The Briefing Room
General Category => Immigration/Border => Topic started by: TomSea on February 01, 2017, 12:33:57 am
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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.
Continued: http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Texas-Border-Patrol-agent-convicted-of-aiding-drug-cartel-412336003.html