Mexican Cop Charged|With Drug Smuggling

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (CN) – A Tijuana police officer was arraigned Wednesday on a charge of transporting more than 13 lbs. of heroin and 6 lbs. of methamphetamine in the United States.     Noe Raygoza Garcia, 33, was [charged](http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/04/03/TJ cop drug affidavit.pdf) with possession with intent to distribute the drugs. He was arrested on March 13 after driving erratically near the Border Patrol checkpoint at Temecula. A drug-sniffing dog found the dope hidden in the rear seat, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement.     Raygoza, who is being held without bond, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison and a maximum of life.     Mexican police have long been suspected of having a hand in the drug trade.