DEKALB COUNTY, GA (CBS ATLANTA) -
An ex-TSA officer from DeKalb County pleaded guilty to conspiring and attempting to smuggle cocaine through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
Timothy G. Gregory, 26, abused his position as a TSA officer to smuggle sham drugs through the world's busiest airport for people he thought were narcotics traffickers, according to United States attorney Sally Quillian Yates.
On Feb. 24, 2012, an undercover officer provided Gregory with five kilograms of fake cocaine and $5,000 in cash, according to police.
Gregory, who was wearing his TSA uniform, went to the airport, transported the fake cocaine through the TSA security checkpoint and delivered the sham drugs to another undercover officer in the terminal, according to agents.
On May 4, 2012, undercover officers provided Gregory with 10 kilograms of fake cocaine, which Gregory had agreed to transport from Atlanta to Commerce, according to reports.
In August, Gregory was indicted on three counts of drug trafficking.
He pleaded guilty to one conspiracy count and one count of possession with intent to distribute.
Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 18, 2012.
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