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Tuesday, September 25, 2012  Authorities have raided a home and a tire shop in San Juan after receiving information they were being used to store guns and bulletproof vests.

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.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012  A suspected gunman is dead following a shootout with Mexican soldiers south of the border in Matamoros.

Tuesday, July 03, 2012  Chief Michael Vela with Palmhurst Police Department told Action 4 News that his men do not leave home without their department issued bulletproof vest.

Thursday, March 17, 2011  Hidalgo County Sheriff Deputies have arrested nearly 100 gang members since they started Operation Street Sweep.

Thursday, February 24, 2011  A national guardsman is among several people arrested in a drug bust where authorities also found guns and bulletproof vests headed to Mexico.

Monday, July 12, 2010  A Pharr police officer has been fired after being named in a scheme to buy weapons and bulletproof vests for Mexican drug cartels in exchange for cocaine.

Friday, July 02, 2010  Mexico is offering to provide candidates with bulletproof vehicles and bodyguards following the assassination of a politician running for governor in the northern state of Tamaulipas.

Tuesday, February 02, 2010  A Michigan man is behind bars in the Rio Grande Valley after allegedly being caught smuggling guns and bags filled with bulletproof vests into Mexico.