Los Angeles, CA – CBS: TSA Agents Caught On Tape Using Drugs

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    Los Angeles, CA – TSA agents are there to keep the skies safe. but we uncovered an afterhours party where TSA agents were allegedly caught on tape using drugs. It comes as LAX is beefing up security in the wake of the Chritsmas bombing attempt.”

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    On a day the mayor was touting security … “Here at LAX we’re ahead of the curve on security measures.”

    And the local head of TSA acknowledged the burden of keeping travelers safe … “The TSA has a huge mission to protect America’s transportation network.”

    We expose TSA Agents — busted for drugs! In a party caught on tape. One the agency doesn’t want to talk about.

    I asked an official, “Does this tape trouble you.” They replied, “I told you I cannot comment on that incident.”

    The investigation began late last year when a TSA Agent was arrested for allegedly counterfeiting parking passes here at the employee parking lot. In his house, police found a videotape. On it was an afterhours party where other TSA agents were allegedly using drugs.

    These are the same people in charge of screening our bags. Making sure travelers are safe. But perhaps high on drugs.

    TSA sources say the tape was turned over to investigators. Each employee identifired was ordered to take a drug test. TSA won’t say how many, but each one who failed was fired.

    Larry Fetters, the Federal Security Director at LAX says, “We don’t tolerate drugs. We don’t tolerate narcotics.” He wouldn’t talk specifics, but said the agency has random drug testing, and claims the employees would have been caught even without the video.

    He said, “It’s just as likely they would have been tested coming to work.”

    I asked, “How can you say that?”

    And he replied, “How can I say that? As a former deputy LAPD chief for 31 years, I can tell you that drugs and alcohol abuse are a problem in our society.”

    But these people would have been found absent this videotape?

    “Eventually” he said.

    But how long is eventually?

    “Well, when are we going to find someone that works for your corporation?”

    I told him my corporation isn’t at the forefront of security as his agency is.

    “Look, you’re right.”

    None of the employees was charged with any crimes. Even the TSA agent caught counterfeiting parking passes wasn’t prosecuted because no one he sold to would come forward.

    But the incident was kept under wraps. Even from the mayor.

    Said Villaraigosa, “This is the first I’ve heard about it.”

    I asked if the alleged drug use troubled him. “I think it would trouble everyone.”

    Everyone of the traveling public….who depend on TSA agents, baggage screeners, to keep us safe.


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    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    What do you expect? These are minimum wage jobs, quite often filled with uneducated people.

    anonymous
    anonymous
    14 years ago

    The difference between Israeli security and U.S.is that In Israel even the chaloni has a mesiras nefesh for his fellow Jew that he should arrive safely. In the United States the security personell has a”job”.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    This whole piece of “breaking news” is a bunch of hype about nothing really!!

    Our concern shouldn’t be about them using drugs. Our concern should be that these minimum wage workers couldn’t protect a mouse if they had to. They dont know what the heck they’re doing. Most of them dont even speak a proper english!! So who are we fooloing here? These – mimimum wage, uneducated with no clue of what security is – people are supposed to be securing us?? This is the one of the saddest jokes happening in the USA which no one dares discusses.

    They’ll have so called emergency meetings and press updates telling us how they will improve this and that and hold people accountable, while the screeners WHO ARE MOSTLY RESBONSIBLE for avaiation security, is the pink elefant in the room which no one talks about. What a sad joke!!

    And the drugs are the problem!?!?!?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    Didn’t the Democrats in Congress demand that the TSA workers be unionized to give them protections against being fired for just cause? The Unions always say that drug abuse is a disease and these workers are disabled and should be given disability payments and treatment and then afterwards be given their jobs back !!! I bet the TSA workers Union is doing the paper work right now for them. They will get big checks and their jobs back in six months. Quietly of course. This is the Obama Socialism that will rot our Nation until it is dismantled B’Ezras HaShem.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    Its not a joke: when ever I fly out of the us that’s few times a year.I allways see the same;Tsa agents who hardly speak english they all look like second class ppl who maybe have green cards on the job as they work here bcse they couldn’t find any other job.underpaid job and over over crowded lines at secuirty check points, allways looks and feels ratio of tsa agents to # of passgeners is to low to help prevent ant secuirty breach. Look what happend on sun. Its time this job is given over to first class citzines and should be an overpaid job which employ proffesinalls again its our secuirty at risk.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    As I posted previously on another thread, the more important question here is how does this agency root out its employees that might be Collaborating with would-be terrorists?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    DUH! The military/intelligence should be controlling and running all the security in airports. Military personnel as customs, scanners, guards…etc….A friend of mine is a security guard at JFK and she is completely under-qualified. No real training. Tiny girl. Couldn’t take out a terrorist if her life depended on it. This is scary stuff.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    the patches that are worn by these people should be bigger.

    TSA
    TSA
    14 years ago

    All of you negative people are idiots. TSA is no where near a minimum wage job it’s Federal! Yes people make mistakes but i’m sure all of you are not perfect so get off your high horse and shut your mouth