Former CBP officer sentenced to 15 years in prison for role in drug trafficking scheme at Southern Border

A erstwhile U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) serviceman was sentenced to 15 years down bars for accepting outgo successful speech for allowing smugglers to transport vehicles filled with drugs done the U.S. done the Southern Border.

Diego Bonillo, 31, was charged with conspiracy to import controlled substances and importation of controlled substances.

"This condemnation holds Bonillo accountable for betraying the nationalist trust," U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California Adam Gordon said successful a statement. "He weaponized his badge for idiosyncratic profit, funneling deadly narcotics done a larboard of introduction and putting communities astatine risk. Corruption similar this volition beryllium met with the afloat unit of the instrumentality — and we volition not hesitate to prosecute and punish those who commercialized work for dollars."

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Diego Bonillo, 31, accepted outgo successful speech for allowing smugglers to transport vehicles filled with drugs to participate the U.S. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Bonillo admitted to moving for a Mexico-based cause trafficking enactment and agreeing to judge outgo to let drug-laden vehicles into the U.S. without inspection, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

The erstwhile serviceman confessed to allowing astatine slightest 75 kilograms of fentanyl, 11.7 kilograms of methamphetamine and much than 1 kilogram of heroin into the country. Prosecutors said helium allowed astatine slightest 15 vehicles to participate the state without inspection from October 2023 to April 2024.

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The erstwhile serviceman confessed to allowing astatine slightest 75 kilograms of fentanyl, 11.7 kilograms of methamphetamine and much than 1 kilogram of heroin into the country. (Getty Images)

Bonillo was utilizing a 2nd telephone chartless to instrumentality enforcement to pass his lane assignments to cause smugglers truthful they would cognize from which lane and what clip helium could guarantee their entry.

He utilized the wealth from the strategy to question internationally, acquisition luxury items and tickets to a boxing match, effort to acquisition spot successful Mexico and walk clip astatine the Hong Kong Gentlemen’s Club successful Tijuana, Mexico.

Diego Bonillo allowed astatine slightest 15 vehicles to participate the state without inspection from October 2023 to April 2024. (CBP)

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"Former CBP Officer Diego Bonillo allowed monolithic amounts of drugs into the U.S. without respect for the deadly consequences it could person connected our communities," Mark Dargis, Special Agent successful Charge of FBI San Diego Field Office, said successful a statement.

"He disgraced the badge and violated his oath to support the American people," helium continued. "This behaviour betrays the public’s spot and is contradictory to the values and standards expected of a national instrumentality enforcement officer. FBI San Diego and our partners volition not tolerate specified dishonorable behavior. This condemnation reflects the FBI’s committedness to clasp accountable anyone who corrupts their relation astatine the disbursal of our citizens’ safety."