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2012-

The War on Terror brings a new, $11.9 million, 50 agent US Border Patrol facility to Port Angeles.

2014-

Massing US Border Patrol agents at the southern edge of the Strait of Juan de Fuca fails to keep heroin out of Port Angeles:

Not going away’: North Olympic Peninsula wrestles with increasing heroin use

“Clallam’s number is the highest per capita opiate-related death rate in the state, noted Dr. Tom Locke, public health officer for both North Olympic Peninsula counties.”

Sign of the times:

North Olympic Peninsula health officials ask pharmacies to stock heroin overdose antidote

Question for newspeople:

What role do 1,200-horsepower Border Patrol Interceptor boats play in keeping heroin away from the Olympic Peninsula?

“… their main interaction with the boating public: Boarding boats and checking for ID, getting a “vibe,” as Jeff P. called it, for what’s up.”

 

Newspeople,

When is the last time these folks made an arrest of any kind?

Any arrests connected to the US/Canada border?

Any arrests connected to a Homeland Security mission?

Are fraudulent overtime claims still the norm at Port Angeles?

Border Patrol whistleblower pays price for refusing overtime pay

 

More here:

Heroin at Port Angeles: Heavily fortified small town unable to keep heroin out

Border Patrol Business is good at Port Angeles

Fined for not speaking to the media-

US Border Patrol, Port Angeles, WA-

Secret arrest statistics, denied FOIA requests, heroin in the community & a Border Patrol whistleblower investigation that resulted in further suppression of information- keep the focus on asking questions in these areas.

News links and documentation here: News tip/story idea

 

Don’t worry-

The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe-

US Department of Homeland Security-

“…a department with more than 20 different agencies, a budget of more than $45 billion and a staff of hundreds of thousands of civilian, law enforcement and military personnel.”

 

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Local reporters will not question the US Border Patrol at Port Angeles?

Or here:

US Department of Credibility

 

 

 

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