🌱 How a Del Rio border route helped expose a massive meth scheme

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Del Rio border route helped expose a massive meth scheme

Also on today's calendar: Birding the Border 2026 - Beginner Track and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Variably cloudy and humid, with a high of 85 and low of 71 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, temps: high: 86, low: 72. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Warmer with a stray t-storm, with a high of 94 and low of 72 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Mexican national sentenced for smuggling liquid methamphetamine into the U.S. (kdhnews.com) — A major federal drug case tied to the Del Rio area ended with a 210‑month prison sentence for a man who helped move liquid meth through regional ports of entry. Investigators say he previously drove the same truck through the Del Rio Port of Entry to build a crossing history before being caught with drug‑filled propane tanks at Eagle Pass.
   

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📸 Around Del Rio

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Del Rio

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 25

• Chingona Comedy: Loteria Edition
  Plaza Hall, 405 Cantu St, Del Rio
  9:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 25

• Guided Hike to Sunburst Shelter
  Devils River State Natural Area - Dan A. Hughes Unit DevilsRiverStateNaturalArea-DanA.HughesUnit Map&Direction
  10:00 am

Sunday April 26

• Guided Hike to High Country Shelter
  Devils River State Natural Area - Del Norte Unit DevilsRiverStateNaturalArea-DelNorteUnit Map&Directions
  11:00 am

Thursday April 30

• Birding the Border 2026 - Beginner Track
  Enchanted Event Center , 4934 US-90 , Del Rio
  3:00 pm
• Birding the Border 2026
  Enchanted Event Center , 4934 US-90 , Del Rio
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 25

• Guided Hike to Sunburst Shelter
  Devils River State Natural Area - Dan A. Hughes Unit DevilsRiverStateNaturalArea-DanA.HughesUnit Map&Direction
  10:00 am

Sunday April 26

• Guided Hike to High Country Shelter
  Devils River State Natural Area - Del Norte Unit DevilsRiverStateNaturalArea-DelNorteUnit Map&Directions
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Still looking for the owners of this Female German Shepherd.
  Found running down Dodson and Content lane on Saturday. No chip, no tags. Anyone knowing anything about her please contact us! We can’t keep her much… (Nextdoor Val Verde Hospital)
• Boating is complicated.
  Renewing with TxT isn’t. Knots, ropes, gear… there’s enough to manage while you're on the water. So keep your boat registration renewal simple with… (Nextdoor )

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🗞 Nearby News

Eagle Pass

• US CBP officers seize over $2.8M in narcotics at Eagle Pass Port of Entry (border-security-report.com)
• Del Rio Man Sentenced for Meth Hidden in Propane Tanks (hoodline.com)

Uvalde

• Uvalde CISD school board presents the Top 10 of the Class of 2026 (uvaldehesperian.com)
• Texas Demands Answers Over Roblox Uvalde Game (klaq.com)
• PHOTOS: Scenes from deadly Texas school shooting response (ketk.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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