Heroin at Port Angeles

Sign of the times:

Heroin overdose averted by Port Angeles police

Many stories of addiction, crime & press releases from agencies involved in local busts.

Zero reporting or questions from newspeople about why the US Dept. of Homeland Security is unable to keep heroin out of Port Angeles.

US Coast Guard-

Port Angeles based cutter Active just returning from a successful drug interdiction mission in Central America:

Crew of Coast Guard cutter Active returns to open arms in Port Angeles after 3-month deployment

More here: Coast Guard comes home to Heroin at Port Angeles

US Border Patrol-

Port Angeles is home to a new, $11.9 million, 50 agent US Border Patrol station:

Border Patrol cuts ribbon for new $11.9 million facility in Port Angeles

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 & documentation here:

News tip/story idea

Question for newspeople:

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

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

2015-

PA police to carry heroin overdose antidote

Newspeople,

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

When is the last time the Port Angeles Border Patrol 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

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?

DEA:

“James said western Washington might as well be the backyard for three Mexican drug cartels.”

Newspeople should be in the habit of asking questions- not just posting press releases from agencies involved in local incidents.

JFK speaks about the role of the press in a free society-

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

here: US Department of Credibility

or here:

Our free and independent press has stopped asking questions.

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.”

Photo-

Amphibious landing- Blaine Sector