Surveillance Video Appears to Show CBP Officers Having 16-Year-Old Drink Liquid Meth Sowmya Krishnamurthy - Oxygen
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Family lawyer says officers pushed Cruz Velazquez down a dangerous path, but the officers have denied any wrongdoing and remain on the job. (ABC News)

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According to ABC News, two U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in 2013 allowed (and possibly encouraged) a teenage student to drink from a plastic bottle that would later be found to contain liquid methamphetamine.

The 16-year-old, Cruz Velazquez of Mexico, died within two hours of drinking the yellow liquid. In the clip, it appears to be in a soft drink or iced tea bottle. The two officers, Valerie Baird and Adrian Perallon, continue to be patrol officers and have faced no disciplinary action.

The incident appears to be incorrect protocol for a drug search. “If they truly suspected there was a controlled substance in the bottle, they should've conducted a field test,” says James Tomsheck, the former head of internal affairs at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, ABC News reports.

... The family filed a civil suit against the officers and agency. As NBC San Diego reported earlier this year, they received one million dollars.

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