulla, Texas.
Kudos to Rio Grande City agents who encountered groups of 100+ migrants on consecutive days in La Grulla, TX, totaling 283 migrants. RGC agents also arrested a migrant hauling marijuana on an ATV with the assistance of
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