Homeland Security is claiming “drug trafficking organizations” are using the George Floyd protests as a facade for criminal activity, prompting law enforcement to respond with nonlethal weapons, according to a document obtained by Yahoo News.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is claiming “drug trafficking organizations” are using the George Floyd protests as a facade for criminal activity, prompting law enforcement to respond with nonlethal weapons, like rubber bullets and pepper spray, according to an official-use-only agency document obtained by Yahoo News.
The CBP document obtained by Yahoo News comes amid the controversial deployment of uniformed Border Patrol police to Washington, D.C., to assist with law enforcement’s response to the protests. The Border Patrol has joined a number of other law enforcement agencies, including the DEA, to police the nation’s capital in recent days.
The document omits mention of protesters being forcibly cleared just prior to President Trump’s appearance at the church. The deployment of CPB police to Washington, D.C., earlier this week to assist with law enforcement dealing with ongoing protests was met with a critical response, even by the agency’s own assessment. “The use of the #CBP and @CBP handles continue to trend with [sic] in a negative manner towards CBP,” the June 2 document states.
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