Border Patrol agents seized more than $1.7 million worth of marijuana from a travel trailer in Roma, Texas. The big drug bust was on October 27, 2021.
Agents received information of possible narcotics being staged at a property. Agents and deputies responded to the location and encountered several U.S. citizens and foreign nationals.
After investigating the circumstances, a search warrant was obtained and agents found a secret compartment filled with $1.7 million worth of marijuana in a travel trailer at the property.
The narcotics were removed and transported to the Rio Grande City Border Patrol station and weighed. A total of ten suspects were arrested.
The 190 bundles weighed over 2,150 pounds and has an estimated street value of more than $1.7 million. The marijuana was turned over to local Texas officials as part of an ongoing investigation.
