222. Sheriff Mike Milstead | The Northern Border

Drugs are smuggled into the US by land and sea and from Southern as well as Norther Border. Sheriff Milstead discusses the Northern Border.

Mike Milstead began his law enforcement career in 1973 with the Sioux Falls Police Department (SFPD).  He served over 24 years on the SFPD, with assignments in all Divisions of that department, rising to the rank of Lieutenant detailed as the Night Shift Commander.  

In 1997, Mike Milstead was sworn in as Sheriff of Minnehaha County.  He has served as Sheriff for over 27 years.  Sheriff Milstead is on the Board of Directors of the National Sheriff’s Association (NSA) and is the Chair of the NSA Drug Enforcement Committee.  He served on the DHS Homeland Security Information Network Advisory Committee (HSIN-AC) and is currently a member of the DHS S&T First Responders Resource Group (FRRG).  Sheriff Milstead is the Chair of the Department of Justice Global Advisory Committee (GAC) and also represents NSA and GAC on the Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council (CICC).  For the past 25 years, he has served on the Executive Board of Mid-West HIDTA, the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Governor’s Senior Advisory Committee for Homeland Security.  He also represents South Dakota Sheriffs on the SD Fusion Center Advisory Board.  

The Minnehaha County Sheriffs Office is a full service law enforcement, public safety and corrections agency that serves the 200,000 people who live in the most populated county in South Dakota. With over 250 full and part-time employees, the Sheriff's Office is responsible for the preservation of peace and the protection of life and property within the jurisdiction.