Three of them were drug runners, who successfully bribed TSA agents to look the other way when they came through with their drugs.
The other four are current and former TSA screeners, who took the bribes. They could face life in prison for their crimes.
Bribes were in amounts of up to $2,400. All five of the incidents took place at Los Angeles International Airport. As much as twenty kilos of cocaine was smuggled through at one time.
One of the couriers mistakenly went to the wrong check point, was caught, and then informed on his co-conspirators. After which the DEA used their own agents to bribe the TSA agents, and then arrested them.
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