SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was sentenced to 15 years in prison earlier this month for allowing vehicles packed with methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl to enter the U.S.
Diego Bonillo admitted that he worked for a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization and accepted payment for using his official position as an officer to allow vehicles with drugs to enter U.S. without inspection at the San Ysidro Port of Entry.
Ex-CBP officer smuggled migrants through port of entry for $4,000
According to the U.S. Attorney, he also acknowledged being part of a conspiracy.
During an investigation, agents discovered Bonillo was using a second phone that was unknown to law enforcement to transmit his lane assignments to members of the drug trafficking organization so they knew which lane and what time to send their smugglers to ensure their entry…