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Elena Torres
Elena Torres
Reporter · Brownsville, TX
Elena Torres is a health and wellness journalist with a decade of experience, having previously worked for El Paso Times. She holds a degree in Public Health from the University of Texas at El Paso and focuses on community health issues that matter locally.
More from Elena →Reporter · Friday, November 6, 2026 at 7:04 PM · 1 min read
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 1,000 pounds of alleged methamphetamine concealed within shipments of leeks at the Pharr Port of Entry. On Oct. 30 at 8 p.m., officers referred a semi-trailer en route to McAllen for secondary inspection. According to CBP, a K-9 alert helped officers discover [...]
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