Human Smuggling Attempt
The post-911 surveillance state, US Navy/US Coast Guard vessels sent towards the US/Mexico border, CBP Air and Marine, public affairs events and more than two decades of Homeland Security experience and lessons learned in working to prevent cartel product from entering the US, fail to keep human smugglers from penetrating 35 miles north of the international border.
In the news:
Three dead, seven missing after boat capsizes near San Diego
May 5, 2025 Ana Faguy BBC News.
“Three people are dead and at least seven more are missing after a small boat overturned off the coast near San Diego, California, officials said.”
“An official told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner, that the incident was being treated as a suspected case of human smuggling. A number of Indian passports were found near where the boat washed up on a beach, news agency Reuters reported.”
“It was unclear where the boat was coming from before it flipped about 35 miles (56km) north of the Mexico border, Coast Guard Petty Officer Chris Sappey told the Associated Press news agency.”
Another article says “At around 6:30 a.m., a boat overturned off Del Mar just north of Torrey Pines State Beach…” This location is less than 35 miles north of the border.
Various sources indicate 35 miles north of the Mexico border.
Time To Enhance The Surveillance State
Congressman Asks for Surveillance Towers Along San Diego Coast to Prevent Maritime Smuggling
The San Diego Union-Tribune | By Alexandra Mendoza and Teri Figueroa
May 14, 2025
Not really a big Homeland Security vote of confidence.
All federal efforts to keep human smugglers from entering US waters fall short.
The post-911 surveillance state needs to be upgraded.
Weeks Earlier – Public Affairs Crackdown
March 20, 2025
Public Affairs efforts commence – the word goes out.
Cartels have been placed on notice.
Secretary of Homeland Security delivers no nonsense statements in the March 20, 2025 video posted below.
Cartels have been designated as terrorists.
Homeland Security Vision of Success
Promotional events crafted and controlled by public affairs professionals, staged with major drug hauls, patrol boats, helicopters, etc.
The big campaign features top level team leaders thanking each other.
Well done.
Announcing the number of DOD ground units, US Navy and US Coast Guard vessels sent towards the US/Mexico border demonstrates a sense of commitment.
Another US Destroyer Deployed To Secure Southern Border
By Peter Aitken – Newsweek
Let’s allow for more time. We’ll check back and see if drug addicts in Seattle and Port Angeles are having any problem finding their cartel product of choice.
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