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A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer was sentenced to 15 years behind bars for accepting payment in exchange for allowing smugglers to transport vehicles filled with drugs through the U.S. through the Southern Border .

Diego Bonillo, 31, was charged with conspiracy to import controlled substances and importation of controlled substances.

"This sentence holds Bonillo accountable for betraying the public trust," U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California Adam Gordon said in a statement. "He weaponized his badge for personal profit, funneling deadly narcotics through a port of entry and putting communities at risk. Corruption like this will be met with the full force of the law — and we will no

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