IDAHO, USA — Idaho Governor Brad Little announced on Monday that he sent another team of Idaho State Police troopers to the southern border in Texas.
The 13 troopers are assigned to the ISP Domestic Highway Enforcement (DHE) team. The DHE Team is a narcotics task force that identifies and disrupts multi-state, and international drug trafficking organizations using an intelligence-driven and prosecutor-supported approach.
According to a press release, while in Texas, the troopers will assist the Texas Department of Public Safety in intercepting drug traffickers and human traffickers. They will take what they learn and return to Idaho to train other ISP and local law enforcement on the latest tactics being used to smuggle drugs, weapons, and people.
“In Idaho and across the country, reports of human trafficking are on the rise. Meanwhile, law enforcement agencies are seizing record amounts of fentanyl, meth, and other dangerous drugs. In too many cases, this illegal activity can be traced right back to cartels and other bad actors taking advantage of our lawless southern border,” Governor Little said. “The troopers we deploy to Texas come back with better knowledge to stop these perpetrators in our state. As they have done before, our troopers will debrief and train their law enforcement colleges around the state so we can protect Idahoans from these deadly, dangerous threats.”
The troopers left Idaho Sunday and will be deployed to Texas until mid-December.
