Arrested El Paso CBP Officer Was Allegedly a La Linea Cartel Member

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8:09a, 2/21/25
Noem also needs to go after the bad apples in her Dept. As an example:

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he U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer allegedly involved in migrant smuggling on the El Paso border was allegedly a member of a Mexican drug cartel, a federal agent testified.

A federal magistrate judge ordered CBP Officer Manuel Perez Jr., 32, of El Paso, to remain jailed without bond at a detention hearing Thursday, Feb. 13, in federal court in Downtown El Paso. Perez is allegedly a member of the La Linea drug cartel.

Perez was fired from CBP after his arrest on federal human and drug smuggling charges on Feb. 8 by the FBI El Paso West Texas Border Corruption Task Force following a multi-agency investigation, court officials said. If convicted, he could face 10 years up to life in prison.

https://www.borderlandbeat.com/2025/02/arrested-el-paso-cbp-officer-was.html

FYI obscure Borderland Beat is a reasonable source for Cartel news...
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CDUB98
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8:12a, 2/21/25
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Not a surprise. Part of operating a criminal network involves buying off insiders. Pretty much standard practice.
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8:12a, 2/21/25
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Unfortunately huge amounts of people on this side will be implicated. This is a network and they have had 12 of the last 16 years to build it with zero consequences, with 4 years of more or less status quo while Trump fought his own government to make progress.
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8:15a, 2/21/25
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Word to the wise…everyone must be vettedtwice!
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In reply to Brush Country Ag • 8:16a, 2/21/25
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Brush Country Ag said:
Word to the wise…everyone must be vettedtwice!
But I thought DEI was more important.
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In reply to CDUB98 • 8:16a, 2/21/25
CDUB98 said:
Not a surprise. Part of operating a criminal network involves buying off insiders. Pretty much standard practice.
Money can corrupt even saints. Strip the agent of his citizenship and deport.
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8:28a, 2/21/25
Cartel members should be executed.
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8:28a, 2/21/25
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If they want to use this guy to get to others, they better protect him. My guess is that if he knows much he's no long for this world.
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In reply to laavispa • 8:38a, 2/21/25
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As part of the investigation, U.S. federal agents contacted Mexican agents, who found $18,000 in cash after serving a search warrant at Perez's home in Juarez, the special agent testified.
I'm sure that was all that was there.
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In reply to Scoopen Skwert • 8:41a, 2/21/25
Scoopen Skwert said:
Brush Country Ag said:
Word to the wise…everyone must be vettedtwice!
But I thought DEI was more important.

Is diversity not our strength anymore? Do we have to go back to actual strength?
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8:52a, 2/21/25
These cartels are everywhere. They are in all sorts of American law enforcement and government covering local, state and federal levels. A lot of CIA money comes from the cartel and a lot of political money comes from the cartel.
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In reply to doubledog • 9:00a, 2/21/25
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doubledog said:
CDUB98 said:
Not a surprise. Part of operating a criminal network involves buying off insiders. Pretty much standard practice.
Money can corrupt even saints. Strip the agent of his citizenship and deport.

Strip him of his citizenship & deport? He's not an immigrant with a green card. He was born in the US. There's nowhere to deport him to.
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. It's inherent virtue is the equal sharing of miseries." - Winston Churchill
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In reply to pagerman @ work • 9:17a, 2/21/25
pagerman @ work said:
doubledog said:
CDUB98 said:
Not a surprise. Part of operating a criminal network involves buying off insiders. Pretty much standard practice.
Money can corrupt even saints. Strip the agent of his citizenship and deport.

