The only reason that the scam has survived all these years is because it is an
undercover paid Government of Ghana agent doing the covert
operations the police, security and intelligence agencies can not do under the law, particular surveillance without a warrant from a High Court — See Sections 29, 30 and 31 of the Security and Intelligence Agencies Act, 1992 (Act 526).
Schumer said he expected the funding for the teams to
pay for
undercover police
operations, as well as better drug detection technology to stop the flow coming through Kennedy Airport.