By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com For the first time since the awards were given in 2008, a former, rather than current federal law enforcement official has been named ticklethewire.com Fed of the Year. Joe Rannazzisi, a retired DEA deputy assistant administrator with a law degree and a pharmacy degree, has been named Fed of the Year…
A painstaking, two-year investigation into the biggest opioid distribution case in U.S. history yielded what investigators said was solid evidence that the company had failed to report suspicious orders of highly addictive painkillers.
The DEA is opening if first new field office in nearly 20 years in an effort to combat prescription-opioid abuse.
President Trump’s declaration of war against the opioid crisis is missing a critical weapon – the appointment of a new DEA administrator.
A joint investigation involving the DEA netted 16 arrests in New York City and the discovery of cocaine, heroin and enough fentanyl to kill 6 million people, NBC New York reports.
A Border Patrol agent has been arrested and charged on drug possession charges in Texas.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Will Glaspy, who recently took charge of the DEA’s Houston office, is no stranger to the drug battle. Glaspy has spent more than decade battling drug traffickers along the Texas border, reports Click2Houston.com. He tells the station the Mexican cartels still have a strong presence in the Texas region. Below is…
