EDINBURG — Border Patrol agents foiled five drug smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure of more than 600 pounds of marijuana and the arrest of seven drug smugglers. Weslaco agents respond Weslaco agents responded to a reported drug smuggling attempt in Hidalgo, Texas. Agents conducted a search of the area and discovered six bundles of marijuana, weighing more than 142 pounds, worth more than $114K. An additional search of the area for the drug smugglers yielded negative results. Fort Brown agents working in Brownville, Texas, observed multiple drug smugglers near the river levee carrying bundles of marijuana on their backs. When the ...