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Weslaco, Texas — Border Patrol agents assigned to the Weslaco, Texas station seized 805.9 pounds of marijuana at about 6 a.m. yesterday morning. The narcotics had an estimated street value of $644,720.00.

While patrolling the Rio Grande River area south of San Juan, agents observed several subjects carrying large sacks. When the agents identified themselves, the subjects dropped their cargo and fled back toward Mexico. Recovered were 22 burlap sacks containing 65 bricks of a substance that tested positive for marijuana. The narcotics were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration for further investigation.

No arrests were made in this incident. To report suspicious activity, contact the Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sectors’ toll free telephone number at 1-800-863-9382.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.