Posted on 02/17/2025 3:45:38 AM PST by DFG
A US Customs and Border Protection officer accused of smuggling migrants across the El Paso border was allegedly moonlighting as a member of a Mexican drug cartel, according to a federal agent’s testimony.
CBP Officer Manuel Perez Jr., a 32-year-old US citizen originally from California, is allegedly a member of the La Linea, more commonly known as the Juárez drug cartel, investigators said during his arraignment hearing last Thursday.
“Multiple witnesses said he belonged to La Linea cartel in Mexico,” a special agent with the CBP Office of Professional Responsibility testified at the hearing, as reported by the El Paso Times.
Perez was fired on Feb. 8 after he was arrested by the FBI El Paso West Texas Border Corruption Task Force on federal and human drug smuggling charges.
Perez could face up to 10 years to life in prison if convicted. He has no past criminal history or reported issues with substances. A federal magistrate judge ordered him to remain in jail without bond following the Feb. 13 detention hearing.
Perez allegedly told investigators that he was paid $2,500 for each undocumented migrant he permitted to pass through his inspection lane on the international bridge at the El Paso border, the special agent testified. He specifically permitted one gray Nissan Pathfinder to cross the border smuggling migrants including children several times, according to the indictment.
It is unclear how many people Perez helped smuggle across the border before he was caught.
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Firing Squads needed!! ...imho
Dirty cops are as old as the police themselves.
“he was arrested by the FBI “
When did the FBI start arresting criminals instead of mass-going, abortion clinic-praying, PTA-attending citizens?
But not before he sings a little 😁
(Back down to earth.) We need to audit all these people/all these govt branches. And we need to audit the tax returns of every member of Kongress.
No way 100% of members of Kongress amass fortunes of tens of millions to hundreds of million of dollars legitimately. Not on salaries of $200K/yr.
That level of corruption boggles the mind.
>> Firing Squads needed!! ...imho
Eventually. Waterboard him first until he spills his guts COMPLETELY about EVERYTHING... and then some.
>> When did the FBI start arresting criminals instead of mass-going, abortion clinic-praying, PTA-attending citizens?
Sometime after January 20th, 2025, I’m guessing.
He was not in the Border Patrol. He was a port of entry officer. Big difference.
>> Dirty cops are as old as the police themselves.
My guess is he was given up by clean cops (or at least less dirty cops) among his colleagues.
His colleagues knew damn well what he was up to, but may have felt that it would be useless or even dangerous to say anything while that SOB Mayorkas was at the helm.
But now that “Daddy’s Home”...
Tom Homan stands out as one of Daddy’s MOST EXCELLENT choices of lieutenants (among a lot of excellent choices).
Border Patrol Agents do not work the ports of entry. Customs and Border Protection Agents do.
I still remember Pelosi discussing missiles and N Korea asking for info on them and she kind of paused when she was recounting the conversation.
That was around the time when her wealth took off.
“House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has just accidentally revealed classified information saying that she, along with the House Intelligence Committee, have made previous visits inside of Pyongyang, North Korea on live television.
The grave mistake from Pelosi occurred as if she hadn’t realized the monumental truth she had just unveiled, continuing to speak about it, mentioning that she along with other members of the committee commenced discussing the buying and selling of missile technology with the leadership of North Korea.”
Here she is!!!!!
Selling out America.
I suspect the premise might be wrong
I doubt that Nancy Pelosi has any clue about understanding anything about missile technology beyond the fact they are mostly painted white
The news release should have said that he was cooperating with Federal prosecutors. LOL That would take care of his family who obviously knew he was dirty.
That raises the stakes considerably for him.
I TRIPLE GUARANTEE YOU THAT ALL THAT PLUNDER IS NOT IN THEIR TAX RETURNS
Then, just pull an Al Capone on those bastages! If they make more than their records reveal; if their lifestyle exceeds their reported income; then off to Alcatraz they go!
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