DEA Seizes Largest Amount of Cocaine Destined for New York in More Than a Decade
The DEA seized more than a ton of cocaine that was headed to New York, and three people were indicted for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy.
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Record Number of Fatal Fentanyl Overdoses Come Amid Unprecedented Seizures at Border
The record number of fentanyl crossing the border is having deadly consequences: Overdose deaths have hit a new high this year.
Man Who Fatally Shot DEA Agent on Amtrak Train in Arizona Was Out of Jail on Bond
By Steve Neavling The 26-year-old man who opened fire inside an Amtrak train and killed a DEA agent in Arizona and wounded a city police officer was facing multiple criminal charges in California. Darrion Taylor, who died in the shootout, was out of jail on bond in late December, Tucson.com reports. Taylor had been charged…
DEA’s Most Wanted Fugitive, a Columbian Drug Lord, Captured by Military Forces
Dairo Antonio Úsuga, Columbia’s most-wanted drug lord who was also targeted by the U.S. for cocaine trafficking, was arrested in a jungle hideout by military forces.
Funeral Services for DEA Agent Fatally Shot on Amtrak Train Set for Today
By Steve Neavling DEA Special Agent Michael Garbo, who was shot and killed by an Amtrak train passenger in Tucson, Ariz., will be remembered with a public funeral this morning. Garbo, a 16-year veteran of the DEA, was killed Monday while doing a routine inspection for illegal drugs and guns on the train, and two…
DEA Agent Killed, Another in Critical Condition After Shooting on Amtrak Train
A passenger aboard an Amtrak train in Tucson, Ariz., shot and killed a DEA agent and critically injured another while conducting a routine inspection for illegal drugs and guns on the train.
DEA Makes Major Bust As Part of 8-Week Crackdown on Fentanyl-Laced Pills
The DEA arrested 810 people and seized more than 1.8 million counterfeit pills containing fentanyl as part of an eight-week crackdown on fake, dangerous prescription drugs.
DEA Issues First Public Safety Alert in Six Years As Counterfeit Pills Flood the Market
The DEA issued a rare warning about mass-produced counterfeit pills containing lethal doses of fentanyl that have been linked to fatalities.