Oh, great, just when you think things can’t get any worse at the border, now we find out two U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have allegedly been helping a drug cartel move massive amounts of fentanyl, meth, cocaine, and heroin across the southern border? You’ve got to be kidding me. And not just for a few weeks, folks—for years!
Two border patrol agents working with cartels, taking cash to smuggle fentanyl, drugs into California.
Two US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents have been accused of helping Mexican cartels smuggle fentanyl, heroin and other drugs into the United States, the San Diego… pic.twitter.com/eC17T5mb2Y
— OutsideTheMatrix aka QRASH (@PaTrumpGirl) September 9, 2024
Jesse Clark Garcia and Diego Bonillo, the two CBP officers who have been named, are apparently the masterminds here. They’ve been coordinating with smugglers in Mexico, practically rolling out the red carpet for cars loaded with drugs to cruise right through their inspection lanes. And what do they get for their efforts? Tens of thousands of dollars in bribes. But, hey, it’s all good because they spent the cash on European vacations and luxury box seats in Las Vegas. Must be nice, right?
2 San Diego CBP agents accused of working with cartel, allowing drugs through inspection lanes. Jesse Clark Garcia and Diego Bonillo are accused of working for an unnamed Mexican drug cartel to allow vehicles loaded with fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and meth. https://t.co/8qDCSHo3Jw
— Esther Valdes Clayton (@Esther_Valdes) September 6, 2024
Let me get this straight: while Americans are suffering from the devastating effects of the fentanyl crisis, these guys were living it up on cartel money? Overdoses are skyrocketing, but these officers were more interested in pocketing their bribes and living large. They didn’t even bother to cover their tracks well.
In 2021, prosecutors say a woman in a Kia Soul pulled up to Garcia’s lane at the Tecate port of entry with 140 pounds of cocaine and fentanyl and 25 pounds of meth. The kicker? She magically bypassed every car in line because Garcia was manning the lane. When he wasn’t on duty, she didn’t even bother crossing.
It’s right there in the court documents: these two officers, sworn to protect our borders, weren’t just turning a blind eye—they were actively helping the smugglers! And now they’re being charged with drug trafficking and conspiracy. Gee, what a shock.
But let’s be honest—when you’ve got border chaos thanks to lackluster enforcement, it’s no surprise bad actors like this slip through the cracks. The real question is, how many more are out there, turning our southern border into a drug superhighway while the rest of us are stuck dealing with the fallout?
CA: 2 CBP Officers are being accused of working with the cartel and turning a blind eye to drugs passing through the a San Diego port— “Jesse Clark Garcia and Diego Bonillo are accused of working for an unnamed Mexican drug trafficking organization to allow vehicles loaded with… pic.twitter.com/Smz26fjFtu
— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) September 5, 2024
This is more than just a “bad apple” situation. It’s a symptom of a much bigger problem. It’s high time we get serious about securing the border and rooting out this corruption because if this is what’s going on with the people tasked with protecting us, we’ve got a lot more to worry about than we thought.
