Tickle The Wire » Judge Tosses Suit Against DEA By Agent Who Shot Himself A federal judge in Washington last week tossed a lawsuit filed by DEA agent Lee Paige, who claimed the agency leaked an embarrassing video of him accidentally shooting himself with a Glock 40 while demonstrating gun safety to children in Orlando […]
Customs Officials Set Sights on Counterfeit Drug Websites: CQ Homeland Security Obama administration officials and leaders from the private sector declared Tuesday that eliminating counterfeit pharmaceuticals has become a top priority for federal customs agents and prosecutors, and they expect it to remain high on their agenda next year.
Border Agencies Having Trouble Keeping Up With Trafficking on Federal Lands – CQ Homeland Security
The rate of illegal entries into federal lands along the U.S.-Mexico border has outstripped the pace of Border Patrol apprehensions in those areas — and the threat shows no sign of abating, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
I think we all need to take a deep breath and remember we live in a dangerous world. I worked as a Special Agent for the U.S. Customs Service and DHS/Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for over thirty years. In that capacity, I was assigned for a period of time to narcotics smuggling groups at Newark and JFK International Airports. While in this assignment, I was forever amazed at the various methods utilized by individuals to attempt to smuggle narcotics through the international port of entry. The bottom line – you could take nothing for granted. Should TSA be any less vigilant?
Let’s take a moment and view this patdown controversy through they eyes of the TSA. Nobody wants to be profiled. Nobody wants to go through scanners. Nobody wants patdowns. Frankly, nobody wants the TSA at the airports at all. And yet we all want the TSA to project us while we fly. The public is going to have to have a serious discussion about finding a balance between privacy and security. The obvious answer is profiling, despite the campaigns of professional privacy lobbyists against it.
Tickle The Wire » DEA Nominee Michele Leonhart Finally Gets Hearing Before Sen. Judiciary The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing next week for Michele Leonhart, who was nominated to head the DEA on Feb. 2, according to the website Main Justice. Leonhart has been heading the agency on an interim basis […]
Tunnels, boats used to defeat stronger border security – Homeland Security Newswire
As violence along the United States-Mexico border continues to escalate, the U.S. government is beefing up border security. On Monday, DHS secretary Janet Napolitano touted the success of those efforts.
ICE and INTERPOL Announce Results from First-Ever Joint Operation in U.S. – FedAgent
Last month, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton and INTERPOL Washington Director Timothy Williams announced “Operation FAR AWAY,” which is an operation designed to target, locate and arrest criminal aliens who are believed to be hiding in the United States and other Western hemisphere countries. Over the past month, the operation has been very successful, resulting in 20 arrests of international fugitives residing in the United States.
DHS Adviser: Government Needs Public’s Help in Fighting Human Trafficking – CQ Homeland Security
The banking and legal communities have a major role to play in stamping out the scourge of human trafficking, a top Department of Homeland Security adviser said Monday.
Mexican hit men stalk U.S. – Washington Times Drug-smuggling gangs in Mexico have sent well-armed assassins, or “sicarios,” into Arizona to locate and kill bandits who are ambushing and stealing loads of cocaine, marijuana and heroin headed to buyers in the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security has warned Arizona law enforcement authorities.
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