Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Dallas FAMs got the attention for illegal smuggling -- and it is illegal smuggling -- but this kind of thing has been going on with FAMs from other areas too who have been quite into the "party scene" at their destinations at home and abroad.
Whether or not illegal smuggling of Viagra makes them more likely to smuggle other illegal drugs into the US, sounds like it should be grounds for termination from employment. It also begs the question about what foreign laws they may have violated in the process of doing this kind of thing.
The article indirectly notes the crimes:
Law enforcement officials say they see several potentially criminal violations, including the importation of the prescribed medicine for distribution without a license. They point out that the ingredients used to produce the drug abroad may not have been properly inspected or meet FDA requirements, as counterfeiting is also a consistent issue.
You and I would go to jail. But, for the FAMs, it's just an "error in judgment":
Bill Beller, the air marshal chapter president for the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, said he had referred around five air marshals in Dallas who had come to him seeking legal representation related to the investigation.
“We have pride in our positions, and some people — whatever they did — I believe it was an error or error in judgment,” he said.