Border Patrol confiscates more than 11 tons of pot

EDINBURG — U.S. Border Patrol agents of the Rio Grande Valley Sector seized nearly 23,000 pounds of marijuana during a four-day period ending Monday.

The Falfurrias Station had the most significant seizures with close to 12,000 pounds of marijuana seized during several events.

In other seizures, agents assigned to the McAllen Station confiscated more than 7,000 pounds of marijuana during multiple but unrelated incidents.

Several arrests were made during the seizures which totaled more than 11 tons and spanned across the Rio Grande Valley from Brownsville to Rio Grande City and north to the Falfurrias and Sarita Checkpoints.

To report suspicious activity, call the Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector’s toll-free telephone number at 800-863-9382.