Waste of the Day: Border Security Team Hasn’t Made One Arrest
This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire
By Jeremy Portnoy
Real Clear Wire
Topline: A $1.4 million state task force created to protect the border between New Hampshire and Canada has not encountered a single illegal border crosser this year, according to data obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union.
Key facts: The state has spent $353,425 so far this year on the Northern Alliance Task Force. Almost half of that was for officers working overtime to help the task force after their normal job hours. Over $113,000 was for equipment including two snowmobiles and a Chevy Silverado truck.
Some members of the public opposed the creation of the task force last year because they said New Hampshire’s heavily-forested border is already secure.
