Drugs
About 500 N.Y. Feds, State and Local Cops Bust Up Bloods and Latin King Gangs in Small Town
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com About 500 federal, state and local police on Thursday converged on the town of Newburgh, about 50 miles north of New York City, to round up gang members of the Bloods and the Latin Kings, who authorities say have been responsible for a good chunk of crime and drug trafficking in…
Actor Michael Douglas’ Son Cameron Gets 5 Year Sentence in DEA Bust
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Actor Michael Douglas’ son Cameron, who pleaded guilty to drug trafficking, got a five year prison sentence and a $25,000 fine in New York federal court on Tuesday, the Associated Press reported. U.S. District Judge Richard told the 31-year-old Douglas that this was his “last chance to make it.” Douglas apologized…
Does Recent DEA Enforcement in Afghanistan Signal Hope in Narco-Terrorism War?
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. He is the author of the book “Carving Out the Rule of Law: The History of the United States Attorney’s Office in Eastern Michigan 1815–2008”. By Ross…
Ex-Slugger Jose Conseco Tweets About Fed Grand Jury Subpoena
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com What better way to announce that you’re going before a grand jury than to tweet it to the world. Ex-baseball slugger Jose Conseco did just that on Tuesday when he announced on Twitter that he had been subpoenaed by a grand jury looking into whether baseball star Roger Clemens lied to…
Mexican Cartels Operating in 230 U.S. Cities, Justice Dept. Says
The evidence keeps mounting that the war on the Mexican drug cartels is every bit the United State’s war as well. The cartels have sunk their tentacles into major cities around the U.S. like Chicago. In fact, the Post reports that the Justice Dept. has found that Mexican cartels are operating in 230 U.S. cities….
Camden, NJ Prosecutor Worries About DEA Taking Over Task Force
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Camden, N.J. in the past has been dubbed the most dangerous city in America. So it might be seen as good news that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has decided to take over the the Philadelphia-Camden High Intensity Drug Trafficking task force from the local prosecutor. But the Camden County prosecutor,…
Ex-High Ranking U.S. Anti-Drug Official Arrested For Helping Mexican Cartels
We keep assuming that the corruption is limited to the Mexican government — and not the U.S. — when it comes to the violent war on drugs in Mexico. But people like Richard Padilla Cramer are a reminder that the problem long ago crept over the border. Greed knows no geographical boundary. By Sebastian Rotella…