A San Patricio County Sheriff’s Office deputy working a traffic assignment on US 77 north of Sinton arrested a Brownsville couple after discovering more than $90,000 in cash during a consensual vehicle search.
The deputy spotted a southbound Volkswagen Taos traveling at excessive speed and conducted a traffic stop. During the stop, the deputy noticed the driver’s side window had an extremely dark tint.
A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper stopped to assist after observing the deputy on the scene. The trooper helped bridge a language barrier between the deputy and the vehicle’s occupants — a husband and wife…