In Tuscon, Arizona, two US border patrol agents forced drug smugglers from Mexico to eat marijuana, remove their clothing and head into the wilderness to fend for themselves in chilly temperatures.
The officers, Dario Castillo and Ramon Zuniga received a 5 count indictment by a federal grand jury. The agents encountered the smugglers in the vicinity of the Tohono O'odham Reservation.
FOX News reports that the smugglers were forced to "to eat marijuana and to remove their shoes, socks and all outerwear...After setting fire to their personal belongings, the defendants allegedly instructed the four people to flee into the desert with no readily available shelter and resources within miles on an evening when the temperature was approximately 40F [4.4C]."
The officers have been charged with civil rights deprivation and conspiracy to deprive persons of civil rights. They face a maximum 10 year federal prison sentence and/or a fine up to $250,000.
For attempted persaution Officer Castillo was charged with witness tampering. This offense has a penalty of up to 10 years in federal prison and/or a fine up to $250,000.
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