The alleged leader of a crime syndicate based in Japan admitted in federal court Wednesday to charges accusing him of conspiring to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar, believing the materials would be used by Iran to develop nuclear weapons.
A federal judge has formally dropped a negligent homicide charge against a DEA agent in connection with the 2023 death of a Salem cyclist.
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the DEA, Chad Chronister, announced Tuesday that he is withdrawing from consideration, marking the second withdrawal of a Trump pick in recent days.
The Justice Department has directed the DEA to suspend its long-standing practice of searching passengers at airports and seizing their cash.
As the federal government considers easing restrictions on marijuana, the DEA faces a legal challenge from cannabis-reform advocates who accuse it of improperly influencing a key court hearing.
On the 15th anniversary of his death, DEA agents in El Paso honored the life and legacy of Special Agent Forrest Nelson Leamon, who was killed in Afghanistan.
A former DEA agent from Buffalo, N.Y, was convicted Thursday of corruption after a second trial on charges that he used his position to protect drug traffickers with alleged ties to organized crime.
A New York woman has been arrested for allegedly posing as a DEA agent and scamming a Cape Cod resident out of $46,000, officials announced.
