Detroit Police End Relationship with DEA Task Force over Controversial Informant
Detroit police are pulling out of a DEA task force over the use of an informant who went on a killing spree.
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Authorities Investigating Bombshell Allegations that U.S. Officials Were Involved in Murder of DEA Agent Camarena
Federal authorities are investigating new bombshell allegations that a CIA operative and DEA official conspired with a drug kingpin to torture and murder DEA Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena in 1985.
Ex-DEA Agent and Wife Charged With Laundering Colombian Drug Money
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-DEA agent Jose I. Irizarry has been charged with working with Colombian drug dealers to launder money seized from undercover drug operations, the Justice Department announced Friday. He allegedly used the cash to buy a Tiffany diamond ring, a $135,000 Land Rover and a home in Cartagena. The 19-indictment unsealed in Tampa, Fla.,…
DEA: Sinaloa Cartel Is Biggest Criminal Threat to U.S., Despite Ex-Leader’s Arrest
The biggest criminal threat to the U.S. is Mexico’s deadly Sinaloa Cartel, a notorious drug trafficking syndicate whose leader is serving life behind bars, according to a new DEA report.
Cartel Doctor Accused of Helping Torture DEA Agent Runs Taco Restaurant in Guadalajara
A Mexican cartel doctor accused of helping torture DEA Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena in the 1980s appears to be running a taco restaurant in Guadalajara, Mexico
DEA Agent Among Victims of Airplane Crash in Kansas on New Year’s Eve
A DEA special agent was among two people killed when a single-engine airplane crashed at Johnson County Executive Airport in Kansas on New Year’s Eve.
DEA Agent Never Gave Up After Losing his Eyesight from a Gunshot Wound in Afghanistan
When DEA Agent Joseph Piersante was shot in the head in Afghanistan in 2011, he lost his eyesight but not his mission to combat drugs.
Iran Says Disappearance of Robert Levinson Is an Ongoing ‘Missing Person’ Case
The family of Robert Levinson, the former FBI agent who vanished in Iran in 2007, expressed some relief after the Iranian government changed its tone on his disappearance.