The arrest of Richard Cramer earlier this month is very disturbing news for many reasons. Cramer was arrested by DEA on September 4th for his participation in a conspiracy to provide members of a Mexican drug cartel with information and background on U.S. narcotics enforcement activities.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted a survey of its top performing confidential sources a couple years ago, and asked them to list in order of importance the factors that allow global drug trafficking cartels [and terrorist organizations] to succeed. At the very top of the list for every respondent was the single word— ‘CORRUPTION.’
Border Patrol Begins Construction on SBInet Technology on Northern Border – CBP.gov U.S. Border Patrol began construction Wednesday on the deployment of eleven Remote Video Surveillance Sites in the Detroit Sector as part of Customs and Border Protections initiative to enhance the use of technology in securing the northern border against illegal cross-border activity. The […]
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), cross border traffic is down 12.5% over the last year. An article in yesterday’s USAToday argued that the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) – which requires U.S. citizens as well as Canadian and Bermudans to possess a passport or similar document when entering the country – is responsible for the bulk of the decrease.
I am told, almost as if by way of explanation, that the people doing the shooting in Juarez are very good at what they do. They kill well. They don’t often miss. This is not collateral damage. The executed can usually be tied to the drug trade. Gang-related, as they say in the United States. Small-time dealers who owe money. The double-crossed. The nasty business of achieving dominance over rivals. Still, that doesn’t account for the judges killed. The law enforcement agents and soldiers. The reporters who cover the killings and who end up resented and dead for the effort. It doesn’t account, exactly, for the 18 murdered in cold blood at the rehab center on September 3rd.
U.S. anti-drug aid to Mexico reaches $214 million | Reuters The United States has written checks for $214 million of the $1.4 billion promised to Mexico in 2007 to help fight the country’s powerful drug cartels, Washington’s top anti-drug diplomat said on Tuesday. The amount is a fraction of $1.12 billion authorized by the U.S. […]
‘Test of Our Times': Tom Ridge on Terror Alert Level – TIME Ridge says he worries about a certain “complacency” about preparing the nation and preventing another attack that has set in on Capitol Hill and among the wider American public. “For several years, the public debate and discussion was about funding priorities and technology,” […]
Homeland Security Today – preparedness and security news – Immigration Advocates Pressure Obama and DHS on 287g In addition to the renewed criticisms from immigrant advocates who find them inadequately committed to rectifying civil rights abuses of the immigrant enforcement system, Secretary Napolitano and the President also face mounting criticism from hard-liners who find them […]
The State Department’s Tech.Del: Can People Power Crush Mexico’s Drug Cartels? | techPresident The United States has tried a variety of tactics in its effort to confront the drug-fueled violence and instability that plagues the U.S.-Mexico border. Diplomacy with political leaders. The equipping of local law enforcement with helicopters and other aircraft. Direct cash transfers […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s new focus seems to target well-intentioned employers and neglect the rest. In tough economic times, DHS should focus on ensuring a level playing field for honest businesses, and regulating unscrupulous firms who use illegal workers to cut costs and gain a competitive advantage.
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