Lavish Party, Bitter Infighting Led to Top DEA Official’s Downfall
Less than two years before the DEA quietly removed a former top DEA official from Mexico, he held a lavish birthday party for himself at a mansion in Mexico City.
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Rise in Pill Abuse Forces New Look at U.S. Drug Fight
By DAMIEN CAVE and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT New York Times MEXICO CITY — America’s drug problem is shifting from illicit substances like cocaine to abuse of prescription painkillers, a change that is forcing policy makers to re-examine the long and expensive strategy of trying to stop illegal drugs from entering the United States. Related This…
One ICE Agent Shot and Killed and 2nd One Wounded in Mexico
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com NO ONE in Mexico appears safe from the violence that continues to strangle that country. A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was killed and another was wounded Tuesday while driving through northern Mexico, the Associated Press reported. The two were assigned to the ICE attache office in Mexico City. AP…