Just released from http://www.narconews.com/ are allegations that agents of the U.S. Customs Service were involved in extensive corruption on the U.S./Mexico border, most of it occuring on the U.S. side. An ex-Customs agent filed a lawsuit against the agency alleging corruption involving drug trafficking. The lawsuit implicates the U.S. Customs Service for being involved in" rampant and systematic corruption at the U.S.-Mexican border". This includes alleged $250,000 bribes to customs officials for each 18 wheel truck hauling cocaine into the U.S., destruction of computer evidence by U.S. Customs agents and preferential treatment for some drug-lords by agents, such as the sale of " Get Out of Jail Free" cards among other allegations. Read the full account of this story on the Narconews.com site.