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Agents from the U.S. Border Patrol seized more than two and a half tons of marijuana Wednesday. The drugs have a street value of more than $4 million.

Agents at the Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station responded to suspicious activity Wednesday afternoon near Escobares in western Starr County.

When agents came upon what appeared to be a narcotics packaging operation inside a corrugated metal building, two men attempted to flee the area, but were caught.

Agents discovered several large bundles and an overwhelming marijuana odor that saturated the surrounding area. Further investigation revealed hundreds more bundles and packaging materials — grease buckets, saran wrap, lime sacks, gloves, and masks — commonly used to package marijuana.

Once weighed, the 412 bundles had a total weight of 5,680 pounds — with an estimated street value of $4.54 million.

The two men arrested near the operation were far enough away when they were caught by agents that they could not be connected to the drugs, said Dan Doty, spokesman for the Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley sector.

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According to a press release issued by the Eighth Military District in Reynosa, soldiers on routine patrol observed a Jeep Cherokee trying to evade surveillance and a chase ensued.

Military units arrested the driver and during interrogation, the suspect directed officials to a safe house in Miguel Aleman where a cache of weapons, drugs and vehicles were seized.

Seized were:

• Nines tons of marijuana
• 89 AR-15 and AK-47’s
• 12 shotguns and 5 handguns
• 235 magazines
• 83,565 bullets of various calibers
• 3 frag grenades
• 30 cal. machine gun on tripod
• 9 vehicles of various makes and types.

President Calderon and the Mexican forces need to be commended for their efforts to put an end to the cartel’s control of the border region. Now, if the US will do their part to stop the illegal exportation of weapons from the border states to Mexico.