Discussion and possible action to authorize the submission of a Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) application to the Office of the Governor Criminal Justice Division (CJD) in the amount estimated at $58,000 to continue to pay for the salary and fringe benefits of a patrol officer to provide enhanced border security in the Laredo/Webb County community; and authorizing the Webb County Judge to execute all relevant documents; and any other matters incident thereto. This grant does not require any type of match. [Grant Fund 324]
Issue: The County of Webb/City of Laredo continue to constitute an important part of the federally designated South Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), which is one of the most strategically significant cross-border drug smuggling corridors in the entire United States.
Solution: Grant application to fund an existing peace officer/deputy to continue to be deployed to assist, supplement, and enhance border security in the South Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) as well as to continue to provide protective services to the residents of Webb County.
Result: Through the grant-funded efforts of the deputy, the patrol division of the Webb County Sheriff’s Office will be provided enhanced manpower to detect, deter, and disrupt various illegal transborder activity in the Webb County area.
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