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Thursday, May 16, 2013  Suspected drug smuggler is currently being held without bond.

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.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Authorities have confirmed that two gunmen are dead following a shootout with soldiers south of the border in Reynosa.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  A New Jersey mother is behind bars in the Rio Grande Valley after she allegedly smuggled a Guatemalan child in order to help pay her daughter’s quinceanera.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Authorities believe a short-circuit may be responsible for a fire that burned a maquiladora to the ground.

Friday, April 05, 2013  U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers caught the man after he attempted to cross the Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge.

Saturday, March 30, 2013  Calm is returning slowly returning to the streets of Reynosa following reports of a shootout, gunmen opening fire on a helicopter and a string of tire fires.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Traffic in a border city already whose streets were already congested with tourists for Semana Santa was dealt a double blow on Monday.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Federal officials are assuring the public that the federal budget sequestration will not affect wait times at international bridges with Mexico during Semana Santa.

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.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Authorities have confirmed that a teen was shot in the leg after being caught in the crossfire of a gun battle south of the border in Reynosa.

Monday, March 18, 2013  More women are now finding themselves in the ranks of drug cartels.

Sunday, March 17, 2013  A shootout began at a Reynosa supermarket around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday.

Saturday, March 16, 2013  Two gunwomen are among the dead in a gun battle that claimed five lives south of the border in Reynosa.

Saturday, March 16, 2013  Mexican federal police say they have seized more than nine tons of marijuana, 370 pounds of crystal meth and a large cache of weapons in Reynosa.