Justice Department Defends Legally Questionable Eavesdropping Program
The Justice Department is defending the DEA’s legally questionable, disbanded eavesdropping program that often was used by drug officials in the Los Angeles suburbs.
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Border Patrol Agents Uncover Massive Drug-Running Tunnel Between Mexico and California
Border Patrol agents discovered a large tunnel that stretches about three football fields from a restaurant in Mexico to a house in California.
Border Patrol Agents Track Down Horses Used to Smuggle Drugs into U.S.
Drug smugglers are known to use boats, tunnels and other means to bring drugs across the U.S. border.
New Boston FBI Chief Pledges Cooperative Approach to Tackling Terrorism, Drugs, Guns
Shaw took over the Boston office in October and said his experience in counter-terrorism will help crack down on extremists.
FBI Investigates Former NFL Stars for Links to International Drug, Gambling Ring
Prosecutors charged accused ringleader Owen Hanson, a former tight end at USC, and 21 others with operating a multimillion-dollar operation.
Border Patrol Agents Find 2,500 Pounds of Marijuana Stuffed inside Carrots
A drug-sniffing dog detected marijuana in a tractor-trailer that was crossing the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge.
President Obama’s Dramatic Commutation Plan
By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com This column recently presented the historic changes made by the Obama Administration to change the direction of drug enforcement, drug offender punishment and treatment for drug abusers. For the first time in four decades the executive branch has embarked on a systematic and multi-front program to reduce the penalties for convicted…