“…federal agents moved in following a two-year investigation…”

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?

In the news:

KOMO News Feb 7, 2025

Shelton man sentenced for supplying fentanyl to Aryan gangs in prison

“Michael Warren was arrested in March 2023, when federal agents moved in following a two-year investigation of drug trafficking activities.”

“A search of Warren’s home in December 2022 turned up two pill presses, more than 640,000 fentanyl pills, and a kilo of fentanyl powder to make thousands more.”

“In addition to manufacturing pills and storing them at his Shelton home, Warren drove to Arizona on multiple occasions to pick up methamphetamine and fentanyl from his drug trafficking organization’s supplier.”

Prison facility security screening protocols fail to keep fentanyl use from happening inside the facility:

“…Warren knew that many of his fentanyl pills were eventually being smuggled into prisons and consumed by Aryan prison gangs. As a result, they said he endangered the lives of inmates who likely were trying to stay clean from drugs, only to relapse behind bars.”

Zero Questions From Newspeople

Wonder what was happening at border crossing/port of entry inspections during the 2 years Michael Warren was under investigation. Do the good guys who made the local bust notify the good guys at the border about the weak links in their process?

How much fentanyl moved through local communities and correctional facilities during this 2 year investigation?

Love to see newspeople ask:

Were federal authorities at the border notified of this ongoing investigation?

Did the drug traffickers get fast track screening at the border so as not to disrupt this ongoing investigation?

If the drug traffickers were given a pass at the border- would that have tipped them off as to the investigation- or would that have been seen as standard protocol?

Imagine LE authorities observe a shoplifter or bank robber in action. Instead of going in to make an arrest they back off and conduct an investigation that goes on for 2 years. What if they applied the same tactic Re: crimes involving arson, terrorism, child abuse, DUI, etc.

Has any city, county or state jurisdiction been able to cleanup their drug problem using these methods?

Also from 2023

Correctional facility security screening protocols fail to keep meth use from happening inside Clallam County facility:

Radio Pacific Aug 24, 2023

OLALLA WOMAN ARRESTED IN OVERDOSE DEATH OF CLALLAM COUNTY INMATE

“Lauren Smith was booked into the Clallam County Jail after being identified as the person who provided methamphetamine to an inmate at Clallam Bay Corrections Center, causing his overdose death.”

Zero Questions From Newspeople:

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?

Were US drug overdose death numbers higher before passports/enhanced/Real IDs were required at border crossings and ports of entry, beginning in 2009, or are they higher now?

Standard driver’s licenses have not been accepted at border crossings and ports of entry since 2009.

The Associated Press Feb 3, 2025:

70,000 overdose deaths annually

“President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China is partly aimed at combating the illicit flow of fentanyl into the U.S., where the opioid is blamed for some 70,000 overdose deaths annually.”

Welcome Home Troops

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

Cartels move product into all 50 states:

DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas:

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

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