Former HPD Officer Noe Juarez was convicted in 2015 on federal charges for his role in a major drug trafficking conspiracy. He was found guilty of conspiring to distribute cocaine and supplying firearms and police intelligence to an international drug ring tied to the Los Zetas cartel:contentReference[oaicite:38]{index=38}:contentReference[oaicite:39]{index=39}. In 2016, Juarez was sentenced to over 30 years in prison for using his police position to help traffickers smuggle drugs and guns:contentReference[oaicite:40]{index=40}.
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