NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is seeking $3.4 million to combat illegal drug shipments into the state.
TBI Director David Racush said that with illegal immigration at the southern border down, cartels are now using mail services to smuggle drugs. The funds would be used to hire 13 agents trained to intercept these packages.
“It’s not the typical way we’ve seen in the past. What they are doing is exploiting USPS, FedEx, DHE, all of those carriers to move items into the state and what we need is to be able to interdict that,” said Racush. He emphasized the need for agents and analysts to stop these activities…