NEW YORK CITY — A former New York City cop was sentenced to 46 months in prison for plotting to transport firearms and other contraband across state lines, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced Thursday.
Funded through the DHS S&T Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, the BioSwimmer and its onboard sensors work to inspect the outside of ships for drugs and othercontraband trying to make it across the border underwater.