DHS Maritime Forces Unable To Keep Heroin Out Of The Puget Sound Area

Question for newspeople:

What role do 1,200-horsepower Border Patrol Interceptor boats play in keeping heroin away from Puget Sound?

2011-

“… 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.”

2013-

Heroin epidemic gripping Port Angeles

Newspeople,

Why did the Blaine Sector Weekly US Border Patrol blotter go extinct?

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

News tip/story idea

Enhanced ID has been required to cross into the US since 2009.

If it works to keep bad guys out- how are cartels moving heroin into the Puget Sound area in 2015?

Homeland Security Vote of Confidence:

“Doug James, the Drug Enforcement Administration special agent in charge of the Seattle division, said the Mexican drug cartels are supplying the heroin. James said western Washington might as well be the backyard for three Mexican drug cartels. He said they grow the poppy and process it into heroin in Mexico, then they zip it right up I-5 using smartphone apps to communicate.”

Welcome Home Troops

Thanks for your service

Nearly 14 pounds of cocaine, & more than 3½ pounds of heroin get past the US Dept. of Homeland Security and into Kent:

Police in Kent seize heroin, cocaine and $400K cash

“A pound a week” of heroin gets past the US Dept. of Homeland Security and into Whatcom County:

Sheriff: Drug-dealing Ferndale couple moved ‘pound a week’ of heroin into Whatcom County

As always- the big law enforcement success story comes with zero reporting or questions from newspeople about why the proud War on Terror is unable to keep heroin out of the US.

Heroin traffickers continue to say FU to passports, enhanced driver’s licenses, Real ID & all other post-911 efforts designed to keep terrorists out of the US.

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