A U.S. border patrol agent was arrested and charged with drug trafficking after authorities intercepted duffle bags filled with cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl in the parking lot of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. JOE ARPAIO LOSES BID TO WIN BACK ARIZONA SHERRIF'S JOB, NARROWLY LOSING GOP PRIMARYThe agent, Carlos Victor Passapera Pinott, was assigned to the Tucson Sector Ajo Border Patrol Station, which is one of the busiest areas on the Southwest border near Mexico. From there, he drove to the airport, where he loaded two duffel bags into another vehicle. Officers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Border Corruption Task Force (BCTF) searched Passapera's house, where they found approximately $329,000; they also recovered $40,000 in the vehicle that they say he used to transport the narcotics. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol "does not tolerate corruption or abuse within our ranks, and we cooperate fully with all criminal or administrative investigations of alleged misconduct by any of our personnel," a spokesperson from the Tucson sector told Fox News.

Source: Fox News August 11, 2020 19:18 UTC