DEA passenger searches halted after watchdog finds signs of civil rights violations and racial profiling

An airline employee was giving the DEA names of passengers who bought a last minute ticket.

DEA would then try to intimidate them into consenting to searches. If civil forfeiture occurred, the employee would get a cut of the $.@IJ helped expose this.https://t.co/g9KR56vwCo

— Dan King (@Kinger_DC) November 22, 2024