“Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena’s vicious kidnapping, torture, and murder 25 years ago remains a burning reminder of the dangers and high stakes involved in drug law enforcement” Michele Leonhart, Acting Administrator for the DEA By Jerry Seper Washington Times WASHINGTON –– Twenty-five years ago today, the brutally beaten body of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration…
Los Angeles Times Editorial When President Obama nominated Michele Leonhart to head the Drug Enforcement Administration last month, those hoping for a sensible federal policy regarding medical marijuana — one that promotes scientific research into its medicinal value and eschews prosecution when it is used in accordance with local laws — shivered. As special agent…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A veteran DEA agent was shot multiple times and wounded in Afghanistan on Sunday while on a mission, according to people familiar with the incident. The veteran agent, who was a team leader of the DEA FAST Team (Foreign-deployed Advisory and Support Team) was shot and wounded in Marjeh,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In recent years, the spotlight has turned to the violent Mexican drug cartels shipping drugs into the U.S. But on Friday, U.S. Attorney John M. Bales in Dallas announced the indictment of 25 suspected members of a Colombian drug cartel that moved massive amounts of cocaine into the U.S. through Mexico…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com And now comes the jury deliberations. A Miami jury will begin deliberating Thursday in the trial of Tom Raffanello, the former head of the Miami DEA, who is accused of conspiracy and obstructing an SEC investigation by shredding thousands of records to protect his boss — accused swindler Allen Stanford, according…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Cleveland DEA agent Lee Lucas who was acquitted last week of helping frame 17 suspects in a 2005 sting, would like to return to his job, his attorney told the Associated Press on Monday. “Lee looks forward to returning to duty with the DEA as quickly as possible,” Joel Kirkpatrick told…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Cleveland DEA Agent Lee Lucas, accused of perjury, obstruction of justice and violating civil rights in a case that involved framing people in a sting, was acquitted by a federal jury Friday, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported. The paper reported that DEA agent Lee Lucas broke into tears Friday after the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s never pretty when fed prosecutors go after a federal agent. But that’s what will happen Jan. 6 in Cleveland when trial is slated to begin for Drug Enforcement Administration agent Lee Lucas, a 19 year veteran, on charges he lied on the witness stand, made false statements in official reports,…
