14-02-2017 15:43 via kxan.com

Suspected TSA cocaine ring member arrested near Austin

AUSTIN (KXAN) ‑- One member of a 12-man Transportation Security Administration drug ring suspected of smuggling tons of cocaine from Puerto Rico to the U.S. was arrested in the Austin area, a U.S. Department of Justice spokesperson has confirmed.
Antonio Vargas-Saavevra is named as one of six men in the group employed by the TSA and assigned to security at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Federal officials believe the group conspired to bypass security measu
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