DPS seizes $2.2M worth of cocaine being smuggled across Texas border
DPS Seizes Estimated $2.2 Million Worth of Cocaine in Starr Co. (South Texas Region)
WESLACO, Texas - The Department of Public Safety has seized over $2 million worth of cocaine which was being brought over the Rio Grande River from Mexico, they said on Wednesday.
$2.2 million in coke seized in Texas
What we know:
The cocaine was seized in Starr County on Sunday around 2:30 p.m.
Texas Rangers Special Operations Group and Border Patrol agents saw four people in camo with backpacks, they said in their release.
They attempted to intercept the people, who had just crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico near US-83 in Rio Grande City.
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At that point, the people tossed their packs and swam back across the river to Mexico, DPS says.
Two backpacks were recovered afterward, containing 30 bundles of cocaine weighing in at about 69 pounds and valued at $2,208,000.
What's next:
This remains an active investigation by DPS’ Criminal Investigations Division and Border Patrol.
The Source: Information in this report came from Texas DPS.