Perhaps it comes as no surprise that drug traffickers might be involved in other illegal activity that generates income. NewsChannel5.com NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Federal authorities have shut down a massive cock-fighting outfit in Tennessee, and those involved also were part of a Mexican drug trafficking cartel. The bust could have a major impact on the…
Well, as the old addage goes, No Good Deed Goes Unpunished. In this case, the spy firm, Rosetta Research and Consulting, helped the feds make their case, then got screwed. By Richard Leiby Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — After a federal jury in New York swiftly convicted a major Afghan heroin trafficker and Taliban…
It’s a story of high tech meets low tech in a far off land. The story ended well for the DEA. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The Afghan farmer didn’t even know how to work the recording device tucked in his vest pocket when he approached a member of the…
By Allan Lengel Ticklethewire.com QUANTICO , Va. — DEA agents in swat outfits simulated raids on a makeshift methamphetamine lab inside the new-two story building. A studious-looking man in a white lab coat chatted about the scientific side of the highly-addictive drug made of potentially flammable and explosive chemicals. It was all part of the…
