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Wednesday, July 18, 2012  A slew of authorities, from the local and federal level, surrounded Roberta Road off Expressway 77 in Brownsville Wednesday, after the body of 22-year-old Reyes Gilberto Bocanegra was found in the back seat of his white Tahoe.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  A Mexican national was caught after he had been using Craigslist to recruit drivers to smuggle undocumented aliens.

Wednesday, July 06, 2011  A former Customs and Border Protection inspector has been sentenced to at least 17 years in Prison.

Thursday, January 07, 2010  Two Houston women are behind bars in the Rio Grande Valley after they allegedly agreed to drive two illegal immigrants to Georgia.

Tuesday, September 08, 2009  A McAllen woman is behind bars after she allegedly tried to smuggle a 14-year-old girl into the United States over the Labor Day weekend.

Friday, July 31, 2009  A federal judge denied bond for an accused child smuggler but gave her alleged accomplice a $50,000 unsecured bond.

Friday, April 03, 2009  A suspected illegal immigrant smuggler is behind bars after getting in a fight with customs officers at the Los Indios International Bridge.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009  A criminal case filed against a man accused of smuggling three Iraqi nationals into the United States has been put on hold while the defense attorney attends a livestock show in Austin.

Monday, March 23, 2009  Two men are expected to face a federal judge on Monday morning after being arrested on immigrant smuggling charges over the weekend.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009  U.S. Customs agents usually find drugs hidden in cars, but Monday brought a most unusual discovery at a Brownsville port of entry.

Thursday, February 05, 2009  A Rio Grande City woman is behind bars after she allegedly tried to smuggle two children into the United States.