A former U.S. Border Patrol agent who accepted bribes and took part in drug and human smuggling attempts was sentenced to more than seven years in federal…
Hector Hernandez was arrested last May after agreeing to pick up a bag full of drugs hidden near the borderwho accepted bribes and took part in drug and human smuggling attempts was sentenced Friday to more than seven years in federal prison.He admitted in a plea agreement to showing smugglers the locations of monitoring devices and cameras along the U.S.-Mexico border where they would best be able to avoid detection during smuggling operations.
Prosecutors said Hernandez also opened restricted border fences on multiple occasions in order to allow migrants through and was paid $5,000 per incident.For $20,000, prosecutors said Hernandez retrieved the bag from a storm drain and took it to his home. But the drug trafficker Hernandez brokered the deal with was actually an undercover federal agent, and the bag was filled largely with fake methamphetamine, as well as a tracking device, according to prosecutors. Upon meeting with the undercover agent to hand off the bag, Hernandez was arrested.A search of his home turned up cocaine and around $140,000 in cash. The U.S.
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