Drug Enforcement Administration

DEA Mexico Chief Quietly Ousted After Socializing, Vacationing With Miami Drug Lawyers

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has quietly removed its former top official in Mexico, who allegedly had links to several lawyers in Miami representing notable drug traffickers.
DEA Agent Who Conspired With Colombian Drug Cartel Gets 12 Years in Prison

DEA Agent Who Conspired With Colombian Drug Cartel Gets 12 Years in Prison

A former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for conspiring to launder money with a Colombian drug cartel.
Narco Jet Carrying $11 Million Worth of Cocaine Crashed in the Dominican Republic

Narco Jet Carrying $11 Million Worth of Cocaine Crashed in the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic's security forces seized an estimated $11 million worth of cocaine after a narco jet crashed.
Mexico's Congress Passes Law to Limit US Agents and Lift Their Immunity

Mexico's Congress Passes Law to Limit US Agents and Lift Their Immunity

Mexico's Congress has approved a bill that takes away the immunity and other benefits of American agents working in Mexico.
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Former DEA Agent Accused of Laundering Money for Cartel

Prosecutors alleged an agent used a sensitive type of undercover DEA investigation to divert money to accounts he and other conspirators controlled.

Officials Upset Over Lax Punishment of DEA Agents Who Forgot Man in Cell for 5 Days

Six Drug Enforcement Administration agents who forgot a San Diego man in a holding cell, leaving him without food or water for five days and nearly killing him, received only reprimands and short suspensions, a decision that led Obama administration officials and lawmakers to call for greater accountability.

Mexico Reports Capture of Alleged Drug Cartel Leader

Mexican security officials stated that they have captured Jesus Salas Aguayo, the man who has been running the Juarez drug cartel after arrest of Vicente Carrillo Fuentes in 2014.

DEA Agents Accused of Attending Cartel-Sponsored 'Sex Parties'

A congressional committee is promising to look into allegation surrounding the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 10 of whose agents the Justice Department accuses of having attended "sex parties" organized by drug cartels in Colombia.

Weed Laws and Regulation: Research Group Calls for End of DEA Authority Over Marijuana

A new study has emerged alleging that the Drug Enforcement Administration has been obstructing the medical research of marijuana for nearly half of a century to prevent the reclassification of the drug from its current harmful designation.

Legal Weed States and Laws: Congress Votes to Stop Federal Government and DEA From Interfering With States' Medical Marijuana Laws

For the first time in U.S. history, Congress approved a measure that would prohibit the federal government from interfering with states' medical marijuana laws.

Heroin & Drug Abuse in NYC: Heroin Use Intensifies in New York City; Cops Have Seized More Than 288 Pounds in 2014 Alone

Law enforcement officials report that New York City is a primary location for heroin trade, which is adding to the city -- and the country's -- marked increase in heroin use.

Marijuana Studies Thwarted By Government, Politics?

While millions of ordinary American citizens in 20 states and the nation's Capitol can legally purchase medical marijuana at the nearest dispensary and those living in Washington state and Colorado can purchase the drug recreationally, scientists and researchers find themselves out of the loop.

War On Drugs: 70 Percent of Meth Supply in U.S. Enters Through California, Report Says

California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris released a report Thursday revealing that the state has become an entry port for methamphetamine sales in the country, the LA Times reported

Knights Templar, Other Mexican Drug Cartels Look For Lucrative Schemes Outside of Narcotics

While illegal drug production and smuggling is what cartels are primarily known for, a recent "Associated Press" report reveals that numerous cartels in Mexico have found alternate ways of making money illegally.
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