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2 customs officers plead guilty to allowing drugs to enter the US through their inspection lanes
CALIFORNIA, JUL 30 – The officers admitted to accepting bribes to let vehicles carrying fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine pass without inspection, smuggling at least 165 pounds of fentanyl, prosecutors said.
- Two Customs and Border Protection officers pleaded guilty to allowing illegal drugs to enter the U.S. from Mexico, according to federal prosecutors.
- The officers used a secret emoji-based code to inform drug traffickers about which inspection lanes to use, states the U.S. Attorney's Office.
- Officer Diego Bonillo admitted to allowing at least 165 pounds of fentanyl into the country as part of his plea deal, prosecutors said.
- Both officers face a maximum sentence of life in prison, with Bonillo's sentencing set for November 7 and Garcia's for September 26.
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2 CBP Officers Plead Guilty to Allowing Illegal Drugs to Pass Through Border Inspection
Two Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have pleaded guilty to allowing drug-laden vehicles to enter the United States without being inspected at the U.S.–Mexico border, federal prosecutors said on July 28. Jesse Clark Garcia, 37, and Diego Bonillo, 30, admitted to conspiring with members of a Mexican drug trafficking organization to allow vehicles carrying fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other controlled substances to enter through insp…
CBP officers admit to drug smuggling conspiracy using emojis to talk to runners
Two U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers pleaded guilty this month to working with members of a Mexican drug trafficking organization to smuggle multiple types of drugs into the country, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Jesse Clark Garcia, 37, and Diego Bonillo, 30, conspired to let vehicles carrying illegal drugs cross into the United States without being inspected, helping the drug traffickers bypass border security. The Department…
Customs agents pleaded guilty to allowing veh asses with drugs, including 75 kg of fentanyl, to enter the United States from Mexico.
San Diego., Two agents from the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP) pleaded guilty to allowing vehicles full of illegal drugs to enter the United States from Mexico, federal prosecutors said yesterday.
2 customs officers plead guilty to allowing drugs into U.S., attorney's office says
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Two Customs and Border Protection officers have pleaded guilty to allowing drugs to enter the U.S. through their inspection lanes, authorities said. According to the U.S. attorney's office, Jesse Clark Garcia, 37, of San Diego and Diego Bonillo, 30, of Chula Vista conspired with members of a drug trafficking organization based in Mexico to allow vehicles transporting narcotics to enter the country without being inspecte…
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