Federal law enforcement has come a long way. Here’s some proof. By Tricia Bishop Baltimore Sun BALTIMORE — When Ava Cooper-Davis took over the Washington division of the Drug Enforcement Administration in March, she became the fourth woman in the region to head a federal law enforcement agency’s field office, alongside the “special agents in…
Some drug dealers use fake identities. But Adarus Mazio Black was a little more creative and was willing to travel thousands of miles to throw the feds off track. By Paul Egan The Detroit News DETROIT — Adarus Mazio Black made so many millions from the cocaine he sold and so feared detection of murders…
This has the makings of an ugly ugly public relations mess. By John Caniglia Cleveland Plain Dealer CLEVELAND – An agent of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration was indicted today on charges that he lied repeatedly in a botched 2005 drug case that caused 17 people to be wrongly charged. Lee Lucas, a 19-year veteran,…
Some say the move is a wise one, but others say the location is too far removed from prisons and courts and reality. By Vanessa Blum South Florida Sun Sentinel WESTON, Fla. – There’s a newcomer to Weston–one that’s moved in this month with an arsenal of weaponry, stocks of illegal narcotics and plenty of…
By Chris Battle Security DeBrief WASHINGTON — There has been quite a bit of discussion about the surge of drug-related violence on the Mexican border, rightly so. There has also been quite a bit of discussion lately, thanks to a recent GAO study and congressional hearings, about whether the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Immigration…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — REP. LORETTA SANCHEZ (D-Calif) expressed concern Wednesday about the need for better cooperation between DEA and border agencies to fight drug cartels. Responding to a Government Accountability Office report, the California Congresswoman said: “A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report highlighting the lack of interagency cooperation between our leading border and…
Not surprising, the cartels have access to things they shouldn’t. But this is truly scary. By Dane Schiller Houston Chronicle HOUSTON — Mexico’s Gulf Cartel may have 40 bullet-proof vests emblazoned with “FBI” and “DEA” to trick their drug-trafficking rivals, according to a new law enforcement advisory. Baseball caps and T-shirts with the agencies’ names…
Here’s an interesting development. The Obama Administration has made it clear that it would no longer bust legal medical marijuana dispensaries. Was that too broad of a policy statement or have some people just not gotten the memo? By Rachel Gordon San Francisco Chronicle SAN FRANCISCO — Federal agents raided a medical marijuana dispensary in…
