Throwback Thursday – Port Angeles Drug War

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South entrance- Port Townsend Ship Canal

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

Did the Port Angeles Homeland Security spending spree ever create any shortage of cartel product in the greater Puget Sound area?

Any questions from newspeople?

Old Drug War

Did General Milley’s Operation Macho Swagger ever reduce access to cartel product anywhere in the US?

When is the last time DOD/DHS was able to create any shortage of cartel product in the Puget Sound area?

Has there been enough time for newspeople to ask questions?

Newspeople remain silent.

April 1, 2020 C-SPAN

WWII costume reminds us of a time before decades of undeclared/unwon wars stacked up.

The Department of Defense track record goes back to 1949.

New Drug War

We want to know if the 2025 Vietnam-style drug boat body count and Kristi Noem’s giant and expensive US Dept. of Homeland Security have caused Seattle area drug addicts to have any problem finding their cartel product of choice.

Seattle, Bremerton, Everett, Tacoma, Port Angeles

Which community will be first to announce that local drug addicts are having any problem finding cartel product due to Dept. of War strikes on drug boats?

Which community will be first to announce that first responders are finding less need for Narcan, buprenorphine, Naloxone, fentanyl test strips, or any similar product used in overdose response situations?

More questions:

Is Kristi Noem’s giant and expensive US Dept. of Homeland Security completely irrelevant here?

Has the US Dept. of Homeland Security ever created any shortage of cartel product anywhere in the US?

Are the efforts of any federal agency or department causing local drug addicts to have any problem finding their cartel product of choice?

Is the Seattle fentanyl supply any different today than under Biden?

Have opioid lawsuits played any role in improving the situation?

How do cartels react to opioid lawsuits?

Any questions from newspeople?

The significant Homeland Security/CBP/Border Patrol presence at Port Angeles has been in place now for more than a decade.

Years later, cartels are designated as terrorist organizations and drugs still arrive in town:

Port Angeles woman pleads guilty after police find drugs and guns during home raid

KIRO 7 News

Nov 15, 2025

Did the advantage of designating terrorist organizations in Iraq and Afghanistan allow those undeclared wars to be prevented, won or shut down?

Drug cartels were designated as terrorist organizations back on Feb 20, 2025.

Welcome Home Troops

Common flashlight batteries are now locked up like diamond jewelry:

Kristi Noem is sealing off the border. Any day now, cartel drugs will no longer be available anywhere in WA.

People will no longer need cash to support a drug habit. There will be no more need to steal, and we can all go back to how things were in the last century.

Back to a time before the US Dept. of Homeland Security was established in 2002. 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?

The Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area chases after cartel product not stopped at the border by Kristi Noem.

Will Northwest HIDTA be shut down when cartel drugs stop entering the US? Have recent US Dept. of Homeland Security efforts reduced the need for Northwest HIDTA services?

Will the Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team (OPNET) remain in place?

Has any local drug task force, or narcotics enforcement team been downsized or shut down due to the success of Dept. of War strikes on narcoterrorist drug boats?

Any questions from newspeople?

Under Kristi Noem

Cartels move product into all 50 states.

DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas:

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

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: