TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A former U.S. Border Patrol agent was convicted on conspiracy and bribery charges. He was sentenced to 152 months in prison.
Ramon Antonio Monreal-Rodriguez, assigned to the Three Points, Ariz. station, was arrested in 2018.
He pleaded guilty to bribery and conspiracy with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana.
The conspiracy charge carried 152 weeks and is served concurrently with a 60-month bribery sentence.
This sentence is followed with five years of supervised release.
Monreal-Rodriguez served with the Border Patrol for 10 years and resigned after he was arrested.
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