By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
A former Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspector has been charged in Texas with drug trafficking, alien smuggling and bribery, authorities announced Tuesday.
Luis Enrique Ramirez, 38, fled the United States in February 2009 and was arrested Oct. 30 at the B&M International Port of Entry as he tried to re-enter the U.S. from Mexico, federal authorities said.
Authorities allege that from August 2005 to Jan. 28, 2009, Ramirez conspired to transport and move illegal aliens, and took bribes to allow illegal aliens to enter the United States.
Authorities charged that he also was involved in the distribution of cocaine.
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