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Texas National Guardsman accused of stealing meth from CBP

Posted at 11:12 PM, Aug 27, 2018
and last updated 2018-08-28 00:13:05-04

LAREDO, Texas (AP) – A Texas National Guard soldier part of the state’s border protection buildup has been accused of stealing from U.S. Customs and Border Protection methamphetamine that federal agents had seized.

Crystal meth rocks in a baggie
(Photo: FBI)

Pvt. Edwin Baez had been deployed to Laredo to help CBP agents with their work at the World Trade Bridge from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. A federal affidavit says the 30-year-old Houston-area man stole 3.31 pounds of meth from a CBP stash on Aug. 1.

A federal judge has ordered that Baez remain in custody pending a Friday detention hearing in Laredo. Baez is charged with theft of government property, conspiracy and possession of methamphetamine with the intention of distributing it.

Jail records list no attorney for the soldier.

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