EDINBURG – Border Patrol agents foiled six drug smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure of more than 750 pounds of marijuana, nearly 100 pounds of methamphetamines, and over 15 pounds of cocaine. Last Friday evening, agents assigned to the Weslaco station responded to suspected illegal activity near Mercedes, Texas. The agents observed multiple smugglers swimming across the Rio Grande, back to Mexico. A search of the area resulted in the seizure of several bundles of marijuana, weighing 238 pounds, worth more than $190K. Early last Sunday morning, Fort Brown agents working near Brownsville, Texas, responded to a report of two drug smugglers ...