By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The Colombia Supreme Court ruled on April 3rd in favor of the US extradition request of all seven defendants charged with the murder of DEA Special Agent James “Terry” Watson in June 2013. Special Agent Watson’s career was the subject of a column last year. Agent Watson was killed in…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Sean R. Waite, a longtime DEA agent, has been appointed as a new agent in charge of the agency’s Albuquerque, NM, office, the Republic reports. Waite replaces Keith Brown, who left to become the agent in charge of the DEA’s New Orleans field office last year. The office is part of the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It was a simple question: Is marijuana more dangerous than alcohol? Yet DEA Deputy Director Thomas Harrigan wouldn’t provide an answer during a House oversight committee hearing. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-TN, asked because DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart insisted in January that pot is more dangerous than alcohol. “Marijuana is a Schedule I…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA wasn’t barking up the wrong tree when agents raided a doggy daycare in Washington state. King 5 News reports that Arlington Doggy Daycare was selling heroin out of its business in Arlingotn. Busted was 42-year-old David Funk, who was charged this week with knowingly and internationally distributing heroin. Funk also…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The DEA issued a statement Monday applauding the arrest of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera while playing down statements made by retired DEA agents like Phil Jordan. The DEA statement said: Remarks made by retired Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Phil Jordan and those of other retired DEA agents do not reflect…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Busted. It took a while, but Mexican and U.S. authorities on Saturday, as part of a joint effort, captured Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the boss of one of Mexico’s most powerful drug trafficking operations in Mexico, CNN reported. CNN reported that Mexican marines in a joint operation with the DEA…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Although the DEA has insisted that marijuana is one of the “most dangerous” drugs available, the agency’s own drug policy contradicts that. The Huffington Post reports that DEA applicants are prohibited from working for the agency if they have used narcotics or dangerous drugs in the past. There’s one exception – marijuana. It’s…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Paul Schmidt spent most of his career hunting down drug dealers. Now the retired DEA agent – the former top drug enforcer in Oregon – is holding seminars to advise medical marijuana dispensaries on the laws, CNBC reports. DEA Agent Patrick Moen recently gave up his badge to work for a venture-based…
