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Monday, May 13, 2013  A dangerous drug with a different name gaining popularity among teens.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Police are on high alert after rumors spread that dozens of spring breakers were rushed to the hospital after unknowingly being drugged with K2

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Authorities have confirmed that almost two dozen Spring Breakers were hospitalized last week after drinking a life-threatening cocktail made up of cocaine, bath salts and ecstasy.

Monday, January 21, 2013  Harlingen police arrested Andrew Taylor Simmons after they found he had a total of 1,626 ecstasy pills.

Friday, August 10, 2012  An undercover investigation has ended with three Brownsville men behinds bars and more than 1,600 ecstasy pills off the streets.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012  A Brownsville man is behind bars after authorities found cocaine and 161 ecstasy pills inside his SUV and house.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  A house party in Brownsville lands three females in jail.  A neighbor fed up with loud music in the 4100 Block of Boca Chica called 911.

Friday, July 08, 2011  A night at a Harlingen bowling alley turned into a near-death experience for a local teen after combining drugs, alcohol with energy drinks.

Wednesday, June 01, 2011  Texas lawmakers are considering banning substances being marketed as 'bath salts' because they are being abused as substitutes for meth and ecstasy.

Wednesday, April 06, 2011  A San Benito judge issued $200,000 in bonds to a young father whose child took ecstasy pills from the man's backpack and took them to school to share with friends.

Tuesday, April 05, 2011  A San Benito father is behind bars after his son took ecstasy pills from the man’s backpack and passed them out to friends at a local elementary school.

Wednesday, February 09, 2011  Twelve members of the Tri-City Bombers gang are behind bars after being indicted on for trafficking mass quantities of cocaine and ecstasy.

Wednesday, November 03, 2010  A Brownsville woman has been charged in a case where authorities found marijuana plants growing in her 4-month-old daughter’s bedroom and the rest of the house full of dog feces and urine.

Thursday, October 28, 2010  An alleged drug dealer is facing multiple criminal charges after authorities found marijuana plants being grown in his 4-month-old daughter’s bedroom.

Tuesday, April 06, 2010  Three people are behind bars after authorities raided a drug stash house where authorities found ecstasy, roche pills, other drugs, marijuana, cocaine and weapons.