A Customs and Border Protection officer was recently arrested in El Paso on criminal charges surrounding his alleged involvement in smuggling illegal immigrants and drugs across the southern border with Mexico. Court documents allege that Manuel Perez Jr., 32, of El Paso, partook in human and narcotics trafficking for personal gain.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas, in multiple instances, Perez allowed a vehicle driven by an illegal alien at the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry in El Paso to enter the United States as part of a human smuggling operation. Furthermore, …
