Mexican truck driver convicted of smuggling drugs in truck


EDINBURG, Texas (Border Report) — A jury in South Texas has delivered a guilty verdict against a truck driver from Mexico, who attempted to smuggle 440 pounds of cocaine via an international bridge.

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