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Yesterday at 5:15 PM  A Matamoros man is behind bars after he allegedly tried to smuggle more than 18 pounds of cocaine into the United States.

Yesterday at 1:20 PM  Some drug smugglers caught at a highway checkpoint about an hour north of the Texas-Mexico border are losing their drugs but not facing prosecution because cooperation between local and federal prosecutors has broken down.

Yesterday at 11:38 AM  A man is behind bars after authorities allegedly found more than 1,400 pounds of marijuana hidden inside a secret compartment of a cargo truck.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Two men are expected to face a judge after a traffic stop where they allegedly threw a bag with 3 pounds of cocaine out of the window.

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.

Monday, June 10, 2013  Five men are behind bars after authorities discovered close to two tons of marijuana inside a shipment of watermelons in Brownsville.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Two human smugglers are being charged with child endangerment after they were caught in a San Juan immigrant stash house.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  It was a high-dollar human smuggling scheme that spanned the globe.

Monday, May 20, 2013  A man identified as  a fugitive in the “Big Momma” cocaine trafficking case has been arrested in the Rio Grande Valley.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Seven men are behind bars after a remote video system allegedly spotted them smuggling more than 400 pounds of marijuana.

Monday, May 20, 2013  A Brownsville woman is facing criminal charges after being accused of taking part in an $8,500 scheme to smuggle a Central American child to Virginia.

Monday, May 20, 2013  More than $7.5 million worth of marijuana is off the streets after authorities raided a Harlingen warehouse where they found it stacked on palettes.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  An Hidalgo county woman is arrested for transporting illegals in the United States.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Authorities are looking for a tenant after the odor of 'fresh' marijuana allegedly lead police to a stash house inside the Cimmarron Country Club.

Monday, May 06, 2013  An Action 4 News investigation reveals that gun traffickers are exploiting weaknesses in federal gun laws to acquire weapons for drug cartels.