CBP: 15-year-old caught with 1,380 pounds of marijuana near Harlingen

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol discovered 1,380 pounds of marijuana inside the vehicle, valued at over $1.1 million on Thursday Dec. 8, 2016. Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol discovered 1,380 pounds of marijuana inside the vehicle, valued at over $1.1 million on Thursday Dec. 8, 2016. Photo: Courtesy Customs And Border Protection Photo: Courtesy Customs And Border Protection Image 1 of / 23 Caption Close CBP: 15-year-old caught with 1,380 pounds of marijuana near Harlingen 1 / 23 Back to Gallery

A 15-year-old failed to make a $1.1 million delivery of marijuana when he was intercepted by Customs and Border Protection agents in Texas Thursday morning, according to a press release.

Agents said they watched as several people loaded bundles of marijuana into an SUV near the Rio Grande in Los Indios then followed the vehicle and stopped it, the release from the Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol Public Affairs Office.

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Agents said they found 1,380 pounds of marijuana inside the SUV. The driver 15-year-old Mexican national, fled the vehicle and ran from agents, but he was caught and turned over to local police.

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“This is a prime example of how transnational criminal organizations are exploiting the youth. These young lives are deliberately put in danger for the profit of smuggling drugs and immigrants. We continue to work with the community by presenting to local schools warning our children of the outcomes of working for these organizations, not only by potentially facing prison time, but also death,” Chief Patrol Agent Manuel Padilla, Jr. said in a prepared statement.