A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer has been arrested in El Paso, Texas, facing serious criminal charges for his alleged involvement in human smuggling and drug trafficking operations. The officer, Jonathan Perez Jr., is accused of smuggling undocumented noncitizens into the United States for financial gain and conspiring to distribute cocaine.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was arrested in El Paso , Texas on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to smuggle undocumented noncitizens for financial gain and alleged drug trafficking activity. Jonathan Perez Jr., 32, of El Paso , allegedly smuggled and attempted to smuggle undocumented noncitizens into the United States for commercial advantage and private financial gain. The indictment alleges that, in multiple instances, Perez Jr.
admitted a vehicle driven by an undocumented noncitizen at the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry in El Paso as part of human smuggling operations. Additionally, Perez Jr. allegedly conspired to possess a substance containing at least 5kg of cocaine from on or about Nov. 1, 2019 through and including Feb. 5, 2025, to distribute throughout Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina and elsewhere. Perez Jr. is charged with one count of conspiracy to bring aliens to the United States for financial gain, three counts of bringing aliens to the United States for financial gain, and one count of conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute. If convicted, he faces a maximum of five years in federal prison for the human smuggling conspiracy charge, three to 10 years in prison for each of the three additional human smuggling charges, and 10 years to life for the drug trafficking charge
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION HUMAN SMUGGLING DRUG TRAFFICKING ARREST EL PASO TEXAS
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