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EL PASO, Texas - A federal judge sentenced a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employee to 20 years in federal prison Aug. 26 after she pleaded guilty to drug smuggling, alien smuggling and official corruption charges.
Ex-CBP employee receives 20 years in drug, alien smuggling, corruption case
Seeded on Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:53 AM EDT
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According to the indictment:
- Since April 2009, Garnica conspired with others to import into the United States from Mexico more than 100 kilograms of marijuana.
- From Oct. 1, 2009 until Oct. 11, 2009, Garnica conspired to smuggle illegal aliens into the United States from Mexico.
- On Oct. 11, 2009, Garnica offered a $500 bribe to a CBP officer to allow an illegal alien to be smuggled into the United States.
- On Nov. 7, 2009, Garnica paid a $3,500 bribe to a CBP officer to allow a controlled substance to be imported into the United States.
- On Nov. 17, 2009, Garnica offered a $1,500 bribe to a CBP officer to allow a controlled substance to be imported into the United States.
On Nov. 8, 2009, Garnica knowingly imported marijuana into the United States from Mexico.
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#1 - Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:53 AM EDTand if the war on drugs ended, half of those charges would be dropped. and if we didn't have so many corrupt public servants, we wouldn't have to bribe all of them, and if bears took a crap in the forest would you still step in it?
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