Thread: DHS: large-scale cash seizures near the U.S.-Mexico border

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY LEADERSHIP JOURNAL: This online "journal" is supposed to be interactive - featuring the ability to LEAVE COMMENTS. I have left multiple comments in support of securing the border. NONE of my comments were published. And, now, my ability to leave a comment has been disabled.
http://www.dhs.gov/journal/leadership/


NAPOLITANO PRESS RELEASE (NAPOLITANO ISSUES NO REPORTS ON SECURING THE U.S. from ILLEGAL ALIEN BORDER CROSSINGS)

Below, Napolitano sings the praises of local law enforcement working with ICE - in order to confiscate drug money on U.S. soil headed south of the border. However, Napolitano claims she is "studying" local law enforcement working with ICE on apprehending and deporting illegal aliens. Napolitano has stated ICE should only apprehend serious criminals.
Federal and Local Law Enforcement Officials Seize Millions Bound for Mexico

Release Date: March 12, 2009

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: 202-282-8010

A recent batch of large-scale cash seizures near the U.S.-Mexico border demonstrates a boost in readiness and attention to money trafficking activities in response to the current drug war raging in Mexico, a major priority for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

On March 6, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Texas assisted the Laredo Police Department in the seizure of $1.2 million in U.S. currency hidden in rolls of carpet inside a tractor-trailer driving southbound on Interstate Highway 35. On March 3, CBP officers worked with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to act on an anonymous tip and intercept a southbound SUV with Mexico plates, and found a non-factory compartment made of steel and wrapped with lead containing $1.45 million U.S. currency concealed in the roof of the vehicle. And on March 1, CBP officers conducting outbound operations selected an SUV for inspection and discovered $561,132 hidden in the spare tire and inside a powdered detergent box.

“Our agents and officers, working together with local law enforcement agencies, are preventing millions of dollars from crossing the border into Mexico,â€

Wonder how much all these cash seisures will help our debt?