CBP officer facing 80 years for smuggling and bribery
LAREDO, TX – A former officer of the Customs and Border Protection (CBP), who was stationed at a Texas port of entry, has admitted to smuggling migrants into the country and accepting bribes to let in what he believed to be cocaine, according to officials on Monday. Emanuel Isac Celedon, 36, was an officer at the Lincoln Juarez Port of Entry in Laredo. Prosecutors have stated that Celedon informed smugglers of his assigned lane ahead …