A Border Patrol agent in South Texas is accused of using his law enforcment role to clear the way for drugs and illegal immigrants to enter the U.S. The U.S. attorney's office today announced the arrest of David Duque Junior in a public corruption investigation. Border Patrol spokesman Roy Cervantes says Duque has been suspended indefinitely. If convicted, Duque faces up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
An FBI agent today told a federal magistrate in Houston that Duque allegedly assisted in alien smuggling and illegally provided ID's. An affidavit says Duque on June 14th knowingly helped a vehicle hauling nearly five kilos of cocaine go through the Falfurrias checkpoint -- in exchange for five-thousand dollars. |