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Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Police were able to confiscate a truck and 600 pounds of marijuana on Tuesday, but were unable to catch the suspected drug smugglers.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  Suspected smugglers tried to use ramps to drive an SUV over a 14-foot-tall fence along the U.S.-Mexico border, but they had to abandon the effort when the Jeep got stuck on top of the barrier.

Thursday, October 11, 2012  Authorities are planning to set up a new network of security cameras on farms in ranches in South Texas order to catch drug smugglers and illegal immigrants.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012  The Republican-controlled House has approved a bill that would allow the Border Patrol to circumvent more than a dozen environmental laws on all federally managed lands within 100 miles of the borders with Mexico and Canada.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  A routine drug bust took a much more serious turn when a group of Border Patrol agents came under fire by Mexican gunmen in Starr County.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  Drivers are facing a new challenge on Reynosa's busiest roadway: tire spikes.

Thursday, February 02, 2012  Missionaries working in Mexico are in a dangerous business. Amid open battles between the country's drug smugglers and the government, they continue to carry out their work.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012  Three illegal immigrants are behind bars after thermal cameras caught them smuggling marijuana near the Brownsville Ship Channel.

Friday, January 20, 2012  Two alleged drug smugglers are behind after they tried to flee from Border Patrol agents in a south Weslaco neighborhood.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011  The Border Patrol is investigating an incident in which an agent fired his rifle at a group of suspected drug smugglers who were throwing rocks at him and fellow agents in Brownsville.

Monday, December 05, 2011  A Guatemalan immigrant is behind bars after being caught smuggling marijuana as part of a group of 20 people at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park.

Thursday, July 14, 2011  A Mexican national is behind bars after leading Border Patrol agents on a drug chase in La Joya.

Thursday, December 09, 2010  More than 1,000 pounds of marijuana is off the streets after Border Patrol agents spotted a group of smugglers aboard a boat, inflatable raft and an inner tube.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010  More than 700 pounds of marijuana is off the streets after Border Patrol agents busted a group of drug smugglers along the Rio Grande in a remote area of Brownsville.

Thursday, July 22, 2010  An attempt to smuggle drugs across the swollen Rio Grande went terribly wrong on Thursday morning.