A former Customs and Border Protection officer who worked at a Texas port of entry pleaded guilty this week to letting undocumented people into the U.S. and allowing what he thought was cocaine into the country, officials said.
A 49-year-old Houston woman was sentenced to federal prison for her involvement in a conspiracy to import fentanyl, said U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
A Houston woman was sentenced after authorities say she tried to bring 4.6 kilograms of fentanyl into Texas from across the Mexico border. Officials report it was enough to kill two million people.