UPDATE (12/11):
The Cochise County Sheriff's Office now says the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer and the woman arrested are boyfriend and girlfriend, not husband and wife.
We have also learned the agent's name is James Galino. The girlfriend's name is Gabriela Arias.
The Cochise County Sheriff's Office said the Counter Narcotics and Trafficking Alliance executed a warrant in early December.
As a result of the investigation and search warrant, Galino was arrested on suspicion of six counts of domestic violence/child abuse, weapons misconduct, and five counts of computer tampering.
Arias was arrested on suspicion of six counts of domestic violence/child abuse, weapons misconduct, possession of a narcotic drug, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, sale of marijuana and weapons misconduct.
The case is pending court adjudication.
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A U.S. customs agent and his girlfriend are in the Cochise County Jail, facing several charges including child abuse.
Deputies arrested the couple at their home in Douglas.
Each of them face a different set of charges.
Deputies say the agent they arrested is accused of weapons misconduct and tampering with computers.
His girlfriend, meanwhile, is facing charges of having and selling marijuana.
This is a developing situation and we'll continue to update you as we learn more about exactly what happened and how they got caught.
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