Federal prosecutors are considering seeking the death penalty against Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who is accused of leading a violent drug empire and orchestrating the 1985 torture and killing of DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena.
The family of a DEA agent killed in Mexico 40 years ago filed a civil lawsuit Thursday in San Diego federal court, seeking to hold leaders of the Guadalajara Cartel responsible under international terrorism laws.
Mexican authorities have extradited drug boss Rafael Caro Quintero to the United States, where he is wanted for the 1985 killing of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena.
Peter B. Bensinger, who led the DEA through a critical period in the late 1970s and early 1980s, has died at 88.
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Terry Cole to lead the DEA, elevating a longtime agency veteran with more than two decades of experience at the DEA and a current role as Virginia’s top public safety official.
A Florida police officer has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison after admitting to stealing drugs, cash, and firearms from federal investigations, including swapping a DEA-seized kilogram of cocaine with a fake kilo made from a 3D printer.
The Trump administration is working to expand the number of federal law-enforcement officials involved in immigration enforcement by giving agents from various federal agencies the same powers as immigration officers
In an effort to tackle the growing fentanyl crisis and curb the influence of Mexican drug cartels, the Trump administration has appointed veteran counternarcotics agent Derek Maltz as the acting administrator of the DEA.
