How Many Bundles of Mexican Brown Dope Can be Packed into a Jeep Cherokee?

 

EDINBURG – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents with the assistance from state authorities disrupted four smuggling events this week and seized 235 pounds of marijuana.   

On July 26, RGV agents attempted to initiate an immigration inspection on the occupants of a Jeep Cherokee near Brownsville. The vehicle failed to yield and led agents on a vehicle pursuit that ended when the driver entered a trailer park where multiple subjects then bailed out. Agents apprehended four illegal migrants who were all unlawfully present in the U.S.

A search of the vehicle revealed five bundles of marijuana weighing more than 235 pounds with a street value more than $188,000. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers took custody of the driver to face state charges. 

235 lbs Marijuana in a Jeep Cherokee (Contributed/CBP)

235 lbs Marijuana in a Jeep Cherokee (Contributed/CBP)

Hours later, TXDPS troopers requested assistance from McAllen Border Patrol Station agents for a vehicle pursuit in Palmview. The pursuit came to an end when the driver abruptly came to a stop and several subjects were observed fleeing into the nearby brush. A search of the immediate area resulted in the apprehension of 15 illegals all unlawfully present in the U.S. The driver was not located.     

Weslaco Border Patrol Station agents attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a Chevrolet Avalanche suspected of transporting illegals. The driver failed to yield to the agent’s marked service unit and a vehicle pursuit ensued.

The vehicle temporarily came to a stop near Progreso, where several subjects exited the vehicle and fled into the brush. The driver continued north toward U.S. Expressway 83, where DPS troopers took lead on the pursuit. The driver ultimately came to a stop in Brownsville, where troopers arrested the U.S. citizen driver. Agents apprehend four illegal migrants located within the nearby brush.  

Tuesday night, MCS camera operators observed a suspicious vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed in a well-known smuggling area near Los Ebanos. MCS agents encountered the vehicle and attempted to initiate a vehicle stop. When the driver failed to yield and sped away, DPS troopers took the lead on the pursuit. The driver, a U.S. citizen, eventually came to a stop and multiple subjects bailed out. Agents apprehended eight illegals, all determined to be illegally present in the U.S. DPS took custody of the driver and passenger to face state charges.  

All subjects were processed accordingly. 

Editor's Note: Search engines like Google and Social Media platforms like Facebook restrict who can read articles with the word 'Marijuana' in the headline.  That's why we used terms like 'Mexican Brown Dope.'  'Dope' is defined as an illicit drug (such as heroin or cocaine) used for its intoxicating or euphoric effects especially Marijuana.  

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