Former Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to Federal Prison
MCALLEN – A former Border Patrol agent will spend two years behind bars for making false claims to benefit drug trafficking organizations.
Eduardo Bazan is accused of making a false statement regarding a narcotics seizure. He pleaded guilty to the charges in June.
The Department of Justice said law enforcement learned a load of cocaine Border Patrol seized in 2007 may had been staged with diluted narcotics to allow drug traffickers to steal the original drugs.
Prosecutors said the 49-year-old admitted to receiving $8,000 for helping drug traffickers stage the seizure.
Bazan will also be serving three years of supervised release.