Rio Grande City trucker gets 10 years for cocaine smuggling attempt at Falfurrias checkpoint

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A truck driver from Rio Grande City who attempted to smuggle more than 100 pounds of cocaine at the Falfurrias checkpoint over the summer has been sentenced to federal prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District of Texas announced Wednesday. Adolfo Alvarez III, 40, of Rio Grande City pleaded guilty [...]