Border Patrol: Almost 6 tons of marijuana seized in 4 days

EDINBURG — U.S. Border Patrol announced the seizure of close to 6 tons of marijuana in a four-day span.

One of the largest seizures was Friday near Escobares, when agents were working near the Rio Grande and saw several people carrying large bundles of marijuana. When the smugglers noticed the agents approaching, they dropped the bundles and fled into the surrounding brush "€ leaving behind nearly 900 pounds of marijuana. Additional seizures brought the total from Friday to Monday to more than 12,000 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated value of more than $9.6 million. The drugs were turned over to other federal agencies for investigation and prosecution.

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Monitor staff writer Ildefonso Ortiz compiled this report.