Image above – South entrance- Port Townsend Ship Canal

Symbol of a significant Homeland Security/CBP/Border Patrol presence at Port Angeles that came together more than a decade ago.

Have Port Angeles based Homeland Security/CBP units been able to create any shortage of cartel product/fentanyl in the Puget Sound area? Has any newsperson ever asked questions on this?

Are newspeople forbidden to ask questions related to Port Angeles Homeland Security funding and performance?

Newspeople have a long history of not asking questions in this area.

New Port Angeles USBP Station opened more than a decade ago. Has the new station been able to prevent cartel drugs from entering the Olympic Peninsula?

Newspeople remain silent.

After a Port Angeles CBP buildup that took place more than a decade ago, is there any follow up made by the press to inform the public on whatever results have been achieved?

If you run a government operation-these are the reporters you want to see on interview day:

In The News

Dec 19, 2024 – FOX 13 Seattle

WA fish ladder hit by copper thieves, disrupting ecosystem and economy

“A vital lifeline for local salmon and steelhead populations, the Granite Falls Fish Ladder is out of service following a series of copper wire thefts that began in early October 2024.”

Reaction Mode:

More than 8 weeks after the thefts began, part of the report seems to blame the criminals for not considering how much damage they were doing.

From video comments above:

“Did not worry about the bigger picture” and “didn’t realize the impact they would have on the state”. You people are talking about meth heads. Ascribing critical thinking skills to someone who’s made extremely bad choices in life. Sounds like officials coddling criminals which is why we’re here at this point.

Decades of Drug War experience:

“What is amazing is that authorities seem to think these tweakers might have considered the damage they were causing. Only thought is their next fix, and how to get it. Not much long term planning goes on in that world.”

“Pretty sure the state has some electricians on the payroll so labor shouldn’t be a big factor in that $250,000 repair cost and the news report said thieves stole “several hundred feet of copper wire” so where is the state buying copper wire that costs $250 K”

“It does not cost $250,000 to wire up a whole house! And that takes thousands of feet of copper wire”

“Maybe if crooks actually had to do time for their crimes, we’d have less crime. Where are all the cameras to see what’s going on. Stop paying those bringing it in, you know it’s illegally taken.”

The Oak Bay Starfish Take

A sensitive area previously hit with copper theft- what steps did WDFW take to prevent further damage?

Coordination with the local sheriff, impassable gates, razor wire fences, personnel assigned to stand watch, alarm systems, security cameras, key card access systems, etc.

Zero questions from newspeople.

US Dept. of Homeland Security

Drug addicts need cash to pay for cartel drugs that are not kept out by a $51.6 billion (every 12 months) US Dept. of Homeland Security with more than two decades of experience/lessons learned on how to keep cartel product form showing up in local communities.

Zero questions from newspeople.

Always sort of a press release style of news reporting.

Never newspeople asking:

How did bad guys move product past US federal agents at border crossings and ports of entry before the problem arrived in local communities?

Have opioid lawsuits played any role in improving the situation?

How do cartels react to opioid lawsuits?

Has a $51.6 billion (every 12 months) US Dept. of Homeland Security created any shortage of cartel product anywhere in the US?

Were US drug overdose death numbers higher before the US Dept. of Homeland Security was established (2002) or are the numbers higher with a $51.6 billion (every 12 months) US Dept. of Homeland Security in place? This giant federal agency now has more than two decades of experience and lessons learned in working to prevent cartel product from entering the US. More overdose deaths now, or before DHS?

Welcome Home Troops

Thanks for doing time/risking your ass in Iraq and Afghanistan, working to keep a post 911 USA safe & secure.

Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:

Would the DEA be out of work if a $51.6 billion (every 12 months) US Dept. of Homeland Security was able to keep cartel product from showing up in all 50 states?

Cartels move product into all 50 states:

DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas:

“…HIDTA-designated counties are located in 50 states…”

 

Related:

Homeland Security Scam Rolls On

More Homeland Security – More Puget Sound Drugs?