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Drugs, Amo. and Heavy Artilery Busted in Cameron County Home

July 2, 2009 | News

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Four young men are behind bars tonight after Cameron County authorities found loads of drugs inside their home and a couple of Illegal assault rifles. Drug cartels are operating on a smaller scale on this side of the border, but nevertheless they are meeting their objective: to deliver drugs to clients all across the nation. Cameron County Sheriff deputies discovered a large amount of
Marijuana Wednesday at a home on the 500 block of Camino Real just outside the San Benito city limits. Inside the home they found 1,548lbs. of marijuana as well as bags of ammunition, an A-K47 assault rifle, a sawed off shotgun, and several other weapons. 19-year-old Ruben Rodriguez, 20-year-old Jose Alberto Juarez, 23-year-old Jorge Ivan Resendez, and 21-year-old Yered Medina Esquivel have all been arrested. Cameron County Sheriff, Omar Lucio says, “The cartels are using younger people to carry out their work. I mean they have an A-K 47? Definitely, they use anybody they can.” Lucio goes on to say that the marijuana bundles valued at more than $1.2 million dollars on the streets were ready to be shipped out of the valley, but were caught in time.

High Speed Chase Leads to Immigrant Bust

July 2, 2009 | News

High Speed Chase Leads to Immigrant Bust

The border patrol, I.C.E. and the McAllen and Edinburg police departments worked together in a pursuit that ended in Hargill. Authorities got permission to search an apartment in which 20 undocumented immigrants were hiding out. 19 of them were from Mexico and one from Honduras. Officers say that a call from a concerned citizen sparked [...]

Details Revealed in Roadside Woman’s Deat

July 2, 2009 | News

Details Revealed in Roadside Woman’s Deat

Authorities have revealed the findings of the autopsy report performed on the female body found lifeless yesterday afternoon. The hidalgo county sheriff’s department says there appears to be no signs of foul play, but the woman between the ages of 35 to 40 years of age had scratches and cactus thorns along her body. The [...]

8-Month-Old Fights to Stay Alive After Near Drownin

July 2, 2009 | News

8-Month-Old Fights to Stay Alive After Near Drownin

An 8-month-old is fighting for his life after being found un-conscious in a bathtub. The little victim was rushed to the hospital Wednesday afternoon. The incident happened at an apartment complex on the 1000 block of Palm Boulevard in Brownsville. The child had somehow been left alone and the mother found him un-responsive. She has [...]

BISD Superintendent Termination to be Determined

July 2, 2009 | News

BISD Superintendent Termination to be Determined

Will he stay or will he be ousted? That’s yet to be determined in the case of Brownsville Superintendent Hector Gonzalez. The hearing itself will take place on august 3rd in open session in a Brownsville Independent School District property. Location has yet to be chosen. Gonzalez’s attorney, Ruben Peña, says that the superintendent’s decision [...]

New Police Chief Named: Weslaco

July 2, 2009 | News

New Police Chief Named: Weslaco

The Weslaco City Commission has named a new chief of police. Jose Perez Jr. Will now succeed Interim Police Chief, Art Avila who also leads the fire department. The position became vacant last month after City Manager, Francisco Castellanos fired previous Police Chief, J.D. Martinez. The move was supposedly made to save the city money. [...]

Inflatable Baby Float Recall

July 2, 2009 | News

Inflatable Baby Float Recall

Before you let your kids get into the pool with their floaties, we’ve got important recall information that could be life saving. The government is issuing a voluntary recall of about 4 million inflatable baby floats due to a drowning hazard. The 14 models are made by popular brand Aqua-Leisure industries. The U.S. consumer product [...]

Brownsville Teen Goes Missing

July 2, 2009 | News

Brownsville Teen Goes Missing

A Brownsville teen has been missing for 3 days now and her parents fear the worst. 15-year-old Adriana Jocelyn Guerrero’s parents dropped her off at a friend’s house so they could go to the movies. When her friend was un-able to go with her, Adriana took off and has been missing ever since. She was [...]

Security Beefed Up in Preparation for Holiday Weekend

July 2, 2009 | News

Security Beefed Up in Preparation for Holiday Weekend

Every year, local and state law enforcement agencies increase patrolling and enforcement efforts around the 4th of July holiday to minimize the number of car accidents. This year’s crackdown on drunk driving begins at midnight. The zero tolerance impaired driver mobilization operation will include cities like San Juan and McAllen where drinking and driving has [...]

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