Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize $1.4 Million Worth of Marijuana

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents throughout Del Rio Sector seized more than 1,700 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated value topping $1.4 million in recent weeks.

July 29, agents from the Eagle Pass South Station conducting linewatch duties near El Indio discovered five abandoned bundles on a nearby ranch. The duffel bags contained 271 pounds of marijuana, worth approximately $271,328. Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration took custody of the marijuana.

July 28, agents from the Eagle Pass South Station conducting linewatch duties near Eagle Pass spotted two subjects running toward the Rio Grande River near the 480 Loop. As the agents tracked the subjects they discovered two bundles abandoned on the ground. The bundles contained 97 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $77,880. DEA took custody of the contraband.

July 22, agents from the Comstock Station responded to a report of suspicious activity on FM 189. Upon arrival they followed foot sign that lead to a subject hiding in the brush and a truck parked off the road where the subject had loaded several bags of narcotics. The bags contained 496 pounds of marijuana at an estimated value of $397,232. The subject and marijuana were turned over to DPS. The Border Patrol seized the vehicle.

In several other incidents from July 6 to July 17, agents from the Del Rio Sector seized more than 453 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $402,391 and during the final week of June agents seized more than 470 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $376,560.

The Del Rio Border Patrol Sector is part of the South Texas Campaign, which leverages federal, state and local resources to combat transnational criminal organizations. For Fiscal Year 2014, the Del Rio Border Patrol Sector has seized more than 17,090 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $13.7 million dollars.