The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security report that since 2008 Mexican cartels have made a concerted effort to bribe law enforcement agents in the U.S.. The FBI reported that the cartels have targeted local, state, and federal-level law enforcement officials. Around 400 corruption cases have been investigated by U.S. federal agents. The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) service is a particularly popular target for cartelista bribery or even infiltration. The CBP itself reported that over 500 corruption cases were made in 2009 against people working for the service. The cartel leaders have bragged they can buy anyone. That, of course, is not true, but that does not stop the gangsters from trying. The cartels and people-smuggling rings have targeted Border Patrol agents for years.

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