2 customs officers plead guilty to allowing drugs to enter the US through their inspection lanes

SAN DIEGO AP Two Customs and Edge Protection officers pleaded guilty this month to allowing vehicles filled with illegal drugs to enter the U S from Mexico federal prosecutors announced Monday The pair texted a secret emoji-based code to let Mexican traffickers know which inspection lanes they were manning at the Tecate and Otay Mesa confines crossings the U S Attorney s Office stated in a report Prosecutors reported when the drug-laden vehicles arrived the officers would wave them through Related Articles Suspect in Michigan Walmart stabbings is charged with a rarely used state terrorism count Trump seeks quick Murdoch deposition in Wall Street Journal lawsuit over Epstein story Police search for suspect who fatally attacked couple in Arkansas Devil s Den State Park Gunman shoots multiple people at Reno Nevada casino killing two before being taken into custody Creating realistic deepfakes is getting easier than ever Fighting back may take even more AI Officers Jesse Clark Garcia and Diego Bonillo each pleaded guilty to multiple charges including conspiracy to import controlled substances such as cocaine methamphetamine and heroin the report says As part of his plea deal Bonillo admitted that he allowed at least pounds kilograms of fentanyl to enter the country prosecutors noted The defendants profited handsomely funding both domestic and international trips as well as purchases of luxury items and attempts to purchase real estate in Mexico the message says Garcia s sentencing is scheduled for Sept and Bonillo will be sentenced Nov They could each face a maximum sentence of life in prison prosecutors stated