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Wednesday, June 12, 2013  A Rio Grande Valley man is behind bars after he allegedly turned to drug smuggling to pay for treatment of a sexually-transmitted disease.

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.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Sullivan City police recovered 1,074 pounds of marijuana from a car on Thursday.

Saturday, March 30, 2013  Over two dozen illegal immigrants were detained by Border Patrol on Saturday following two separate chases in La Joya.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  A 16-year-old was killed in a car accident on Thursday afternoon.

Sunday, January 13, 2013  A man was taken into custody after he led police on a chase through three Valley cities---finally ending in Palmview.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012  The problem is not going away. No matter how many miles of border fence is erected—it seems nothing will stop the thousands of immigrants, crossing our border illegally, from continuing their journey.

Saturday, November 03, 2012  An illegal immigrant is in custody after he led La Joya police on a high speed chase through three Valley cities.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  Extremely high temperatures have Rio Grande Valley law enforcement officers concerned for the safety of the men and women that trek across the border illegally on a daily basis.

Monday, June 04, 2012  It is a new routine for Sergeant Cesar Saenz.

Monday, June 04, 2012  Four illegal immigrants are recovering after a truck they were traveling in rolled over several times.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012  The figures are down nationwide but La Joya police told Action 4 News that the number of people who cross over from Mexico illegally has increased in recent months.

Wednesday, November 09, 2011  Julian Gutierrez, a five year veteran of the La Joya police department, took over as police chief Tuesday night.

Thursday, May 26, 2011  Border Patrol K-9's find a dead body found lying in a field.

Friday, April 29, 2011  A La Joya man is behind bars after he allegedly sexually abused an 8-year-old girl several times.