Audio Intelligence Devices (AID), today known as LEA-AID,
is a US-based company
in the field of security, surveillance and tracking
equipment for the law enforcement and intelligence community,
founded in 1972 by Jack Holcomb in Fort Lauderdale (Florida, USA), and later
acquired by Law Enforcement Associates Inc. (LEA).
Since 2012, LEA-AID is located in Spring Hope (NC, USA) [1].
By their own account, they are the only US manufacturer of covert surveillance
audio devices in disguised housings, which they supply to intelligence services
like CIA and FBI, and to the Police. The international sales of AID
products are handled by its subsidary Technos International.
AID recognises several frequency bands that can be used for
covert listening devices (bugs) as listed below.
The default band is 2 (150-174 MHz). Other bands are available on request.
Audio
Band
From
To
Unit
Description
1
135
150
MHz
Special order (secondary band), also 138-162 MHz
2
150
174
MHz
Primary band (selected by default)
3
216
220
MHz
Special order
4
400
470
MHz
UHF repeaters
5
806
821
MHz
Digital spread spectrum (BPSK)
6
851
869
MHz
Body pack/wire (WFM)
7
902
928
MHz
Digital spread spectrum (BPSK)
8
21
80
MHz
Very-low-power WFM (special order only)
9
36
39
MHz
Very-low-power WFM (not recommended)
Line carrier bugs
10
80
200
kHz
Line carrier bugs (not recommended)
11
30
700
kHz
Spread spectrum current carrier bugs
Video/audio
12
1700
1900
MHz
Video and audio bugs (DEA/DoJ)
13
2400
2484
MHz
Video and audio bugs
Address
Former addresses
AID AID Technical Systems Division AID Westinghouse
1400 NW 62nd Street
Fort Lauderdale
Florida 33309
USA
AID
12391 N.W. 39th St.
Coral Springs
Florida 33065
USA
AID-NIA
637 Jim Moran Blvd
Dearfield Beach
Florida 33442-1711
USA www.aid-nia.com
LEA-AID
1717 South Saunders St.
Raleigh
North Carolina 27603
USA
Current address
LEA-AID
Corporate office
117 N. Ash St.
Spring Hope
North Carolina 27611
USA
Phone: +1 (0)919 872 6210 www.leacorp.com
Related companies
Technos International (same address as AID)
National Intelligence Academy (NIA)
Known customers
The company does not disclose who its customers are, but in [2] some of them
are listed. The list is complemented by information from public sources and
from former users.
![LEA-AID company logo. Copyright LEA-AID [1]](svg/lea_aid_logo.svg){kind=logo}
