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Saturday, February 23, 2013  A trio arrested on Friday for allegedly burying guns and drugs underneath a dog house faced a judge on Saturday.

Friday, August 31, 2012  Two alleged members of the Gulf Cartel are behind bars after being caught with weapons and stolen gasoline south of the border in Matamoros.

Thursday, July 26, 2012  Authorities are reporting that a live jaguar was found along with marijuana and weapons at a stash house south of the border in Piedras Negras.

Saturday, July 14, 2012  A 41-year-old man is behind bars after threatening an AEP employee with a pistol.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012  Two men have been sentenced to prison for illegally exporting about 3,000 rounds of ammunition from the Rio Grane Valley to Mexico.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  A federal judge has sentenced a South Texas man to nearly eight years in prison for trafficking guns, bullets and protective gear to Mexico.

Monday, May 14, 2012  A man and a woman from Mexico face up to 10 years in prison for illegally having about 27,000 rounds of ammunition in South Texas.

Sunday, May 13, 2012  A man is behind bars for carjacking the marked unit of an Hidalgo County Sheriff’s deputy overnight in Hargill.

Sunday, March 11, 2012  The Mexican Army dismantled three make shift narco-camps in Tamaulipas, along the border with the Valley, this past week.

Saturday, December 24, 2011  Weapons and more than two tons of marijuana are off the streets following a series of operations south of the border from Starr County.

Friday, December 16, 2011  More than three tons of marijuana is off the streets following a series of seizures in Reynosa and Nueva Ciudad Guerrero.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011  Two Brownsville men went on an ammunition shopping spree across the Rio Grande Valley and now they're both behind bars.

Monday, December 12, 2011  Some 11 gunmen are dead following an intense shootout south of the border in Valle Hermoso.

Thursday, October 20, 2011  Authorities sezied 50,000 rounds of ammunition, an assault rifle and a handgun hidden underneath the bedliner of pickup truck that was headed into Mexico.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011  A pre-kindergarten student at St. Mary's Catholic School in Brownsville has been suspended from school and banned from campus after authorities say he brought a loaded gun to school.