Jeanfromfillmore
01-12-2011, 12:47 PM
Border Patrol agent in court for allegedly harboring illegal immigrants
Marcos Gerardo Manzano Jr., 26 is accused of harboring illegal immigrants, including his father, at his home in San Ysidro.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of harboring illegal immigrants, including his father, at his home in San Ysidro was arraigned today in federal court on multiple charges.
Marcos Gerardo Manzano Jr., 26, was arrested Monday at the Imperial Beach Border Patrol Station, according to the FBI.
Shortly before sunrise Tuesday, a federal SWAT team raided Manzano’s house in the 3600 block of Shooting Star Drive and arrested Jose Alfredo Garrido-Morena, also 26, who’s believed to be an illegal immigrant.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath told Magistrate Judge Louisa Porter today that agents serving a search warrant at the home found 61 grams of methamphetamine and paraphernalia to package and distribute the drug.
Garrido-Morena was found in an underground room that had been dug in the backyard, the prosecutor said.
The bunker — about 7 to 8 feet high — was covered by a concrete slab and was accessible by a wooden ladder, McGrath said.
Read more: http://www.swrnn.com/southwest-riverside/2011-01-12/news/border-patrol-agent-in-court-for-allegedly-harboring-illegal-immigrants#ixzz1ArIrDFrO
Marcos Gerardo Manzano Jr., 26 is accused of harboring illegal immigrants, including his father, at his home in San Ysidro.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of harboring illegal immigrants, including his father, at his home in San Ysidro was arraigned today in federal court on multiple charges.
Marcos Gerardo Manzano Jr., 26, was arrested Monday at the Imperial Beach Border Patrol Station, according to the FBI.
Shortly before sunrise Tuesday, a federal SWAT team raided Manzano’s house in the 3600 block of Shooting Star Drive and arrested Jose Alfredo Garrido-Morena, also 26, who’s believed to be an illegal immigrant.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath told Magistrate Judge Louisa Porter today that agents serving a search warrant at the home found 61 grams of methamphetamine and paraphernalia to package and distribute the drug.
Garrido-Morena was found in an underground room that had been dug in the backyard, the prosecutor said.
The bunker — about 7 to 8 feet high — was covered by a concrete slab and was accessible by a wooden ladder, McGrath said.
Read more: http://www.swrnn.com/southwest-riverside/2011-01-12/news/border-patrol-agent-in-court-for-allegedly-harboring-illegal-immigrants#ixzz1ArIrDFrO