They are now on the other side of the law.
Omar Salazar and Heriberto Diaz took an oath to protect the citizens of Hidalgo County--but now they are charged with possession of marijuana, engaging in organized criminal activity, and burglary of a habitation.
"It's hard for us to say when they went wrong on us," said Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino. "This is the first complaint that we have on both of them allegedly any type of criminal misconduct."