Chicago Mayor to Trump: ‘Send More FBI, DEA, ATF Agents’
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel appears to be taking President Trump up on his offer to send in federal help to quell violence in the Windy City.
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Former DEA Agent to Write Book about Capturing ‘El Chapo’
A former DEA special agent is writing a book about his role in helping capture Mexican drug kingpin El Chapo.
Mexican Judge Orders Drug Lord to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Family of Slain DEA Agent Enrique ‘Kiki’ Camarena
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Mexican federal judge has ordered convicted drug lord Ernesto “Don Neto” Fonseca Carrillo, co-founder of the Guadalajara cartel, to pay relatives of slain DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena nearly $1 million, the Associated Press reports. Camarena was tortured and killed in 1985. The order was announced last Friday. Fonseca, 86, was…
Parker: Two New Drugs Targeted in Opioid Epidemic Battle
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office. By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The fight against the opioid epidemic has targeted two new recreational drugs being used on the streets as substitutes for heroin and fentanyl….
DEA to Open New Office in China to Combat Sale of Synthetic Drugs
Hoping to combat China’s role in the drug trade, the DEA is planning to open a new office in Southern China, and a top administrator is visiting the country next week.
DEA Identifies Where Mexican Cartels Are Operating in the U.S.
The DEA identified Mexican cartels that operate within the United States and provided a map to show where the drug gangs are wielding influence.
Virginian-Pilot: DEA Has Bad Relationship with Facts, Science on Drug Risks
Leaders of America’s Drug Enforcement Administration have long demonstrated a shockingly casual relationship with facts and science on drug risks.
Pharmaceutical Companies Hire DEA Agents Tasked with Cracking Down on Opioids
The pharmaceutical industry, which distributes highly addictive opioids that have lead to the heroin epidemic and nearly 180,000 overdoses in the past decade, has hired dozens of top-level DEA officials.