CAPITALISM –
Nov. 7, 2025 – Diego Bonillo, 31, admitted to sharing when he was working and his lane assignments at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry with a drug trafficking organization, which allowed vehicles carrying fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin to pass undetected into the United States. On one occasion, Bonillo informed traffickers that a driver was being followed by law enforcement officers, which prosecutors say allowed the driver to abandon the vehicle in a shopping center and flee through the back door of a convenience store. Prosecutors say Bonillo allowed these cars to cross 15 times between October of 2023 and February of 2024. On one occasion, Bonillo informed traffickers that a driver was being followed by law enforcement officers, which prosecutors say allowed the driver to abandon the vehicle in a shopping center and flee through the back door of a convenience store.
In another incident, Bonillo was forced to refer a driver to a secondary checkpoint because the driver’s visa was being revoked for a known tie to someone with a drug trafficking conviction. However, Bonillo did not monitor the vehicle to ensure it went to the secondary checkpoint, which prosecutors allege was done purposely.
