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Five arrested following double drug bust in Pharr
Posted: 01.26.2012 at 12:15 PM
Action 4 News Staff

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Pharr police seized 1,236 pounds of marijuana during two traffic stops on Wednesday evening.
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Some five people are behind bars after a double traffic yieled more than 1,200 pounds of marijuana in northwest Pharr.

Investigators told Action 4 News that it all started with two traffic stops on the 1300 block of San Patricia Drive around 6:43 p.m. Wednesday.

Pharr police reportedly found 1,236 pounds of marijuana inside a red Chevy Cobalt and a white Ford Econoline Cargo Van.

The five people arrested were identified as:

• Julian Fernandez, 36
• Jose Martinez, 47
• Joel Cantu Garcia, 48
• Leopardo Lopez, 34
• Jose Angel Villarreal, 42

Investigators are not releasting more information at this time.

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