2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15
The family of a teenager who died nearly three years ago after being forced to drink methamphetamine by border patrol agents has found justice for the death of his son.
Cruz Velázquez Acevedo, 16 years old, died almost instantaneously when on November 18, 2013, when trying to cross the border at the San Ysidro port of entry, he was intercepted by agents who questioned him about two bottles of liquid he was carrying with him..
The young man said it was "apple juice", to which the agents replied asking him to demonstrate it by drinking a few shots of the liquid.
The boy took two drinks and began to sweat profusely, according to reports from the Washington Post. He began to clench his fists and suddenly his temperature rose to 105 degrees Fahrenheit, while his heartbeat reached the dangerous rate of 220 palpitations per minute.
My heart! My heart!” Acevedo yelled, according to documents revealed by the court in San Diego. The incident occurred around 6:40 pm By 9:00 pm the young man was already dead.
The monetary settlement is the result of a lawsuit that the victim's next of kin had filed against the two agents and the United States government. During the trial, the family's lawyer admitted that in trying to introduce drugs into the country, the teenager had made a bad decision and reflected immaturity typical of his age, but that he did not deserve to have been killed in such a horrible way.
As for those responsible for the case, agents Adrian Perallon and Valerie Baird, it was said that both believed that the young man was carrying drugs with him, but they did not perform chemical tests on the liquid before the boy ingested it. "I told him what that was, he told me what juice," Baird said. "I said, 'Check it out.'"
According to the aforementioned newspaper, none of the agents was suspended or penalized, and they are still employed by the Office of Customs and Border Protection in San Diego.
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