Olympic Peninsula Heroin

Busy news week:

Arrests in Jefferson net more than $100,000 worth of heroin, sheriff’s deputies say

Heroin, meth found in search of Hadlock residence, deputies say

Naloxone For Heroin Users

Peninsula’s first naloxone program tied to needle exchange starts Friday in Clallam County

“The state’s 2013 overdose death rate was 14.8 per 100,000 people, she noted.”

“Clallam’s death rate was nearly twice that: 29.0.”

Port Angeles group ready to tackle city’s meth, heroin problem

Clallam County health services to distribute brochure on collecting dirty needles

Volunteers needed for Port Angeles park scrub-up on Saturday — trash, used syringes among the targets

Newspeople,

There is a 50 agent US Border Patrol Station at Port Angeles- do they play any role in keeping heroin away from the Olympic Peninsula?

Has the Port Angeles Border Patrol been able to intercept any inbound heroin?

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.”

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

Local US Border Patrol background info here:

News tip/story idea

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

Discuss on facebook here:

Newspeople 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.

Photo: A small town where at least two news organizations have stopped asking questions.