EDINBURG, Texas– Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents seized more than $500K worth of marijuana in two failed narcotics smuggling attempts. Weslaco Border Patrol Station agents working near Mercedes, Texas, discovered five abandoned bundles of marijuana. As they searched the area, they apprehended a Mexican national suspected of being involved in the smuggling attempt. An additional four other individuals were observed swimming across the Rio Grande into Mexico. The marijuana weighed over 240 pounds and is worth more than $190K. Rio Grande City Border Patrol agents working near Chapeño, Texas, received a report of multiple individuals loading bundles of ...