Retired DEA Agent Accused of Helping Drug Traffickers in Exchange for $250K
A now-retired DEA agent is accused of accepting $250,000 in bribes to protect drug traffickers that he believed had ties to “Italian organized crime.”
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Dayton Cop on DEA Task Force Shot and Wounded
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Four people were arrested Monday night at a house in Dayton, Ohio where a police detective on a DEA Task Force was shot and wounded, the Dayton Daily News reports. The task force was serving a warrant when the shooting occurred. Authorities recovered a large amount of fentanyl, cash and weapons…
DEA’s ‘Take Back Day’ Removes Prescription Pills – and vaping devices – from Circulation
Law enforcement agencies across the country will host Take Back Day on Saturday to help the public dispose of unwanted, unused or expired prescription drugs.
Group of Armed Men Tried to Rob a DEA Agent. It Didn’t Go Well
A group of armed men chose the wrong person to mug.
DEA to Join Fight Against Illicit THC Cartridges Behind Lung Illness Outbreak
The Food and Drug Administration is asking the DEA to help with the ongoing investigation into a lung illness outbreak linked to vaping.
DEA Agent Who Protected Violent Puerto Rican Drug Cartel Pleads Guilty
A former police officer accused of joining the DEA so he could protect a violent Puerto Rican drug cartel has pleaded guilty ahead of a trial scheduled for this month.
DEA Gets Serious about Studying Marijuana for Its Medical Values While Crack Down on Opioids
The DEA is proposing to increase the amount of marijuana that can be legally grown for research by 30% in 2020, a promising sign for cannabis advocates who have long insisted the plant has healing properties.
DEA Opens New Office in Duluth, Minn., to Crack Down on Illicit Drugs
The DEA is opening a new office in Duluth, Minn., to crack down on illicit drugs.