Starr County drug busts net $2.5 million
September 21, 2010 7:39 AM
The Monitor
RIO GRANDE CITY -- Border Patrol agents seized more than $2.5 million worth of marijuana over the weekend in Starr County.
The first seizure occurred near Fronton, where agents confiscated 1,200 pounds of marijuana, according to a statement issued by the U.S. Border Patrol.
Agents found another 1,000 pounds inside an abandoned 1997 Ford Expedition near Sullivan City.
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