EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Police in Juarez, Mexico, on Tuesday pulled three bodies buried under the floor of an abandoned house next to a downtown auto parts store. It was the latest clandestine grave found in a city where an average of three people a day are dying as authorities say criminal organizations are fighting for control of drug sales in neighborhoods.

Chihuahua state police took a canine unit to an address on Calle Hospital in the downtown Barrio Alto neighborhood early Tuesday afternoon. The police dog alerted handlers to the floor of two rooms inside the home and officers began digging.

Three decomposed bodies were found under ceramic tile floors, the Attorney General’s Office said.

Last February, members of a criminal gang hung a banner from an overpass alleging a rival had buried 30 bodies in a north Juarez home. Police only found five cadavers at three different homes in the area, but tips about clandestine graves continued to pour in.

In early March, police located six bodies in the Portal del Valle neighborhood – where another eight bodies were found last September. Tuesday’s find brings the number of cadavers pulled from clandestine graves in Juarez to 20 so far this year.

JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – Stray dogs have led police to skeletal remains in the western outskirts of the city near a highway where 21 bodies have been abandoned in the past three months.

Police arrived at the Puerto La Paz neighborhood on Wednesday after neighbors called to report dogs unearthing a human skull and leaving it at a home on the corner of Guerrero and Terrazas streets.

Officers recovered the skull and searched for additional skeletal remains, but found no more bones, police told a KTSM/Border Report camera crew. Investigators remained in the area interviewing neighbors.

The neighborhood is a short distance away from the Camino Real highway where the bodies of multiple homicide victims have been abandoned in the past three months.

Also on Wednesday, neighbors called police to a home in the Felipe Angels neighborhood near the Rio Grande in reference to shots fired. A man presumed to be the occupant was shot near the entrance to the property. Neighbors told police that stray dogs had begun chewing on the body.

News video shows bloodied blankets where the man’s body fell. It was the 14th homicide in the city in the first three days of April.

ProVideo in Juarez, Mexico, contributed to this report.

HIDALGO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — One man was arrested for hiding a “significant amount” of unreported currency during a port of entry inspection, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced.

Mexican national Alexis Barragan Valle, 30, was arrested Monday at the Hidalgo International Bridge for hiding unreported U.S. currency while crossing into the United States.

387,000 worth of U.S. currency was seized at the Hidalgo Port (Photo courtesy of CBP)

Barragan Valle claimed to be traveling from McAllen to Reynosa through the Hidalgo International Bridge when a CBP officer referred him for a second inspection.

CBP officers discovered stacks of 20, 50 and 100 U.S. dollar bills totaling to $387,000 concealed within laundry detergent boxes within Barragan Valle’s vehicle.

“It is not a crime to carry more than 10,000, but it is a federal offense not to declare currency or monetary instruments totaling $10,000 or more to a CBP officer upon entry or exit from the U.S.,” CBP stated in a press release.

Barragan Valle was arrested by Homeland Security Investigations who initiated a criminal investigation into the case. The $387,000 was seized by CBP.

Barragan Valle made his initial appearance in court Tuesday and has a detention hearing scheduled for Friday, according to federal records.

LAREDO, TX. (KGNS) - A car crash is causing traffic congestion for drivers traveling on the northbound lane of I-35.

According to Laredo Police, a car crashed into a cement barrier on the expressway.

Drivers traveling on I-35 near Shiloh are being advised to avoid the area or expect delays.

Police say no major injuries were reported.

ENCINAL, TX. (KGNS) - The Encinal Police Department is informing the community that its phone lines are currently down.

According to a Facebook post, the Encinal Police Department said that it has contacted AT&T, and they are working on getting the phone line restored.

If anyone needs to reach the Encinal Police Department they can stop by in person or call 830-879-3041 or if it is an emergency dial 911.

LAREDO, TX. (KGNS) - Authorities need your help identifying a man who allegedly stole half a dozen wine bottles from a Laredo business.

The case was reported on March 26, 2024, at the 1100 block of Fenwick Dr.

Laredo Police received a call from the victim who stated that the door to the business had been shattered.

The business owner said that the suspect allegedly stole six bottles of wine, each worth roughly $26.

The alleged suspect was seen wearing a white Champion hoodie, shorts, and black and white shoes.

If you have any information regarding the identity or location of this person, you are urged to call Laredo Police at 956-795-2800 or Laredo Crime Stoppers at 956-727-TIPS.

LAREDO, TX. (KGNS) - A man is facing multiple charges for allegedly kidnapping a woman is west Laredo and threatening her at gunpoint.

Laredo Police arrested Joseph Chris Reyes and charged him with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault and discharge of a firearm.

The incident happened on Saturday at around 3:20 a.m. near the 5300 block of San Bernardo Avenue.

According to Laredo Police, a woman stated that Reyes allegedly assaulted her, forced her to get into a vehicle and allegedly fired a handgun while threatening her.

Investigator Joe Baeza said that fortunately, the victim was able to walk away unharmed.

“She was able to successfully get away from him and then separate herself and he left the scene before officers arrived,” said Investigator Baeza. “They put a city-wide search for the individual and it was then that he was eventually located somewhere near north Laredo. There, once he was detained, he was detained and charged with attempted kidnapping, the aggravated assault and the discharge of a firearm that was committed.”

Reyes was charged with unauthorized use a motor vehicle, making a terroristic threat, and evading arrest.