EPIC Drug War's Forward Observation Post
El Paso's EPIC center is a $1.5 billion surveillance hub for narcotics trafficking data with 50,900+ listed individuals and thousands of vehicles. The third floor houses a secured operations area with watch commanders, pistol pockets, and a Pathfinder system to be online this spring. Officials tout its potential while some federal staff doubt its effectiveness and interagency acceptance.
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Peter D. Franklin
Stryker McGuire
EL Paso
Jacques Kiere
el Paso Intelligence Center
EPIC
U.S
EVIC
Kiere
U.s.-Mexico
Rio Grande
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
California
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Intelligence Division
Central Intelligence Agency
Justice Department
DEA and Immigration and Naturalization Service
Mexico
Gerald O'Conor
Brownsville
Regwar
EMC
Treasury Department
U.S. Customs Service
Inside EPIC the border narcotics war and its quiet feats
A behind the scenes tour of EPIC in Fil Paso details the feud between Customs and DEA dating to 1974. Officials plan joint visits by Coast Guard FAA and ATF as White House eyes Customs participation at EV. EPIC staff sift through papers and computer printouts while administrators claim a strong, capable team committed to progress.
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DEA
Ford
Customs
el Paso
US Coast Guard
Federal Aviation Administration
Treasury Department
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
EPIC
White House
Felney
Justice Department
Congress
Kiere
Paris
Heroin Seizure Statistics by Agency 1974 75
Drug enforcement figures show pounds seized by DEA including DEA TF and DEA F, Customs and INS data for 1974 and the first 11 months of 1975. Values exclude opium gum and morphine base. an ounce of heroin valued at about 1500 dollars according to the DEA for context.
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DEA
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
U.S. Customs Service
INS
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Border Patrol
U.S.-Mexico Meeting Called Constructive Cooperation Talks
Thirty high-ranking representatives from the United States and Mexico wrapped up a positive and constructive meeting in San Antonio. Sen. Jacob Javits led the U.S. delegation with officials from Treasury and State, while Mexico was represented by Ministers Mario Beda and Jose Campillo-Sainz along with top bankers and industrialists. The group released a statement calling the discussions informal and aimed at economic cooperation, with no details disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Mexico
Jacob Javits
R.-N.y
National Bank of Commerce
San Antonio
BLK
Johnson
Feeb
United States
Javits
Johason
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Finance
Mario R. Beda
Commerce and Industry
Jose Campillo-Sainz
Bernardo Quintana
National Tourist Promotion Agency
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Fil Paso
Peter J. Franklin
Ake
Augustin Legorreta
Banco Nacional de Mexico
Ernesto Tinagero
Banco di Comercio
Antonin R. Galindo
Bernardo Garza Sada
Jani Bushnell
International
John Dreyfuss
Office of Mexican Affairs
State Department
Robert Shaw
Istant
International Commerce
Commerce Department
Quentin West
Onomic Research Services
Agriculture Department
A.W. Clausen
Bank of America
U. S
Linden Wayne Cochran
Louis Dreyfus Corp
Eugene Gonzales
Adéla Investment Co
Lima, Pere
Robert Grimbie
Geoffrey Kean
A. L. McDonald
McKinsey & Co
Edgar Motina
Ford Mataro
Mexico City
Henry Schacht
Cumming Engine Co
Artes W. Power
Cummins Engine
Forrest D. Murden
Robert Dalrymple
Marden & Co, Inc
Sears
Plage
Soledad
Navarra Weel
Thurs
Sit
Sears, Roebuck and GO
Osby
Neighbotoloqd Stores
SAVE
Central Park
San Pedro
L Myeral
Pes Ee
General Electric
Black Matrix Spectra
A.F.C
American Express Money Card
Bankamericard
Diners Club
Carte Blanche
S. St. Mary's
North Side
Highlands
Fair Ave
Rak Aus
Geren
Fredericksburg RD
Goodyear Service
Downtown
Alamo
Perrin Plaza
Perrin-Beitel
Austin Hwy
Southside
S.W. Mil. DR
Northside
Rector
West Side
East Side
Commerce
Coon,vear
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