A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who pleaded guilty to allowing drugs to pass through inspection at the U.S.- Mexico border was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison.
Diego Bonillo, 31, admitted to sharing information about when he was working and his lane assignments at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry with a drug trafficking organization. Vehicles carrying fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin then could pass undetected into the United States.
Prosecutors say Bonillo allowed these cars to cross 15 times between October 2023 and February 2024…