In Plane Sight: The Fix | Behind the Investigation
December 16, 2024
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December 16, 2024
In Plane Sight: The Fix | Behind the Investigation
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Summary
<p>Drug agents are no longer allowed to seize cash from innocent passengers at US airports as a direct result of this two-year investigation by Atlanta News First Investigates.</p>
<p>The Department of Justice ordered the Drug Enforcement Administration to suspend its ‘cold consent encounters’ at departure gates nationwide because of a single video that would never have been recorded had a traveler not watched the 2023 ‘In Plane Sight’ investigation.</p>
<p>That innocent passenger followed the legal advice reported in our original series: asking if he was free to go, denying the DEA consent to search his bag, and recording the encounter. His video of the agent seizing his bag without a warrant led to a Senate inquiry, and the DOJ Inspector General launching a formal investigation.</p>
<p>The investigation revealed airline employees secretly received kickbacks from the DEA — percentages of any money seized from passengers who were never charged with crimes.</p>
<p>The US Deputy Attorney General responded by immediately issuing a directive to the DEA, shutting down the entire program. <br /><br /> Read the full series here: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/page/in-plane-sight/</p>
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