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Former customs officer sentenced to 15 years in prison for helping traffickers bring drugs into US

  • A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer, Diego Bonillo, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to aiding drug traffickers by allowing drugs into the U.S.
  • Bonillo admitted to using his position to permit at least 75 kilograms of fentanyl, along with significant amounts of methamphetamine and heroin into the U.S.
  • Prosecutors reported that Bonillo used a secret phone to notify traffickers about the border lanes he was monitoring for undetected entry.
  • He was sentenced on November 7, following an investigation that began in October 2023.
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A former agent of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was sentenced to 15 years in prison after admitting that he allowed vehicles loaded with narcotics to pass through a port of entry on the southern border. The conviction, announced on Thursday by the Department of Justice, marks one of the most serious cases of internal corruption linked to drug trafficking in that region.Read more]]>

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A former Customs and Border Protection officer was sentenced to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to working with Mexican cartels to bring drugs to the United States, authorities said on Thursday.Diego Bonillo, 30, pleaded guilty in July to several charges, including criminal association to import controlled substances such as cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin. Within his guilt agreement, he admitted to using his position to authorize…

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Customs and Border Protection officer was sentenced to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to working with Mexican traffickers to bring drugs to the United States, authorities said on Thursday. Diego Bonillo, 30, pleaded guilty in July to several charges, including criminal association to import controlled substances such as cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin. Within his guilt agreement, he admitted to using h…

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diariolahuella.com broke the news in on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
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