DEA Violated Policy by Offering to Pay TSA Screener to Help Seize Cash from Luggage
The arrangement “could have violated individuals’ protection against unreasonable searches and seizures if it led to a subsequent DEA enforcement action.”
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Venezuela’s First Lady Accuses DEA of Kidnapping Nephews in Drug Arrest
Venezuela’s first lady said the arrest of her two nephews on drug trafficking charges amounts to kidnapping by the DEA.
DEA Accused of Wasting $850,000 on One Informant Who Worked for Amtrak
An Amtrak was paid more than $850,000 to act as an informant for the DEA over the past 20 years, but none of the information that was received was new to the federal agency.
DEA’s John ‘Jack’ Riley Named ticklethewire.com’s Fed of The Year For 2015
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com John “Jack” Riley, the DEA’s acting deputy administrator, has been named ticklethewire.com’s Fed of the Year for 2015. Riley, a native of Chicago with more than 25 years of drug law enforcement experience, was appointed the acting second-in-command of the DEA in April as the top administrator, Michele Leonhart, was stepping…
Mexican Drug Cartel Founder Found Dead, Tortured And Riddled with Bullets
A Mexican drug cartel founder who was on the DEA’s Most Wanted List was found tortured and dead along with three other men dumped along the side of the road.
Federal Crackdown on Pain Meds Turning Legitimate Patients into Victims
Patients with a legitimate need for pain medication are having a hard time getting their drugs because of a crackdown on opioid addiction.
A Chat With A DEA Official About Detroit’s Drug Trade and the Influence of the Mexican Cartels
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — Carlos L. Mitchem II knows about the drug trade. He’s been a Drug Enforcement Administration agent since 1991, and has been posted in places like Chicago and Tucson and in some of the world’s hot spots, Mexico and Colombia, where major drug cartels have flourished. More than four years…
Feds, Tribal Officials Bust Up Meth Trafficking on Reservation with 34 People Charged
The DEA and tribal officials cracked down on methamphetamine trafficking on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in southern New Mexico following an 18-month investigation, filing drug charges against 34 suspects.