A federal officer will spend two years in prison for his role in helping a group of men smuggle liquor and medicine into Texas.
This week, Simon Medina III,41, went before U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo in Laredo who sentenced him to two years in prison for a smuggling conspiracy. Medina previously pleaded guilty to the charge on March 8. Medina was a Field Operations Officer with U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the time of the offenses and helped three men smuggle liquor and medication at an international port of entry in Laredo. Medina was fired by CBP.
Medina helped three men identified as Rafael Alvarez, Pablo Granado, and Jose Roberto Granado smuggle goods or “encargos” into the countryThe case against Medina began in July 2020, when federal authorities received information that Medina was letting individuals flagged for a secondary inspection pass through and received a small plastic bag in return, court documents in the case revealed.
On one occasion, CBP supervisors notified OPR that Medina opened an inspection lane without authorization and allowed a red Chevrolet Suburban forward for primary inspection. Authorities stopped the driver and referred him to a secondary location where they found cases of liquor, beer, and medication.
In exchange, Medina took small gifts and had the smugglers fix his lawnmower, pressure washer, and perform carpentry work for his family, court documents revealed.
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