{"article":{"id":9109,"heading":"Corruption Within U.S. Customs Over Drug Trafficking Exposed!","author":"SJA","created":"2001-08-03 23:25:54","modified":"2001-08-03 23:43:03","last_modified":"Sat, 04 Aug 2001 06:43:03","article":"<br><br>       Just released from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.narconews.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.narconews.com\/<\/a> 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.\n","contact":"","link":"http:\/\/www.narconews.com\/","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"     Lawsuit by ex-agent alleges $250,000 bribes to customs officials\/18 wheel rig hauling cocaine into U.S. from Mexico, also destruction of computer evidence, preferential treatment for some druglords by customs agents and other allegations.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2001\/08\/9109.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}