Eagle Pass, Texas – A minor traffic stop led Maverick County Border Star agents to 388 pounds of marijuana Thursday evening, sheriff Tomas Herrera said.

After pulling the 1991 Chevrolet Dually along Highway 277 North, the deputy noticed six large military bags containing a green leafy substance appeared to be marijuana.

The driver of the vehicle, a Piedras Negras resident identified as Fernando Gonzales Diaz, 17, was arrested on charges of contraband.

Diaz, the drugs and the vehicle were taken to the Tom Bowles Detention Center for further investigation.

Eagle Pass, Texas – Marisol Hernandez, 39, and Cristina Cortez Martinez, 37, were arrested after both were indicted by a grand jury for stealing over $20,000 from a local finance company where they were employed.

Eagle Pass Police Chief Juan Antonio Castañeda said both were long time employees of Worth Finance and after a two-year investigation a grand jury determined there was sufficient evidence to make an arrest.

Detectives arrested Hernandez on Friday and Martinez on Tuesday. They were sent to the municipal jail on charges of embezzlement of over $20,000 but less than $100,000. At the time the article was published, both remained behind bars waiting for a judge to set bail.

Eagle Pass, Texas – Border Patrol agents from the Eagle Pass South Station made two drug seizures totaling more than 2,800 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated street value of $2,278,240.

Around 10:45 p.m., agents working a checkpoint on Highway 57 encountered an 18-wheeler with a tanker trailer. The vehicle was referred to a secondary inspection area when a service canine alerted to the presence of contraband. Agents opened the top hatch of the tanker and discovered 60 large bundles of marijuana. The bundles contained 1,199 small-bricks weighing 2,477 pounds, with an estimated street value of nearly $2 million dollars.

An hour later, agents working on a ranch south of Eagle Pass discovered six bundles of marijuana abandoned in the brush. The total weight of the seizure was more than 371 pounds with an estimated value of $296,000.

MEXICO – Édgar Valdéz Villarreal, alias "La Barbie", fue capturado esta tarde, de acuerdo a versiones de diversos medios de comunicación mexicanos.

Los primeros reportes hacen saber que "La Barbie" fue detenido en el estado de México por elementos de la Policía Federal.

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Eagle Pass, Texas – The Middle Rio Grande Development Council elected their 2010-11 officers during the 40th Annual Board of Directors and Council Meeting. The meeting was held on Friday, August 27 at the Ramada Inn Ballroom in Del Rio, Texas. The MRGDC has been serving Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde and Zavala Counties from 1970 to 2010.

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station seized 41 pounds of marijuana, valued at more than $30,000.

Wednesday evening, a man driving a 1996 Saturn entered the immigration checkpoint north of Eagle Pass on Highway 57. The driver of the vehicle was referred to a secondary inspection area after a Border Patrol canine alerted to the possible presence of contraband. Agents discovered a total of 29 packages of marijuana hidden in the door panels. The subject and the drugs were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

CARRIZO SPRINGS, Texas – Agentes antinarcóticos del departamento del sheriff de Carrizo Springs detuvieron a dos personas a quienes en un cateo les confiscaron una gran cantidad de metanfetamina

En este operativo participaron también elementos de la Patrulla Fronteriza y la agencia I.C.E, quienes apoyaron el cateo realizado en una vivienda ubicada en la cuadra 2026 de la calle ABM D.

En este lugar arrestaron a Jason Avila y Samantha Moreno, ambos de esa ciudad, bajo cargos federales.

Los dos fueron enviados a la cárcel del condado de Dimitt sin derecho a una fianza y en espera de recibir cargos formales.

El cateo fue la culminación de una investigación de varios días luego de recibir información sobre actividades sospechosas en dicho lugar.

Eagle Pass, Texas – Este viernes aproximadamente a las 4:20 de la tarde Alberto Menchaca entregó su carta de renuncia a su candidatura para Juez de Condado de Maverick.  Ésto luego de recibir mala información sobre las firmas necesitadas para el registro 'write-in'. Según información proporcionada el Director de Elecciones del Condado, Roy Schmerber, dijo que solo se necesitaba 67 firmas para ser elegible y contender por un puesto político, sin embargo resultó ser 79. Mas información en unos minutos.