Air Marshals Plead Guilty in Cocaine Plot
From Times Wire Reports
Two U.S. air marshals pleaded guilty in Houston to plotting to smuggle cocaine by using their positions to clear airport security, federal prosecutors said.
Shawn Ray Nguyen, 38, and Burlie L. Sholar, 32, were arrested in February in a sting operation after an informant said Nguyen had been involved in drug trafficking.
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