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  • A Border Patrol agent organizes a pile of marijuana bundles discovered behind a false wall in a watermelon truck at Falfurrias checkpoint.
  • Boxes of watermelons stacked near a truck being inspected for contraband by Border Patrol agents at Falfurrias checkpoint.
  • At Falfurrias checkpoint, Border Patrol agents stand by as boxes of watermelon are taken off a truck that's about to be inspected for contraband.
  • A sign along a Texas road reads
  • Mission PD officers, Corporal Manuel Casas and Officer Chris Piland, posing together after a successful stash house bust, with Hidalgo County Sheriff vehicles in background.
  • Corporal Manuel Casas smiling and pointing at Officer Chris Piland in a stash house with bundles of marijuana stacked against the walls.
  • Two Border Patrol river boats docked on the side of the Rio Grande, with Border Patrol agents called
  • Border Patrol Agent Cody Thompson stands next to a van that will transport illegal immigrants just captured on Falfurrias ranch land.
  • Border Patrol Agent Rene Tuinstra, a member of the Fraud, Intelligence, Smuggling, and Terrorism (FIST) team, on her cell phone receiving information about a human stash house.
  • Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Robert Santos, a member of the Fraud, Intelligence, Smuggling, and Terrorism (FIST) team, doing surveillance on a suspected illegal immigrant stash house.

  • Bundles of Weed

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    A Border Patrol agent organizes a pile of marijuana bundles discovered behind a false wall in a watermelon truck at Falfurrias checkpoint.

  • Contraband Inspection

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    Boxes of watermelons stacked near a truck being inspected for contraband by Border Patrol agents at Falfurrias checkpoint.

  • Fruity Investigation

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    At Falfurrias checkpoint, Border Patrol agents stand by as boxes of watermelon are taken off a truck that's about to be inspected for contraband.

  • A Fair Warning

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    A sign along a Texas road reads "Smuggling Illegal Aliens is a Federal Crime." 

  • Stash House Bust

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    Mission PD officers, Corporal Manuel Casas and Officer Chris Piland, posing together after a successful stash house bust, with Hidalgo County Sheriff vehicles in background. 

  • A Room of Marijuana

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    Corporal Manuel Casas smiling and pointing at Officer Chris Piland in a stash house with bundles of marijuana stacked against the walls.

  • Boat Patrol

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    Two Border Patrol river boats docked on the side of the Rio Grande, with Border Patrol agents called "Riverines" conversing.

  • Mode of Transportation

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    Border Patrol Agent Cody Thompson stands next to a van that will transport illegal immigrants just captured on Falfurrias ranch land.

  • Getting a Tip

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    Border Patrol Agent Reneé Tuinstra, a member of the Fraud, Intelligence, Smuggling, and Terrorism (FIST) team, on her cell phone receiving information about a human stash house.

  • Keeping Close Watch

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    Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Robert Santos, a member of the Fraud, Intelligence, Smuggling, and Terrorism (FIST) team, doing surveillance on a suspected illegal immigrant stash house.

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