(The Center Square) - Several in law enforcement and the U.S. military are being found guilty of committing border-related crimes in Texas, including working with Mexican cartels and engaging in drug and human smuggling.

Most recently, three soldiers stationed at Fort Cavazos, formerly known as Fort Hood in central Texas, were arrested and charged with conspiracy to smuggle illegal foreign nationals. The day before Thanksgiving, a Border Patrol agent attempted to stop a driver in the far west Texas border county of Presidio. As the agent approached the passenger side of the vehicle, the driver sped off and struck a Border Patrol vehicle, injuring an agent inside, according to the complaint. Authorities were later able to stop the vehicle and apprehend four inside as the driver fled on foot.

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