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LA GRULLA — A city employee has been charged in connection with missing cash from La Grulla City Hall offices.

Elizabeth Ibarra, 27, of Rio Grande City, was arrested Thursday morning in connection with a probe into the missing cash, Starr County Attorney Victor Canales said.

On Jan. 11, officials with the city of La Grulla reached out to local police, who then sought the county attorney’s office investigators to look into the matter.

Canales said Ibarra, who works as an ……… read more here. 

A man died Monday in an armed confrontation with federal forces in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, according to reports.

Tamaulipas authorities said the shooting occurred at about 3 a.m. by the intersection of Carretera Aeropuerto and Bulevar Universidad in the………. read more here.

By César G. Rodriguez
Laredo Morning Times

Investigators with the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday seized more than 4,000 rounds of ammunition from an undisclosed location in Brownsville.

Authorities believe the ammunition was bound for Mexico.

According to a news release from the District Attorney’s Office, authorities acting on a ………… read more here.

by LAURA B.MARTINEZ Staff Writer

Dan Sanchez, the holdover Pct. 4 commissioner and candidate for county judge, feels he has done his best to adhere to electoral procedures.

But the photos on Sanchez’s Facebook page show the commissioner with his ………. read more here.

By Frank Garza Staff Writer

A truck driver was arrested recently for attempting to smuggle over $2 million in cocaine through a Border Patrol checkpoint, court documents state.

The suspect was ……… read more here.

By César G. Rodriguez
Laredo Morning Times

CBP officers found more than a ton of alleged marijuana creatively smuggled in a shipment of fresh carrots at the Texas-Mexico border this weekend.

A big rig hauling a ……… read more here.

By Kolten Parker
San Antonio Express-News