Federal employees are facing 10 years to life in prison after being indicted for using their posts to smuggle over 100 million dollars of cocaine into the U.S. from #PuertoRico.
Twelve members of the drug ring, including #TSA baggage screeners and security personnel are facing charges of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute.
Authorities say as much as 20 tons of cocaine over an 18 year period was smuggled in.
They claim A baggage handler in the ring picked up cocaine filled suitcases at check-in counters and put them into TSA X-Ray machines that another suspect cleared.