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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  A man who was injured during a package bombing in Brownsville has made his first court appearance in the Rio Grande Valley.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  A Brownsville man who was injured in a January package bombing has been named as a suspect in a federal marijuana trafficking case.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Two Rio Grande Valley residents are among 11 people named in a federal indictment where prosecutors are seeking to seize $100 million dollars worth of cocaine profits and property.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Authorities are raiding a northwest McAllen home in connection to an ongoing illegal drug investigation.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  It’s an undercover sting that reads like a Hollywood script taking place in Panama, San Antonio, Houston and even the Rio Grande Valley.

Monday, February 25, 2013  A Laredo man is behind bars in the Rio Grande Valley after authorities found more than 500 pounds of cocaine in the attic of home he was renting.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  A Harlingen thrift store owner and his brother are behind bars after being accused in a crack cocaine dealing scheme.

Friday, November 16, 2012  A Fed Ex ground vehicle was seized by federal agents at the Falfurrias checkpoint carrying more than 100 pounds of marijuana.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  Some 12 people are behind bars following a series of raids at alleged crack houses in Starr County.

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

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  The final defendant in a South Texas drug and gun smuggling case that included two sheriff's deputies has pleaded guilty just before his case was to go to trial.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012  Authorities are keeping quiet about a drug raid that took place at a north McAllen home.

Friday, August 10, 2012  An undercover investigation has ended with three Brownsville men behinds bars and more than 1,600 ecstasy pills off the streets.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012  Authorities are raiding smoke shops across the Rio Grande Valley in search of synthetic marijuana containing a recently outlawed chemical mixture.

Friday, May 25, 2012  A federal judge in McAllen has ordered a South Texas sheriff's deputy held without bond for his alleged role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy.