By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal methamphetamine cases against 11 people may be in limbo after a DEA investigator in Roanoke, Va., admitted he received sexual favors in exchange for bogus offers of reduced sentences, WDBJ 7 reports. Kevin Moore admitted the offenses two weeks ago, and now many of the cases have been delayed to…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The longtime San Diego gang is known for its ruthless violence, from execution-style murders to the shooting of a pregnant woman. Now U-T San Diego reports that federal authorities nabbed most of the 55 suspected members of the West Coast Crips in pre-dawn raids Thursday, changing them with crimes spanning from murder…
By Michael Winter USA Today Five foreigners extradited from Thailand to New York have been charged with conspiring to smuggle Breaking Bad-quality methamphetamine that was produced in North Korea, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. The suspects — two from Britain and one each from Taiwan, the Philippines and Slovakia — were arrested in September as part…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol Agent Ivhan Herrera-Chiang had one major job – stop criminals from smuggling drugs. But Herrera exploited his position to help smugglers bring meth, cocaine and marijuana into the U.S., the Arizona Central reports. On Tuesday, he was sentenced to 15 years behind bars on four felony counts of bribery. “You have…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Fans of Breaking Bad, a breathtaking show on AMC about a suburban meth dealer, have long praised it for its authenticity and seemingly strong sense of chemistry. Turns out, reports The Dallas Morning News, show leaders have been consulting with a chemist at the University of Oklahoma. The show also uses an…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The good news: The crackdown on methamphetamine in the U.S. is working. The bad news: Mexican drug cartels are fulfilling the demand by pumping out cheap, potent meth from so-called “superlabs,” the Associated Press reports. “These are sophisticated, high-tech operations in Mexico that are operating with extreme precision,” said Jim Shroba, a…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com With the meth problem growing, DEA’s top boss Michele M. Leonhart announced Thursday the signing of a new memorandum of cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico “to aggressively address the continuing problem” of production. In a press release, the DEA said the U.S. and Mexican officials enjoy a strong cooperative relationship…
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