Drug trafficking pays off for law enforcement agencies-
Keeping heroin out of the US might prevent photo-ops like this one:
Muhlenberg Sheriff’s Office Receives $40,800 for Drug Bust
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Heroin for profit-
FBI, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshals will distribute $3.6 million to local police departments.
“The sheriff’s office seized more than $2.2 million cash in September 2011 after a months long investigation into a Mexican drug cartel with connections to Dalton, Ga.”
Whitfield County gets $821,000 from drug-money bust
“The DEA said it found two Mexico-based trafficking cells in the Atlanta area, while other cells operated in Laredo, Texas; McAllen, Texas; San Antonio; Greensboro, N.C.,; Raleigh, N.C.; Newark, N.J.; and Chicago. Atlanta was the primary distribution point.”
Sheriff’s office profits from large drug bust
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