SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — José Irizarry accepts that he’s known as the most corrupt agent in U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration history, admitting he “became another man” in conspiring with Colombian cartels to build a lavish lifestyle of expensive sportscars, Tiffany jewels and paramours around the world.

 

But as he used his final hours of freedom to tell his story to The Associated Press, Irizarry says he won't go down for this alone, accusing some long-trusted DEA colleagues of joining him in skimming millions of dollars from drug money laundering stings to fund a decade’s worth of luxury overseas travel, fine dining, top seats at sporting events and frat house-style debauchery.

 

https://news.yahoo.com/dea-most-corrupt-agent-parties-134305720.html

Supporters of a border wall and increased numbers of border agents seem to believe that this will make any material difference to the drug problem in the USA. That's obviously nuts. In fact, one of the big problems faced by the border patrol is the corruption of agents. They have to be vetted extensively before being accepted. 

9 hours ago, placeholder said:

Supporters of a border wall and increased numbers of border agents seem to believe that this will make any material difference to the drug problem in the USA. That's obviously nuts. In fact, one of the big problems faced by the border patrol is the corruption of agents. They have to be vetted extensively before being accepted. 

I believe this gets to the root of most people, and that is greed.  The cartels have the money to tempt even the most morally astute person.  It's especially appealing if all you have to do is to do nothing.  It's hard to prosecute that.

5 hours ago, Credo said:

I believe this gets to the root of most people, and that is greed.  The cartels have the money to tempt even the most morally astute person.  It's especially appealing if all you have to do is to do nothing.  It's hard to prosecute that.

Also, faced with either taking the money or being killed, it's probably the easy choice.

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Also, faced with either taking the money or being killed, it's probably the easy choice.

The cartels learned long ago not to kill DEA agents.   In the mid 80s, they killed an agent, Kiki Camarena.  They pursued his killers relentlessly.  

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/mexico-captures-drug-lord-kidnapping-murder-dea-agent-rcna38516

18 hours ago, placeholder said:

Supporters of a border wall and increased numbers of border agents seem to believe that this will make any material difference to the drug problem in the USA. That's obviously nuts. In fact, one of the big problems faced by the border patrol is the corruption of agents. They have to be vetted extensively before being accepted. 

Obviously you have proof to back up your claim of corrupt Border Patrol. 

23 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Obviously you have proof to back up your claim of corrupt Border Patrol. 

No but I do:

 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/federal-agent-sent-prison-alien-smuggling

 

https://www.cato.org/blog/corruption-criminality-discipline-performance-problems-border-patrol

 

https://qz.com/1734240/criminal-misconduct-by-us-border-officers-has-hit-a-5-year-high

9 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

No but I do:

 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/federal-agent-sent-prison-alien-smuggling

 

https://www.cato.org/blog/corruption-criminality-discipline-performance-problems-border-patrol

 

https://qz.com/1734240/criminal-misconduct-by-us-border-officers-has-hit-a-5-year-high

Feeble try, one agent and one illegal doesn't constitute corruption as a large problem. Misconduct and corruption are not same same.

5 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Feeble try, one agent and one illegal doesn't constitute corruption as a large problem. Misconduct and corruption are not same same.

That’s why I provided the reports of other corruption and criminality, just so you could ignore it.

2 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

That’s why I provided the reports of other corruption and criminality, just so you could ignore it.

The claim was corruption within the Border Agents is a large problem which is not true and misinformation.