The Sheriffs Department is responsible for approximately 40 miles of beach front in which the flow of narcotics at this time is evidently being seen by a recent number of narcotic seizures along the beaches. Cameron County is also home to one of the largest ports in the State of Texas which is better known as The Port of Brownsville. Our area has also seen an increase in illegal immigrant smuggling and crossing. A high number of immigration arrests have been made on Hondurans. Nicaraguans. and Brazilian. An increase in arrests has recently been rising of a notorious group called the MaraSalvatrucha gang better known as MS13. This group has strong ties to terrorist groups and A1Qaeda. To better protect our borders and provide support for our local border patrol. we estimate the need of 20 additional officers. The cost per officer includes vehicles. uniform. weapons. radios. and gear. The per officer amount is S70.633.00 for the first year at a total of $1.412.660.00.
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