{"id":160897,"date":"2021-07-12T14:13:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T18:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=160897"},"modified":"2021-07-12T14:13:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T18:13:51","slug":"u-s-border-patrol-agent-accused-of-helping-to-smuggle-cocaine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/u-s-border-patrol-agent-accused-of-helping-to-smuggle-cocaine\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Border Patrol Agent Accused Of Helping To Smuggle Cocaine"},"content":{"rendered":"
McALLEN, Texas \u2013 A Border Patrol (BP) agent has been arrested on allegations he attempted to aid and abet smuggling cocaine through a BP checkpoint.<\/p>\n
Oberlin Cortez Pena Jr., 22, La Joya, is set to make his appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nadia S. Medrano at 9 a.m. today.<\/p>\n
Authorities took him into custody July 9 upon the filing of a criminal complaint. The charges allege that on two separate occasions, Pena accepted $1,000 in exchange for helping a vehicle with at least five kilograms of cocaine through the Falfurrias checkpoint. Pena allegedly utilized his knowledge as a BP agent in acting as a scout and providing information about the inspection lanes and which one to utilize.<\/p>\n
According to the complaint, he also gave detailed instructions on how to conceal the drugs and tactics to employ in order to distract the K-9 unit at the checkpoint.<\/p>\n
If convicted, he faces a minimum of 10 years up to life in federal prison as well as a possible $10 million maximum fine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
McALLEN, Texas \u2013 A Border Patrol (BP) agent has been arrested on allegations he attempted to aid and abet smuggling cocaine through a BP checkpoint. Oberlin Cortez Pena Jr., 22, La Joya, is set to make his appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nadia S. Medrano at 9 a.m. today. Authorities took him into custody July […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3507,"featured_media":160898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[1,54,4533],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n