DEA Commandeers Small Company’s Truck To Haul Drugs And Conduct Stings

Here’s the latest from the administration that brought you Operation Fast and Furious – they nearly destroyed a small Texas trucking company by using their semi and employee to haul drugs and conduct drug busts, without the owners consent. From The Houston Chronicle: The phone rang before sunrise. It woke Craig Patty, owner of a tiny North Texas trucking company, to vexing news about Truck 793 – a big red semi supposedly getting repairs in Houston. “Your driver was shot in your truck,” said the caller, a business colleague. “Your truck was loaded with marijuana. He was shot eight times … Continue reading DEA Commandeers Small Company’s Truck To Haul Drugs And Conduct Stings