FBI Recalls Employees from Asia Amid Allegations of Prostitution, Wild Parties
The FBI has recalled several of its employees working in cities across Asia amid allegations of prostitution and wild parties.
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DEA Shows Major Culture Shift in How It Handles Drug Bans After Kratom Reversal
The DEA appears to be undergoing a major shift in how it handles the war on drugs.
Centuries-Old Asian Drug Becomes Popular in U.S. Despite Dangers to Users
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A euphoric drug that has been used for centuries in Asia is becoming popular in the U.S., CBSLA.com reports. The DEA is warning about dangers associated with kratom, which officials say is addictive, dangerous and legal in most of the U.S. “It can give you a happy, euphoric feeling,” one user told…
FBI Announces $1 Million Reward to Help Find Ex-FBI Agent Who Vanished in Iran in 2007
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com On the five-year anniversary of his disappearance– which happens to be this week — the FBI is offering a $1 million reward and is launching a publicity campaign in Asia to try to locate and bring home ex-FBI agent Robert A. Levinson, who vanished while on business in Iran. The…
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…