Texas Border Patrol agent convicted of aiding drug cartel

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Texas Border Patrol agent convicted of aiding drug cartel

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) A South Texas jury acquitted a Border Patrol agent of murder Tuesday, but convicted him of aiding organized crime in a drug-related case that left a man decapitated.

Joel Luna was acquitted Tuesday in Brownsville of the most serious charges in the 2015 death.

Prosecutors contend Luna used his position to help a Mexican cartel move illegal weapons and ammunition south of the border and drugs to the north.

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