N.H. Judge Rules Against Dog-Sniffing, Warrantless Searches in Border Concord Monitor Report For America Education, Concord Monitor Report For America Health. Border agents seize more than $100K worth of meth at checkpoint A judge ruled Friday that police dogs used to sniff out drugs at a border patrol checkpoint on Interstate 93 last summer amounted to a violation of the state Constitution. Chris Cabrera, a Border Patrol union representative in the Rio Grande Valley, says traffickers caught with dozens of pounds of pot are routinely released, and they learn to exploit this loophole. More than two dozen citizens were also charged with low-level possession charges during the checkpoint. Know Your Rights with Border Patrol - ACLU of Arizona "When I occupy one of those beds it takes away from a paying customer back there," the sheriff says. Will Glaspy, special agent in charge of the El Paso DEA, says if he decides to take a case, they have to send agents 85 miles to Sierra Blanca to pick up the suspects and the dope. Stay informed as we add new reports & testimonies. The public's view of a typical Mexican drug smuggler might not include U.S. We recommended that Border Patrol take several actions to strengthen checkpoint oversight and data. DHS concurred with each of the recommendations. Fiscal Year 2022 Quarter 1 Agriculture Inspections Contaminated Products, Fiscal Year 2021 Quarter 4 Agriculture Inspections Contaminated Products, Fiscal Year 2021 Quarter 3 Agriculture Inspections Contaminated Products, Fiscal Year 2021 Quarter 2 Agriculture Inspections Contaminated Products, Fiscal Year 2021 Quarter 1 Agriculture Inspections Contaminated Products. But traffickers also have changed tactics. Border Patrol is charged with protecting the border, said Gilles Bissonnette, legal director for the ACLU of New Hampshire in a statement. Congress should also draft a new statute ending lawsuit immunity for federal agents who violate constitutional rights, and it should ban the use of interior checkpoints, which the Border Patrols data show primarily ensnare American citizens traveling domestically and carrying small amounts of drugs. At a checkpoint, agents can stop every conveyance to question people about their immigration status and inspect the exterior of vehicles. For example, documentation for new staff did not include details on tasks or the past activities of the office.
