DEA Agent’s Gun Fires As Suspect Tries to Wrestle a Gun from Him
It was a tense moment for a DEA agent who was trying to arrest a drug suspect.
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The Continuing Rapid Rise of Seizures and Overdose Fatalities Involving Fentanyl
By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) issued an alert this week about the continuing rapid rise of seizures and overdose fatalities involving fentanyl. As reported in this column last June, fentanyl is a fast-acting opioid , 50-100 times stronger than morphine, that is now being used by sellers to…
DEA Agent Sentenced to 6.5 Years for Stealing Digital Currency from Drug Site Silk Road
DEA Agent Carl M. Force, 46, went undercover as a drug dealer with ties to hit men.
Mexican Cartel Leader Convicted of Torture, Murder of DEA Agent Could Soon Be Released
A Mexican cartel leader convicted of the 1985 torture and murder of DEA Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena Salazar could soon be released from prison in Mexico.
What Took D.C. So Long to Respond to the Problem of Synthetic Drugs?
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Washington, like a lot of other major cities, has had to deal with the plague of synthetic drugs for years. But the city has been slow to respond, writes Jeffrey Anderson in the D.C. City Paper. Anderson writes about authorities charging Nebiyu Jamal Fanta, who worked at the Benning Market & Dollar Plus…
Border Patrol Discovers Meth-Laced Candy at a Checkpoint Near Mexico
Border Patrol has made an alarming discovery – candy laced with methamphetamine.
Former Secret Service Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing $820K Worth of Bitcoin During Silk Road Probe
A former Secret Service agent accused of pocketing $820,000 worth of Bitcoin money while investigating the Silk Road online drug marketplace has pleaded guilty to money laundering and obstruction of justice.