An Eagle Pass Police Officer on patrol conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle after it was determined it was traveling 12 miles per hour above the posted speed limit on Garrison Street Thursday, December 28 at approximately 9:00 p.m.

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A County unit responded to the United States Border Patrol checkpoint on US Highway 57 Monday morning after agents had detained a female subject

The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department responded to an incident involving a motor vehicle accident with a fixed object on Thursday, September 14.

Two traffic stops over the weekend resulted in the seizure of drugs by the Maverick County Sheriff’s Department.

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   The man arrested by a task force made up of DEA agents and local law enforcement on Calle Encuentro in the Loma Bonita area on Friday, April 21, has been identified as Armando Felán.

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  An investigation between EPPD, DPS, and HSI has led to the arrest of an Eagle Pass man in possession of narcotics.

In Del Rio today, a federal judge sentenced 42-year-old Guillermo Rodriguez-Sanchez to 151 months in federal

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass International Port of Entry prevented a shipment of narcotics from making entry into the United States.

“Smugglers will go to any extent to cross any sizable drug load,” said Port Director 

John Brandt, Eagle Pass Port of Entry. “CBP officers used their training and experience to deter the shipment from making it to its intended destination.”

On March 11, officers at the Eagle Pass International Bridge inspected a 2006 Ford Fusion, driven by a Mexican citizen, as it arrived from Mexico. Using a CBP canine during inspection, officers discovered two packages of alleged cocaine concealed within the woman’s clothing. Officers seized a total of 5.23 pounds of cocaine with a total estimated value of $40,307.

The 51-year-old woman, from Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, was arrested by CBP officers and turned over to Homeland Security Investigations special agents for further investigations. CBP officers seized the narcotics and vehicle.

The Office of Field Operations is the primary organization within U.S. Customs and Border Protection tasked with an anti-terrorism mission at our nation’s ports. CBP officers screen all people, vehicles and goods entering the United States while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel. Their mission also includes carrying out border-related duties, including narcotics interdiction, enforcing immigration and trade laws, and protecting the nation's food supply and agriculture industry from pests and diseases.

In Del Rio, a federal judge sentenced two brothers, owners and operators of the Real Street Paint and Body Shop in Eagle Pass, to federal prison for distributing approximately six kilograms of cocaine in the Eagle Pass area announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division, and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Shane Folden, San Antonio.

Jaclyn Guzmán

Staff Writer

Maverick County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to reports of a man impending traffic, and possibly unconscious. 

When deputies arrived, they found Aaron Garcia asleep in his car on a street in the Las Quintas subdivision, said Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Robert De Leon.

“A deputy made contact with the subject who had an alcoholic beverage on his person,” said De Leon. “He turned off the vehicle and they escorted him out of it, then arrested him for DWI.”

Deputies also found a small bag of a white powdery substance in Garcia’s vehicle, which when field tested came back as positive for cocaine, said De Leon.

Deputies also responded to a call from CBP about a stolen vehicle.

Two people crossing Port of Entry 1 in a 2004 Chrysler Sebring from Piedras Negras into Eagle Pass were detained after CBP officers realized the car was stolen.

De Leon said deputies were called to recover the vehicle. 

“We went over there and two subjects were arrested, who were from Piedras Negras,” said De Leon who added they could not release the names because the case is still under investigation. “The subjects are saying that they bought the vehicle from a person in Piedras Negras, they were not aware that it was stolen,” said De Leon. “They were detained to see if their story was true, so we’re going to make contact with the owner of the vehicle before we release any names we want to make sure.”