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Federal Funding for Child Exploitation Cases is One-Thousandth of Drug Investigations

Danger Close · Danger Close | The Fourth Option Podcast: Derek Benner · June 10, 2026
Federal Funding for Child Exploitation Cases is One-Thousandth of Drug Investigations
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"The amount of resources that the U.S. government budgets in the space of child exploitation investigations versus narcotics investigations is 1/1000. So we place 1/1000 of priority and resources to protect children versus fight the war on drugs."
Moran disclosed a shocking disparity in federal resource allocation, with child exploitation investigations receiving one-thousandth the funding of drug enforcement efforts. This massive imbalance leaves Internet Crimes Against Children task forces overwhelmed with thousands of unaddressed cyber tips, each representing a potential victim and active predator.
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