Cocaine Production in Bolivia Drops for 4th Year in Row After DEA Was Kicked Out
For the fourth year in a row, cocaine production declined in Bolivia after the DEA was foxed to leave the country.
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Border Patrol Finds Drug Smuggler in Scuba Gear Near Long Tunnel to Mexico
When Border Patrol agents found a man in scuba gear, they knew something odd was afoot.
Observant, Off-Duty DEA Agent Busts Man with Large Amount of Cocaine in Suitcase
A DEA agent was off duty getting his car worked on when he saw a suspicious encounter.
New DEA Leader: ‘El Chapo’ Likely Still in Mexico After Prison Escape
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is most likely still in Mexico after his escape from prison last month, the DEA’s new acting administrator said. Chuck Rosenberg told reporters, though, that he has no hard evidence of the escapee’s whereabouts but said Guzman is likely relying on the vast resources of his Sinaloa…
New DEA Chief: Marijuana ‘Probably Not’ As Dangerous As Heroin
The new head of the DEA says marijuana is “probably not” as dangerous as heroin, a position that was in contrast to his predecessor.
President Obama Calls for Reformed Drug Sentences That Overwhelmingly Face Young Black Men
President Obama on Thursday delivered a clear message Wednesday when he commuted the federal prison sentences of 46 nonviolent drug offenders: The time has come to overhaul a criminal justice system that locks away too many nonviolent offenders.
Parker: The Role of Doctors in the Heroin Plague
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office. By Ross Parker With the recent volume of media on the issue of the heroin epidemic, its overdoses and deaths, has come an effort to provide an…
FBI Agent Who Stole Heroin Seized As Evidence Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI agent who stole heroin seized as evidence to feed his addiction was sentenced to three years in federal prison Thursday, a much lighter sentence than prosecutors wanted, the Washington Post reports. Matthew Lowry’s theft of evidence prompted prosecutors to dismiss drug cases against 28 defendants. Calling it the most…