Two current and two former TSA employees have been arrested in an alleged drug and bribery scheme by screeners who allowed large shipments of narcotics to pass through security at Los Angeles International Airport in exchange for cash, federal prosecutors said.
Three other people, suspected drug couriers, are allegedly involved. One is in state custody. A second is expected to surrender on Thursday. Authorities are searching for a third.
According to a 22-count grand jury indictment unsealed Wednesday, the Transportation Security Administration employees took payments of as much as $2,400 to allow suitcases filled with cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana to pass through X-ray machines at LAX while TSA screeners looked the other way.
The indictment outlines five separate incidents that occurred from February 2011 through July 2011.
TSA employees allegedly conspired with either drug couriers or an undercover operative working with the Drug Enforcement Administration to smuggle narcotics through checkpoints.
The U.S. Attorneys Office for the Central District of California says all the defendants were arrested either Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.
If convicted, each of the current and former TSA officials faces potential life in prison sentences.
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Its all ok as long as they pat down 4 year old girls they can traffic arms and drugs so long as they keep their eye on the important stuff. to bad we cant blame this one on Obama the TSA is Bush’s brain child