TSA NOW ACCEPTING BRIBES FROM METH PEDDLERS

In yet another major embarrassment to the beleaguered TSA multiple screeners have been arrested for  taking handsome bribes to look the other way while loads of methamphetamine were sneaked through security at Los Angeles International Airport, federal officials announced. Two current and two former officials at the Transportation Security Administration were arrested in the last 48 hours in connection with at least five  incidents from February 2011 to July 2011 in which on duty screeners took payments of up to $2,400 to allow suitcases filled with drugs to pass unimpeded through X-ray machines at LAX, U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr.'s office said in a statement. The current TSA employees, 23-year-old John Whitfield and 25-year-old Capeline McKinney, and the former screeners, 30-year-old Naral Richardson and 27-year-old Joy White, are all expected to be arraigned in Los Angeles today. If convicted, each could potentially face life in prison, Birotte's office said. The two current officials have been suspended indefinitely without pay, officials from the Department of Homeland Security told ABC News. The plot also allegedly involved a couple of known drug runners. A spokesperson for the TSA commented "While the arrests are a disappointment, TSA is committed to holding our employees to the highest standards," he said.      READ ENTIRE ARTICLE

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