Agents Seize Nearly 3 Tons of Marijuana

McALLEN, Texas (AP) - Border Patrol agents say they've seized more than 5,600 pounds of marijuana a drug packaging operation near the Rio Grande.

The agency said Thursday that the nearly three-ton seizure in the Starr County community of Escobares had an estimated street value of more than $4.5 million.

The discovery came Wednesday when agents found two people attempting to flee a large building. Inside, agents say they found large bundles and an overwhelming aroma of marijuana, as well as packaging materials including grease buckets, saran wrap, gloves and masks.

The Border Patrol says the drugs and the people who attempted to flee the area were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Agency.

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