In Plane Sight: The Fix | Behind the Investigation

Behind the Investigation with Atlanta News First

コンテンツは Atlanta News First によって提供されます。エピソード、グラフィック、ポッドキャストの説明を含むすべてのポッドキャストコンテンツは、Atlanta News First またはそのポッドキャストプラットフォームパートナーによって直接アップロードされ、提供されます。誰かがあなたの著作物をあなたの許可なく使用していると思われる場合は、ここで概説されているプロセスに従うことができますhttps://ja.player.fm/legal。

23d ago 41:27

MP3•エピソードのホーム

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.

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.

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.

The investigation revealed airline employees secretly received kickbacks from the DEA — percentages of any money seized from passengers who were never charged with crimes.

The US Deputy Attorney General responded by immediately issuing a directive to the DEA, shutting down the entire program.
Read the full series here: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/page/in-plane-sight/

124 つのエピソード

#News #Atlanta News #Daily News #News Talk