Ex-Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to 13+ Years for Smuggling Cocaine
A former Border Patrol agent was sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges that he tried to smuggle cocaine in Arizona.
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DEA Reports Spike in Cocaine Availability And Use in U.S.
A cocaine production boom in Colombia has increased use and availability of the drug in the United States for the first time in nearly a decade, the DEA reports.
Brothers Charged After Shootout with DEA Agents in Illinois
Two bothers accused of engaging in a shootout with DEA agents near a mall in Joliet, Ill., have been charged in connection with the incident.
Former DEA Task Force Officer Found Guilty of Conspiring to Steal 15 Kilograms of Cocaine
A jury found guilty a former DEA task force officer who conspired to steal nearly 15 kilograms of cocaine before staging a seizure to conceal the theft.
Authorities Discover Massive U.S.-Mexico Drug Tunnel, Seize 1 ton of Cocaine
Federal authorities discovered a massive drug-trafficking tunnel underneath the California-Mexico border, seizing one ton of cocaine and seven tons of marijuana and arresting six people.
DEA: Flight Attendant Fled After Trying to Smuggle Nearly 70 Pounds of Cocaine
The DEA is on the hunt for an airline employee accused of trying to smuggle nearly 70 pounds of what appears to be cocaine onto a plane.
DEA’s John ‘Jack’ Riley Named ticklethewire.com’s Fed of The Year For 2015
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com John “Jack” Riley, the DEA’s acting deputy administrator, has been named ticklethewire.com’s Fed of the Year for 2015. Riley, a native of Chicago with more than 25 years of drug law enforcement experience, was appointed the acting second-in-command of the DEA in April as the top administrator, Michele Leonhart, was stepping…
Border Patrol Agent Arrested for Allegedly Possessing 110 Pounds of Cocaine
A 14-year veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol has been arrested in Southern Arizona on allegations that he was in possession of 110 pounds of cocaine that he had planned to drive to Chicago.