Originally Posted by ND Sol

What does the question about whether TSO's are trained in identifying illegal drugs have to do with the mission of the TSA? It doesn't. As such, the TSA can not hide behind the SSI rubric to refuse to answer that question.

Truth is, TSO's have no training from the TSA in identification of illegal drugs. Why? Because if they did, each arrest related to a screening checkpoint find of illegal drugs by a TSO would be thrown out. And though TSO's say they are required to report illegal drugs, what are the consequences to them if they don't? Absolutely none. How can you hold a TSO responsible for not reporting something that they are not trained to identify? You can't. As such, TSO's shouldn't be generally reporting their suspicions other than those related to WEI.