South Carolina Officers Thought They Were Protecting Drug Traffickers. It Was an FBI Sting
Three South Carolina law enforcement officers who accepted money in exchange for protecting what they thought were drug traffickers have pleaded guilty.
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Group of Armed Men Tried to Rob a DEA Agent. It Didn’t Go Well
A group of armed men chose the wrong person to mug.
DEA Agent Who Protected Violent Puerto Rican Drug Cartel Pleads Guilty
A former police officer accused of joining the DEA so he could protect a violent Puerto Rican drug cartel has pleaded guilty ahead of a trial scheduled for this month.
DEA Opens New Office in Duluth, Minn., to Crack Down on Illicit Drugs
The DEA is opening a new office in Duluth, Minn., to crack down on illicit drugs.
Sinaloa Cartel Paid $1M a Month to Bribe Mexican Officials, Ex-Trafficker Testifies in El Chapo Trial
How much did it cost to bribe Mexican officials to run one of the world’s largest drug-trafficking empires? A member of the Sinaloa Cartel reveals the price during El Chapo’s Trial.
DEA Agent Indicted on Charges of Decade-Long Affiliation with Deadly Drug Gang
A sweeping federal indictment alleges a DEA agent began working with a gang a decade ago while he was a police officer in Illinois and continued the work while at the drug agency’s Chicago field office.
2 DEA Agents, 8 Sheriff’s Deputies Taken to Hospital for Fentanyl Exposure in Ohio
Two DEA agents and eight sheriff’s deputies were taken to a hospital in Ohio early Wednesday after they were exposed to the powerful opioid, fentanyl.
DEA Concerned About Drug-Laced Cash
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The DEA is concerned about dirty money. More specifically, the agency is concerned that drug-laced cash seized in narcotics busts could seriously injure—even kill—its agents, the Daily Beast reports. So, the DEA has has begun reaching out to potential industry partners about decontaminating confiscated currency, the website reports. “Some of the substances on…