they're playing with him, and they think it's funny. >> reporter: perallon late just juice.ill show that what cruz swallowed -- what was in the bottle -- was more than one hundred times greater than a typical dose of methamphetamine. dr. ben nordstrom of the phoenix house drug treatment program. >> this is a truly massive overdose. >> reporter: in terms of what you have seen before, how does this level compare? >> it's higher than anything i've ever seen in my career. >> were you ever taught that it's standard operating procedure, if you are suspicious about an item of food or drink, you should have the traveler consume it as part of your job as an officer? were you taught that -- >> i don't -- >> -- at the academy? >> i don't recall. >> you don't recall? you don't remember that? [ light laughter ] >> i don't recall. >> and were you ever told, "well, if you suspect something is a drug, why don't you ask the person to consume it and watch their reaction?" >> no, sir. >> you shook your head "no," and you made a pained expression. that's obviously something that is not an appro

>> not at the time. >> reporter: but the video suggests otherwise as baird and perallon look closer,y seem to suspect something is not right. >> this smaller bottle is supposed to be black tea, and the larger bottle is supposed to be apple juice, and yet, you can see that the liquid in the two looks exactly the same. so they know that there's something funny, there's something fishy. >> you handled the bottles repeatedly and looked at them repeatedly, did you not? >> correct. >> you noted that the two bottles had a fluid that was syrupy and viscous, right? >> correct. >> reporter: now, the agents are about to make a fateful decision about how to handle this nervous teenager and the two suspicious bottles. >> at this point, if they are suspicious of what's in the bottles. the former head of internal affairs at customs and border protection, james tomsheck, says officers are taught a set protocol for just such situations. >> if they truly suspected there was a controlled substance in the bottle, they should've conducted a field test. >> they have the equipment available to do a field t

. >> officer perallon, was any discipline ever imposed upon you for the events that occurred on the 18thf november, 2013? >> no, sir. >> even as a result of the death of cruz velasquez acevedo no discipline was ever imposed on you, was it? >> no. >> not even a reprimand? no. not even a reprimand? >> i've never gotten a reprimand. >> no. >> the two officers remain on duty to this day. >> so what's the message that sends to other agents? >> well, it's a very simple lesson. do what you want. so long as the person who's hurt doesn't have political power or juice, doesn't speak english, from a foreign country, have a good time. >> reporter: earlier this year the government paid the family of cruz velazquez $1 million to settle the lawsuit they had brought. there was no apology and no admission of any wrongdoing. for "nightline" brian ross, abc news, san ysidro, california. >>> up next -- ♪ you give me purpose is justin bieber finding a new purpose? we're with the pop star's pastor, who's been ministering to a growing number of young celebrities. >>> and the family birthday at the beach that a

. >> officer perallon, was any discipline ever imposed upon you for the events that occurred on the 18thmber, 2013? >> no, sir. >> even as a result of the death of cruz velasquez acevedo, no discipline was ever imposed on you, was it? >> no. >> not even a reprimand? no? not even a reprimand? >> i have never gotten a reprimand. >> reporter: the two officers remain on duty to this day. >> thanks to brian ross for that reporting. this morning, strong reaction as well as outrage. the ranking member of the immigration subcommittee says this teenage boy does not deserve a death sentence. >> congressman adriano espaillat says this shows that u.s. customs officers should be required to wear body cameras. it is critical that we hold officers accountable. this happened back in 2013. >>> time to check in with rob once more time. you were looking for the beach forecast, right, jon? >> we are. but, why do these guys have beach balls? >> we'll get to it in a second. first, we want to talk about the snow is hanging around highway 89 over the national park open after clearing this for the lase snow ende