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Texas soldier arrested in highway drug case
EL PASO — A 27-year-old Fort Bliss soldier faces drug charges after border agents say they found nearly 200 pounds of marijuana in his car at a highway checkpoint.
Fort Bliss spokeswoman Jean Offutt says Sgt. Octavio Hernandez was arrested Wednesday night at the U.S. Border Patrol’s Sierra Blanca checkpoint, about 90 miles east of El Paso. Border Patrol officials say Hernandez, whom they didn’t identify by name, was arrested after agents found 196 pounds of marijuana in the vehicle in which he, his wife and his children were traveling.
Offutt says Hernandez was in custody Thursday, but it’s unclear where or if he’d hired a lawyer. Details about the status of his wife also weren’t available.
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Former TVCC coach to file suit
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Retired NYC officer gets prison for date rape
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Pope adds 2 assistant bishops to Dallas diocese
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4 incendiary devices found in eastern Texas mail
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Texas ed board debates race in history classes
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Texas gas prices up 3rd straight week
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Finally finished training at Camp Shelby; now it’s down to business
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Texas ed board set to take 1st vote since primary
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Ind. man who murdered 2 set to die in Texas
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HCPAC production opens
Rustin Pool (left) and Rebecca Barker perform during dress rehearsal of The Apple Tree. The show is one of the Black Box Series at the Henderson County Performing Art Center. The show opens Friday, March 12-14 at 7 p.m. For more information or to make reservations, call 903-675-3908.
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