SAN DIEGO — Former Border Patrolman Cesar Daleo, 47, of San Ysidro, faces up to 20 years in federal prison upon pleading guilty Thursday to conspiring to distribute 4ANPP , the primary precursor chemical for fentanyl. In a separate federal case, he is charged with smuggling seahorses.
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