chief jason owens, rio grande sector chief gloria chaves and others with tequila maker francisco javier gonzalez working to create a border patrol tequila to be unveiled at the border patrol centennial celebration. internal investigators now asking whether the cbp leaders properly disclosed their contact with gonzalez, a foreign national, and whether they accepted anything that would violate ethics rules, officials tell nbc news. the tequila project has been shelved amid the ongoing investigation. when you saw these pictures, what did you make of that? >> so this looks a little odd. this is not the sort of thing that normally happens, even with people offduty, unless there is some plausible explanation. >> reporter: in a statement, cbp says it has confidence in its leaders and thoroughly investigates all allegations, and takes appropriate action to address any issues identified throughout the course of investigations. it all comes during a tumultuous period for border patrol. in the last year and a half, two tom top officials left the agency after allegations surfaced of sexual misconduct. and a