Border Patrol/DHS Irrelevant in Seattle Heroin Reporting?

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Recovery, rehab, treatment, & addiction are important parts of this story.

What part of the story is missing?

Has anyone ever seen the press question the US Dept. of Homeland Security/CBP on their role in keeping heroin away from the Puget Sound area?

Heroin crisis: A situation involving illegal product moved from outside the US into local communities. The US Dept. of Homeland Security has jurisdiction at the border, border crossings & ports of entry.

With a budget of $41.2 billion– how is the US Dept. of Homeland Security doing at keeping heroin out of the Puget Sound area?

Heroin continues to move past a $41.2 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security and into Seattle.

Newspeople ask zero questions about local Homeland Security/CBP staffing & their role in keeping heroin away from the Puget Sound area:

On death’s door: The fight to save a heroin addict’s life

Local law enforcement agencies may benefit when the US Dept. of Homeland Security fails to keep heroin out of the US:

Heroin busts could finance police construction in Snohomish

Welcome Home Troops

2015-

DEA:

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

Clallam County, WA

Forks newspaper features a three-part series on the “heroin epidemic.”

“The students at Forks High School care a lot about their community and are frustrated and saddened by the effects of substance abuse in their neighborhoods.”

Clallam County, WA

US Border Patrol, Port Angeles, WA-

A new, $11.9 million, 50 agent facility, secret arrest statistics, denied FOIA requests, heroin in the community & a Border Patrol whistleblower investigation Re: fraudulent overtime that resulted in further suppression of information- keep the focus on asking questions in these areas.

No cross-border USBP arrest has happened here in more than 6 years.

News links: News tip/story idea

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

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-

Port Angeles residents fed up with heroin problem

Newspeople,