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DEA Agent Who Protected Violent Puerto Rican Drug Cartel Pleads Guilty

allan5 years ago5 years ago02 mins

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

allan5 years ago5 years ago02 mins

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

allan6 years ago01 mins

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

allan6 years ago01 mins

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

allan6 years ago01 mins

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

allan7 years ago02 mins

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…