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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian authorities have released a man jailed while home from his graduate studies in Texas after nearly five years, state media reported this week.
The report by the government-owned IRAN daily quoted Saeed Khalili, the lawyer for Omid Kokabee, as saying the country's judiciary will allow Kokabee to enjoy "conditional freedom" for the rest of his 10-year sentence.
Khalili said Kokabee was released from jail in April to undergo medical treatment on his kidneys and "will not return to prison, anymore."
DEL RIO, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protectionofficers at the Del Rio International Bridge recently discovered more than $1 million worth of suspected narcotics hidden in a vehicle coming from Mexico.
The Texas Tribune-
Security along the U.S.-Mexico border could become a $1 billion expense to the state, following a total budget request from the Department of Public Safety for an additional $320 million — on top of a base budget of $750 million — in the new two-year budget.