NewsWPLG Local 10 – Main FeedAugust 18, 2026Miami-Dade
Clayton County settles lawsuit, ends airport drug search program
Clayton County has officially ended its airport drug interdiction program and agreed to pay $30,000 to comedians Eric André and Clayton English to settle a lawsuit alleging racial profiling. As part of the agreement, the county will now require airport police to wear body cameras and undergo training on constitutional limits for passenger stops.
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The settlement permanently terminates a police program that conducted hundreds of , resulting in over $1 million in cash seizures but very few drug-related charges.
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Who's Mentioned
personValerie Fuller“Clayton County spokesperson”personEric André“Comedian who filed lawsuit alleging racial profiling”organizationClayton County“Local government that operated the airport police program”organizationClayton County Board of Commissioners“Authorized the settlement payment”personClayton English“Comedian who filed lawsuit alleging racial profiling”locationHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport“Site of the police stops”