The US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is a law enforcement agency housed within the US Department of Justice. The US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives engages in surveillance of the public, information sharing with law enforcement agencies, and detention of civilians, under the mandate of stopping "violent crime" and "terrorism."
For more information on policing in Massachusetts, see entry on Boston Police.
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In 2016, Daniel Kumor, Special Agent in Charge of the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in Boston participated in the "Massachusetts Counter-Terrorism Seminar in Israel.” The New England Chapter of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) sponsors this and other similar all-expenses-paid delegations to Israel for high-ranking New England police, ICE, FBI, and other security officials, where these officials meet with Israeli military, police, and intelligence agencies, with whom they train and exchange tactics including surveillance, racial profiling, crowd control, and the containment of protests.
Lenco is the sole supplier of armored vehicles to the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives.