DEA Hired Dozens of Agents Who failed Polygraph Exams, OIG Reports
The DEA hired dozens of special agents who failed a polygraph exam during the hiring process, according to a new federal watchdog report.
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DEA Loses $55,000 to Common Cryptocurrency Scam
The DEA got scammed out of $55,000 by a common cryptocurrency scam, costing the agency digital money it had confiscated during an investigation involving laundered drug proceeds.
Federal Agent Stands Trial on Charges of Conspiring to Distribute Drugs, Obstruct Justice And Lie to FBI
A former DEA and Health and Human Services special agent who worked with the FBI is standing trial in Miami on charges that he was involved in illegally peddling Oxycodone, federal witness tampering, obstruction of justice, and witness tampering.
Top DEA Official Resigns After Report Revealed He Previously Worked for Big Pharma
The DEA’s second-in-command has resigned after the Associated Press revealed that he had previously worked for the pharmaceutical industry.
Man Sentenced Following Fatal Shooting of DEA Agent at Amtrak Station
By Steve Neavling A man charged in connection with a shooting that claimed the life of a DEA agent at a Tucson Amtrak Station in October 2021 was sentenced last week to 10 years in prison, the Justice Department announced Friday. Devonte Okeith Mathis, 24, tried to smuggle drugs aboard an Amtrak train before a…
DEA’s Yearlong Operation Cracks Down on Mexican Drug Cartels And Fentanyl
A yearlong operation by the DEA that targeted Mexican drug cartels resulted in more than 3,300 arrests and the seizure of a massive amount of fentanyl and firearms.
DOJ Watchdog Investigates DEA Chief over ‘Swampy’ Contracts to Past Associates
DEA chief Anne Milgram is under investigation for allegedly doling out more than $4.7 million in no-bid contracts to hire her past associates, the Associated Press reports.
DEA Warns about New Potent Drug Combination That Is Causing Increase in Overdoses
The DEA issued an alert about an emerging public safety threat – fentanyl mixed with xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer that has been involved in an increasing number of overdoses.