Cartel Responds – Puget Sound Area

Cartel responds to Kristi Noem & Dept. of War Vietnam-style drug boat body counts by moving more product into the greater Puget Sound area.

In The News

King County Sheriff’s Office seizes $2 million in drugs tied to the Sinaloa cartel

KOMO News

Dec 23, 2025

“In a significant blow to the Sinaloa Cartel Network, the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) Precinct Four Special Emphasis Team has successfully executed another drug bust, and photos show the seizure of drugs and cash.”

Zero questions on weak links in border security that allowed cartel product to move into Washington State.

KING 5 News

Four-Star General lets us know what to think at 0:27 below:

If you are on the Kristi Noem team, you have been out kicking ass this year. You have placed cartels on notice in a no-nonsense fashion.

2025 tough talk includes designating cartels as terrorist organizations and fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.

What wars has DOD won by designating groups as terrorist organizations or by going after weapons of mass destruction?

Any questions from newspeople?

More than six months back, Kristi Noem deployed her ass kicking drug war road show.

Mar 20, 2025:

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.

If you are part of a local drug task force, or narcotics enforcement team, you are advertising the latest big drug bust after cartel product is able to move past the jurisdiction of federal agents at borders, border crossings and ports of entry, REAL ID checks and a barrier of DOD ground units, US Navy and US Coast Guard vessels prior to arriving in Hometown, USA.

If you are part of the DEA, you may hope for limited success coming from the Trump/Noem team because what would you do with yourself if cartel drugs could no longer enter the US?

Please let us know when Seattle area drug addicts have any difficulty finding their cartel product of choice.

If you are part of a local health dept. you are handing out Naloxone as always, to deal with the stuff that doesn’t get reported in the big local drug bust.

Americans were told that they faced a life and death situation after 911. If certain actions were not taken, terrorists could come to America to disrupt our way of life and attempt another 911.

If all this was a life and death situation that required sending the troops to Iraq and Afghanistan, wouldn’t it be important to ask a few public policy questions about what was going on?

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

Lessons Learned?

Anytime there is a plane crash, a loss at sea, or an industrial accident, a thorough investigation takes place. Lessons learned are used to prevent future accidents.

Any similar effort after a big drug bust?

Newspeople show zero curiosity in finding out how cartel product was able to move past Noem/Trump border security and on into WA.

What we get now is sort of a press release style of news reporting where a statement is prepared by whatever agency was involved in the latest policy update, drug bust/federal grant money award, etc.

Newspeople post this statement as is. A 5th grade book report would require more in the way of asking questions.

The press has failed.

Over the past 35 years or so, newspeople have failed in their role of investigating and asking questions related to public policy.

In a free and honest society, newspeople would ask questions.

Possibly of interest:

Border Not Sealed – Seattle DEA

A Fake War On Terror Features A DEA That Thrives On Borders That Are Not Sealed

For the Marines, the War on Terror began before 911

Super Bowl Security Nonsense

TSA – Newspeople Refuse To Ask

See Something, Say Something?

We Like It – TSA Commentary