ICE Busts 678 Gang Members and Associates in Massive Crackdown Involving 168 U.S. Cities

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced Tuesday the arrests of 678 suspected gang members and associates, many with alleged ties to drug organizations around the world from Mexico to South America and Asia. Dubbed “Project Southern Tempest”, ICE and and Homeland Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) said investigators targeted 168…

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DEA Bans Chemicals Used to Make “Fake Pot”

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Invoking a temporary emergency order, the  DEA announced Tuesday that it was making it illegal to sell or possess five chemicals used to make  smokeable “herbal incense” commonly known as “fake pot.” “Young people are being harmed when they smoke these dangerous ‘fake pot’ products and wrongly equate the…

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