Friday, November 27, 2009 at 7:35 p.m.
Read more: Local, Crime, Edwin Manuel Victoria Garcia, Marijuana, Ford Taurus, Gateway International Bridge, Customs and Border Protection, Customs, Cbp, Brownsville, Cameron County, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, Mexico
Almost 100 pounds of marijuana is off the streets after customs officers find almost 100 pounds of marijuana hidden inside a car.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers arrested Edwin Manuel Victoria-Garcia on Wednesday.
CBP officers at the Gateway International Bridge allegedly found 93.25 pounds of marijuana in the rocker panels and gas tank of his 2000 Ford Taurus.
Victoria-Garcia allegedly told customs officers that he was going to get paid $4,000 dollars to deliver the marijuana to Dallas.
The accused drug smuggler appeared before U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Ronald Morning in Brownsville on Friday morning.
Judge Morgan ordered that Victoria-Garcia remain in custody without bond until a hearing on Tuesday.
