A.D. Ibarra

-Eagle Pass

Lieutenant Aldo Escamilla informed The News gram of the fact that the police department had received word that there were narcotics located within a household on Bryan Street.

When officers arrived on the scene, they found 42 Lbs. of a green-leafy substance which upon closer inspection was determined in fact to be marijuana.

There were no arrests made, but the case remains under investigation.  This is the lates bust of narcotics over the last two weeks as 300 Lbs. were confiscated then and 200 Lbs. the week prior.

When asked what drug is mostly apprehended here, Escamilla reported that most of their narcotics busts have been for marijuana as they know that marijuana is being transported through here as well as cocaine.  He stated that they have not had any arrests dealing with pills or any types of controlled substances in pill form.

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A board appointed by the state to manage the El Paso school district holds its first official meeting after taking over for the district's ousted board.

State Education Commissioner Michael Williams will attend Tuesday's meeting and swearing-in.

The five-member board can remain in place for up to two years. Williams has said the ouster of El Paso's elected school board was one of the harshest sanctions a district can face and was taken to restore public trust after a testing scandal. Several officials have resigned or been fired, and ex-superintendent Lorenzo Garcia is serving 3 years in prison for fraud.

Ousted board president Isela Castanon-Williams said ousting elected officials is a "very dangerous precedent."

Four of the seven seats at the board of trustees are up for election Saturday.

Missing Juvenile Reported to Local Authorities

EAGLE PASS, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry Sunday detained a North Carolina man wanted for attempted murder.

Late Sunday morning, CBP officers working at the Camino Real International Bridge inspected a Chevrolet Tahoe as it arrived in the United States from Mexico. During routine records checks, officers discovered that a passenger in the vehicle, Silvino Navarro Jr., 19, of Raleigh, N.C., was wanted on a warrant for homicide-attempted murder in Green County, N.C. Navarro, who the warrant stated was believed to be “armed and dangerous” was turned over to the Maverick County Sheriff’s Office.

“Homeland security is our primary mission but apprehensions like this help keep our communities safe,” said Cynthia O. Rodriguez, CBP Port Director, Eagle Pass. “In this case, the inspection process turned up a subject wanted in another state who is thought to be armed and dangerous.”

Later that day, CBP officers at the Camino Real International Bridge came into contact with a teen, who had been reported missing to local authorities. A 13-year-old girl arrived at the pedestrian lane late Sunday evening accompanied by her mother. During routine inspection, officers discovered she had been reported missing. The girl was released to her mother after records were confirmed with the Maverick County Sheriff’s Office.

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.