kcentv : DEA mines Americans’ travel records to seize millions
DEA mines Americans’ travel records to seize millions
DEA agents regularly profile train and airline passengers based on their travel records.(Photo: Louis Lanzano, AP)WASHINGTON — Federal drug agents regularly mine Americans’ travel information to profile people who might be ferrying money for narcotics traffickers — though they almost never use what they learn to make arrests or build criminal cases.Instead, that targeting has helped the Drug Enforcement Administration seize a small fortune in cash.
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DEA regularly mines Americans’ travel records to seize millions in cash
The DEA has enlisted a network of travel industry informants to help agents profile people who might be ferrying cash for drug traffickers.The government has seized millions but made few arrests.
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DEA mines Americans’ travel records to seize millions
DEA agents regularly profile train and airline passengers based on their travel records.(Photo: Louis Lanzano, AP)WASHINGTON — Federal drug agents regularly mine Americans’ travel information to profile people who might be ferrying money for narcotics traffickers — though they almost never use what they learn to make arrests or build criminal cases.Instead, that targeting has helped the Drug Enforcement Administration seize a small fortune in cash.
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