Steve Neavling

A former U.S. Border Patrol agent who smuggled bundles of marijuana from the Arizona-Mexico border is set to be sentenced  today, The Republic reports.

Anaya, who also pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm while committing a drug offense, was caught on surveillance loading bundles of pot into his patrol car between Yuma and Wellton.

Anaya said he accepts responsibility and is asking for the five-year minimum sentence.

Prosecutors agreed to the terms.