SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – Texas game wardens have discovered nearly 950 pounds of marijuana in bundles hidden among the dunes at South Padre Island.
The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department has had additional wardens on duty during spring break and the drugs were found during patrols on land and sea.
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Game wardens checking beach access points on Friday noticed heavy foot traffic from the water's edge to the dunes. A search found several plastic-wrapped bundles identified as containing marijuana. A closer search led to more than a dozen bundles of drugs buried in the sand.
Investigators did not immediately announce any arrests.