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Nov 16, 2014, 9:07 pm

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Originally Posted by LETTERBOY

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/16/us/dea-nfl-investigation/

According to this, the encounter with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers took place at BWI.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/fo...icle-1.2012969

And according to this (15th paragraph), NFL teams are routinely screened at hotels or stadiums before they leave for the airport.

Either of those could explain TSA involvement.

Yes and no.

The TSA would be searching for WEI. We know that. The do it for all professional teams that travel by air. But, why would the DEA need assistance for a drug search?

The search for WEI is an administrative search. The one done by the DEA is a criminal investigation. Conjecture: The teams line up for the expected WEI search and the trainers and physicians are suddenly lined up for a search that involves possible criminal charges and prosecution. Were there warrants issued? I would think that there had to be if this was a criminal investigation. So, a team away from home is going home and expecting the normal WEI search and finding a search for criminal activity. IANAL, but is this even legal?

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