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June 19, 2006
NPS Stops Drug Trafficking, ImmigrationPress Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.— National Park Service (NPS) Special Agent Susan Morton has been named the 2006 Outstanding Federal Law Enforcement Employee by the Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE) organization.

Morton will be honored at a WIFLE banquet in Washington, D.C. on June 21, 2006. Morton was selected because of her impact on preventing illegal drugs and immigrants from entering the United States through the public lands that encompass 55% of the border between Arizona and Mexico.

Morton is assigned to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Interagency Narcotics Office in Tucson. She works with other federal, state, and tribal officers to stop the flow of illegal drugs in one of the country’s most active crime areas.

Last year Morton was the case agent on 11 felony narcotics cases involving 56 defendants and over 4600 pounds of seized narcotics. She also was the NPS case agent for the successful prosecution of the accomplice in the ambush and murder of a NPS ranger along the border. In addition, Morton worked with the U.S. Attorney’s Office to change backpacker smuggling cases from misdemeanors to felony charges. The more severe charge results in longer jail sentences and deportation for illegal immigrants after time served.

Morton has worked for the National Park Service for 22 years and is a respected instructor in a wide variety of law enforcement subjects. She is the first NPS employee to win this award.

Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE) is a non-profit organization formulated in the 1980’s to recruit, retain, and advance women in the field of law enforcement.

Posted on June 19, 2006 at 10:14:23 AM by Whitney

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