A man accused of leading Border Patrol agents on a marijuana chase near Brownsville’s old Amigoland Mall remains behind bars.
U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested 20-year-old Javier Gomez-Lopez on federal drug charges on Tuesday.
Court records show that Gomez-Lopez was spotted at an International Boundary and Water Commission property along the Rio Grande.
Agents show him allegedly loading five bundles of marijuana into a Volkswagen Jetta with Tamaulipas license plates.
Border Patrol agents tried to stop the car on Palm Boulevard but he speed off and turned into a neighborhood on D Street.
Gomez-Lopez bailed out of the car but was caught hiding at a house.
Authorities seized 342.64 pounds of marijuana at the scene.
The 20-year-old appeared before U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Ronald Morgan on Wednesday morning.
Judge Morgan denied bond for Gomez-Lopez until a Monday afternoon hearing.
Marijuana Bust Near Amigoland Mall / Video by Erick Torres
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