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Saturday, April 13, 2013  Customs and Border Protection officers took a woman into custody after they found black tar heroin and methamphetamine inside her car.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Jorge Garza appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dorina Ramos late Friday morning.

Monday, April 01, 2013  A Georgia woman is behind bars in the Rio Grande Valley after being arrested for trying to smuggle $1.3 million dollars worth of meth into the United States.

Friday, March 29, 2013  Two employees at a popular McAllen restaurant are among four people arrested in a scheme to ship heroin and methamphetamines north.

Saturday, March 16, 2013  Mexican federal police say they have seized more than nine tons of marijuana, 370 pounds of crystal meth and a large cache of weapons in Reynosa.

Sunday, March 10, 2013  A husband and wife were caught at the Falfurrias Checkpoint with heroin and methamphetamine inside their livestock trailer.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  An American woman who was living in Guadalajara is behind bars in the Rio Grande Valley after she allegedly tried to smuggle six bottles with liquid meth into the United States.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  Thirteen jailers, including one from the Rio Grande Valley, are facing criminal charges after being accused of taking bribes to smuggle cell phones and drugs to inmates at a state prison in Beeville.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  Close to $1 million in drugs is off the streets today thanks to the efforts of Customs and Border Protection officers in Brownsville.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Two women are behind bars after deputies allegedly caught them with shampoo bottles filled with liquid meth.

Monday, December 31, 2012  Authorities are labeling a drug-related murder north of Palmview as "spillover violence" from Mexico.

Thursday, December 27, 2012  Authorities are investigating a drug smuggling incident where customs officers allegedly found 18.82 pounds of liquid meth inside a car's windshield wiper fluid reservoir.

Sunday, December 23, 2012  A man trying to cross into the United States was found carrying 18. 7 pounds of methamphetamine in an Audi.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  A McAllen man is behind bars for smuggling meth but claims members of drug cartel beat him and forced him to do it.

Thursday, October 11, 2012  DEA officials are reporting that Mexican drug cartels are "flooding" American cities with cheap methamphetamines.