Very sad.
They abused the trust placed in them.
Former deputy gets five years in drug sting
By Guillermo Contreras - Express-News
As Christmas approached in 2009, a “smuggler” paid $1,200 to the men
who escorted his cocaine load into San Antonio and added an extra $200
as a holiday bonus.
As it turns out, the “smuggler” and the
security escorts both had badges. But only the escorts — former Bexar
County deputies who worked at the jail — will be going to prison. The
smuggler was an undercover FBI agent.
Chief U.S. District Judge Fred Biery on Thursday sentenced one of the ex-deputies, Hector Franco, to five years in prison, followed by five years of federal supervision.
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