Las Vegas Review-Journal: Another Failure of Drug War is Lack of Accountability
Each year, the United States spends more than $51 billion on the war on drugs — a war we’re clearly losing.
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Man Loses Lawsuit That Claimed DEA Supplied Him with Crack for Help in Investigation
A New Mexico man who claims federal agents gave him crack cocaine in exchange for help in an undercover investigation lost a lawsuit against he agency.
DEA Rarely Fires Agents Who Commit Serious Misconduct
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com DEA agents who have lied to authorities, falsified records, dealt drugs and committed other serious misconduct have been allowed to stay on the job, USA Today reports. The discovery comes after lawmakers expressed frustration that agents were never fired for attending “sex parties” in Columbia. Records from the DEA’s disciplinary files…
German Sniper Sentenced to 20 Years for Plot to Kill DEA Agent, Informant
A German sniper who plotted to assassinate a federal DEA agent was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday.
DEA’s No. 2 Official Refuses to Retire After Prison Escape of ‘El Chapo’ Guzman
It has gotten personal for Jack Riley, the DEA’s No. 2 official.
Mexican Cartel Leader Convicted of Torture, Murder of DEA Agent Could Soon Be Released
A Mexican cartel leader convicted of the 1985 torture and murder of DEA Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena Salazar could soon be released from prison in Mexico.
The “Dirty Politics” Behind the Imprisonment of Richard “White Boy Rick” Wershe Jr.
This Michigan Department of Corrections record shows his earliest and latest release dates as never at the bottom right. . . Vince Wade is a former investigative reporter for WXYZ and Fox 2. He now lives in California and runs Informant America, described as ” a blog about the shadowy world of law enforcement informants with particular…
A New Show on Netflix Worth Watching: ‘Narco,’ The Story About Pablo Escobar
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Having finished watching a series of TV shows including “Breaking Bad” and “Sons of Anarchy,” I was looking for a new show. I stumbled across “Narco,” a Netflix-made series on drug lord Pablo Escobar and the DEA in Colombia. It’s a show worth watching. It intersperses real news video clips to…