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Rio Grande City, Texas — Rio Grande City Border Patrol agents conducting line-watch operations in Starr County, Texas, seized more than 900 pounds of marijuana.

Yesterday, agents conducting line watch operations in Starr County encountered a Ford F-250 Crew Cab 4x4 driving east on U.S. Highway 83 from Rio Grande City, Texas. When the driver observed the agents, he abandoned the truck in a brushy area and absconded south towards the Rio Grande River and was not located. A search of the vehicle revealed 86 bundles of marijuana weighing 977 pounds with an estimated street value of $781,600.

The vehicle was seized by the U.S. Border Patrol and the Drug Enforcement Administration assumed custody of the narcotics.

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.