Federal agents arrested a suspected corrupt U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer allegedly involved in human and cocaine smuggling for years on the El Paso border, authorities said.
CBP Officer Manuel Perez Jr., 32, of El Paso, was still in uniform when he was taken into custody on Saturday, Feb. 8, by the FBI El Paso West Texas Border Corruption Task Force as part of a multi-agency investigation.
Jail records show that Perez is being held without bond at the El Paso County Jail in Downtown. No court documents show an attorney for him as of the posting of this article
“Perez violated his oath to protect and serve. Instead, he allegedly facilitated human smuggling and drug trafficking operations in our community,” FBI El Paso Special Agent in Charge John S. Morales said in a statement.
