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Two-dozen US Marines were discharged after an investigation over their alleged involvement in drug
crimes and a human trafficking operation along the borderTwo-dozen US Marines have been discharged and at least one has been sentenced to time in prison following an investigation into their involvement in human smuggling and drug-related issues, a spokesperson for the Marines told Military.com.
The Marines, all from California's first 1st Marine Division, faced varying levels of punishment from administrative to judicial action, the spokesperson told Military.com
One Marine has been sentenced to 18 months in a military prison, and one other currently awaits a general court-martial trial, the most serious type of military trial, Military.com reported. Nine Marines who faced a courts-martial trial pleaded guilty to the charges and were discharged.
None of the 24 members dismissed were honorably discharged, and at least two of them were discharged with bad-conduct discharges, a spokesperson for the Marines told Military.com
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/two-dozen-us-marines-were-discharged-after-an-investigation-over-their-alleged-involvement-in-drug-crimes-and-a-human-trafficking-operation-along-the-border/ar-BBZNoQQ?li=BBnb7Kz
Trump will insist they get reinstated.