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Customs & Border Protection
Coverage of Customs & Border Protection in the Nexus archive.
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- Former San Diego border officer sentenced to 9 years for Sinaloa Cartel drug smuggling scheme
A former Customs & Border Protection officer, Jesse Garcia, was sentenced to nine years in federal court for allowing drug smugglers from the Sinaloa Cartel through the U.S.-Mexico border. Garcia admitted that he provided duty schedules and lane assignments connected to the cartel between 2021 and 2024. He received payment for each drug-laden vehicle allowed into the country.
- Mullin weighs using airport customs as leverage against sanctuary cities
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin proposed using airport customs processing as leverage against sanctuary cities to pressure them on immigration enforcement. The plan could disrupt commerce and tax bases in cities like New York and Philadelphia, which host major international airports.