AG exhorts enforcement of human trafficking law

DOT-COM UNDER FOUR-LINKS THERE S RENEWED TALK TODAY OF SENDING U-S TROOPS TO THE MEXICAN BORDER IDEALLY BULKING UP SECURITY AS DRUG CARTEL VIOLENCE CONTINUES TO PLAGUE AREAS OF NORTHERN MEXICO A WHITE HOUSE SOURCE TELLS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS DEVELOPING A PLAN TO SEND NATIONAL GUARDSMEN BACK TO THE BORDER THE PLAN CALLS FOR 15-HUNDRED GUARDSMEN — MAINLY FROM NEW MEXICO CALIFORNIA ARIZONA AND TEXAS TO SUPPORT COUNTER-DRUG EFFORTS ALONG THE BORDER THE WHITE HOUSE IS STILL WORKING OUT LOGISTICS WITH THE PENTAGON — WHICH IS CONCERNED THE MOVE WOULD BE SEEN AS MILITARIZING THE BORDER REGION —EVEN WITH ASSURANCES THE MISSION WOULD BE TEMPORARY THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION SENT GUARDSMEN TO THE BORDER FOR THREE YEARS WHILE THE FEDS ADDED THOUSANDS OF NEW BORDER PATROL AGENTS TOMORROW MARKS THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF A STATE LAW THAT MAKES IT A FELONY TO SMUGGLE PEOPLE INTO NEW MEXICO BUT WE VE LEARNED THE NEW LAW HAS YET TO BE ENFORCED DESPITE STATEWIDE EFFORTS TO EDUCATE LAW ENFORCEMENT ON HOW TO SPOT TRAFFICKERS AUSTIN REED IS LIVE IN FARMINGTON — THE LATEST AREA TO GET A CRASH COURSE IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING ONE YEAR AND NO PROSECUTIONS IT SEEMS LIKE AN INEFFECTIVE START TO THE STATE S HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAW — BUT STATE OFFICIALS SAY THERE S A REASON FOR THE LACK OF ARRESTS THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL S OFFICE SAYS IT S SPENT THE PAST YEAR EDUCATING LAW ENFORCEMENT ABOUT HOW THE LAW WORKS — AND HOW TO SPOT SUSPECTED CASES OF TRAFFICKING THE A-G S OFFICE SAYS TAKING THE TIME TO PROPERLY TRAIN OFFICERS AND DEPUTIES NOW WILL HELP THEM ENFORCE THE LAW IN THE YEARS TO COME AND HERE IN SAN JUAN COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT SAY THEY RE TAKING THIS PROGRAM SERIOUSLY I was in a meeting yesterday where the training requirements for law enforcement statewide were being established and the ag was there speaking about this program and requesting that we make it part of our curriculum so law enforcement statewide will become aware of it THIS THURSDAY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL S OFFICE WILL ALSO LAUNCH A STATEWIDE PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT THE DANGERS AND CRIMES ASSOCIATED WITH SMUGGLING PEOPLE THE A-G S OFFICE SAYS WHILE THE NEW LAW MAY SEEM LIKE IT HASN T PRODUCED RESULTS — IT S IMPORTANT TO HAVE ON THE BOOKS AND WORTH ENFORCING LIVE IN