Arizona's Democratic Governor, Katie Hobbs, has signed an executive order assembling a new task force which will seek to combat drug smuggling in the state's border counties. Operation Desert Guardian, as it will be known, will direct state and local law enforcement agencies to partner with the Trump administration in their efforts.
More specifically, the operation directs the state Department of Emergency and Military affairs, the state Department of Public Safety and the state Department of Homeland Security to expand border security operations by partnering with local law enforcement, sheriffs and CBP in Yuma, Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise, the four Arizona counties along the Mexican border, NBC News reports.
