A.D. Ibarra

-Eagle Pass

Two youths were apprehended on Wednesday afternoon after a high-speed chase took Sheriff’s Department personnel deep into the outskirts of the county in support of the US Border Patrol. According to Sheriff Tom Schmerber, who was gracious enough to address the issue from Austin as he was about to attend a conference dealing with the possibility of opening the new highway to Laredo, Schmerber informed The News Gram that as far as he knew, border patrol agents were in pursuit of a suspicious vehicle coming in on Highway 277. When notified of the chase, Sheriff's officials responded to assist. When they were seen by the vehicle, it proceeded to turn around and flee from law enforcement officials until they reached Quemado and got off the vehicle. A chase began on foot and officers were able to apprehend an unidentified juvenile. When officers conducted a search of the 2001 Totyota 4Runner, 417 Lbs. of a green leafy substance which upon closer inspection was believed to be marijuana was discovered inside and confiscated by Sheriff Department personnel. The case remains under investigation.