Ex-CBP officer used emoji code to let 477 kilos of Sinaloa Cartel drugs cross

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Ex-CBP officer used emoji code to let 477 kilos of Sinaloa Cartel drugs cross

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A former CBP officer was sentenced to nine years for facilitating the smuggling of 477 kilos of drugs for the Sinaloa Cartel using emoji codes. Another ex-officer received a longer prison term after authorities found manipulated assignments and ignored alerts.

A federal judge sentenced Garcia to nine years after agents uncovered manipulated assignments and ignored alerts. Another former CBP officer received an even longer term. The post Ex-CBP officer used emoji code to let 477 kilos of Sinaloa Cartel drugs cross appeared first on FreightWaves.

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