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FBI catches bad cop but lets cartel have M-16s, body armor

A case of police corruption in South Texas raises a curious scenario, as reported by Jeremy Roebuck at the McAllen Monitor ("Feds: Pharr police officer sold weapons to drug cartels," July 13):A Pharr police officer arrested last week was working as a middleman for Mexican drug traffickers seeking military-grade weapons, the FBI said Monday.Jaime Beas, a six-year veteran of the force, allegedly brokered a deal to purchase an M-16 assault rifle and a bulletproof vest being sold by undercover agents he thought were U.S. Marines.Authorities arrested the 33-year-old officer Friday in McAllen but released few details about his case over the weekend.I know, another corrupt South Texas cop: Same song, zillionth verse. But the especially fascinating part of the feds' sting relates to what happened with the weapons and bulletproof vest the officer was selling: Apparently they let the cartel buyer get away with them scot-free...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on July 14, 2010 (boomark / email).