Strip him of his citizenship & deport? He's not an immigrant with a green card. He was born in the US. There's nowhere to deport him to.
Criminal lack of imagination on your part, here. There's 6 feet under, there's gitmo, there's the gulf of America, there's the 51st state: tons of options!
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In reply to VP at Pierce and Pierce • 9:28a, 2/21/25
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These cartels are everywhere. They are in all sorts of American law enforcement and government covering local, state and federal levels. A lot of CIA money comes from the cartel and a lot of political money comes from the cartel.


and for this reason we can't have nice things. your spot on the cia assist the cartels in many ways. our own govt runs drugs and weapons and uses the money for black projects.
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In reply to Jugstore Cowboy • 9:31a, 2/21/25
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Jugstore Cowboy said:

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As part of the investigation, U.S. federal agents contacted Mexican agents, who found $18,000 in cash after serving a search warrant at Perez's home in Juarez, the special agent testified.
I'm sure that was all that was there.
So this guy had a home in JUAREZ, MX and he was a US CBP agent? That's not a giant red flag or anything..
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9:32a, 2/21/25
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Unfortunately quite a few in south and west Texas being paid.
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In reply to doubledog • 9:34a, 2/21/25
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doubledog said:
CDUB98 said:
Not a surprise. Part of operating a criminal network involves buying off insiders. Pretty much standard practice.
Money can corrupt even saints. Strip the agent of his citizenship and deport.
Since the cartels have been designated a terrorist organization then charge them with whatever runs up the line leading all the way to treason. If this person was being paid off by the cartel, seize his assets.

Mom and little Timmy can go live in the projects while Daddy rots at Gitmo. No more nice home in the foothills of the Davis Mountains (or whatever the swanky part of El Paso is).
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9:43a, 2/21/25
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Just state that he is cooperating with authorities and the problem will solve itself...
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In reply to pagerman @ work • 10:15a, 2/21/25
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pagerman @ work said:
doubledog said:
CDUB98 said:
Not a surprise. Part of operating a criminal network involves buying off insiders. Pretty much standard practice.
Money can corrupt even saints. Strip the agent of his citizenship and deport.

Strip him of his citizenship & deport? He's not an immigrant with a green card. He was born in the US. There's nowhere to deport him to.
Ever think that maybe the poster you're replying to is thinking out loud what they would like to see happen fully knowing it won't for the reason you give? Nuance.
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10:28a, 2/21/25
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Sicario is a good intro to this btw. It's a pretty bleak picture all around. Anything we can do to stem the tide helps.
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10:33a, 2/21/25
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Life in prison for treason, aiding terrorists, and human trafficking sounds about right. Zero tolerance.
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In reply to one safe place • 10:40a, 2/21/25
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one safe place said:
Cartel members should be executed.
It appears that they do a pretty good job of that for us.

Have you ever heard of the Las Cruces bowling alley massacre in the 1990s?

About five years ago, I asked a retired New Mexico state trooper if they would ever catch the perps? The response was that cartel members didn't tend to live very long and those involved in it were probably killed years ago.
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In reply to eric76 • 10:31p, 2/21/25
eric76 said:
one safe place said:
Cartel members should be executed.
It appears that they do a pretty good job of that for us.

Have you ever heard of the Las Cruces bowling alley massacre in the 1990s?

About five years ago, I asked a retired New Mexico state trooper if they would ever catch the perps? The response was that cartel members didn't tend to live very long and those involved in it were probably killed years ago.
Not nearly good enough because they are still doing what they do. If they are linked to a cartel, execute them and hang them from a tree or fence and let them rot down. Perhaps that will help dissuade others from becoming a cartel member. If not, well at least you got rid of those you executed.
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In reply to one safe place • 10:57p, 2/21/25
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one safe place said:
Cartel members should be executed.
Most of them are. 90% never see 30 yrs old.
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11:29p, 2/21/25
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Place Perez before a firing squad.
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12:45a, 2/22/25
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People like this would be encouraged and promoted in a Harris Administration. Think about that beta brigade.
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In reply to Ag87H2O • 5:29a, 2/22/25
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Ag87H2O said:
If they want to use this guy to get to others, they better protect him. My guess is that if he knows much he's no long for this world.
He'll be in protective custody. It's his family that is in danger.
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one safe place said:
Cartel members should be executed.


Especially when human trafficking is part of the charges.
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