US EditionFormer 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]]>
Ex-CBP officer sentenced to 15 years in prison in drug trafficking scheme
A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer received a 15-year prison sentence for allowing smugglers to transport vehicles filled with drugs across the southern border, according to a Thursday release from the Department of Justice (DOJ). The former officer, Diego Bonillo, was charged with conspiracy to import controlled substances and importation of controlled…
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According to the sentencing materials, Bonillo used his proceeds to travel internationally, purchase luxury gifts, buy tickets to world-championship fights, purchase property in Mexico and on strippers at the Hong Kong Gentlemen’s Club in Tijuana, Mexico.
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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Independent EspañolLOS 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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