DEA to Open New Office in China to Combat Sale of Synthetic Drugs
Hoping to combat China’s role in the drug trade, the DEA is planning to open a new office in Southern China, and a top administrator is visiting the country next week.
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DEA Head Warns of Alarming Increase in Overdoses from Synthetic Drugs
Synthetic designer drugs are causing an alarming number of overdoses, especially among young people, DEA head Chuck Rosenberg told a U.S. Senate Committee.
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…
Overdoses of Synthetic Drug, Spice, Surges As More People Abuse It
Overdoses or other problems from taking synthetic drugs are skyrocketing as demonstrated by the increasing number of calls to poising control centers about “spice.”
Synthetic Drug Craze Involving LSD-Like Substance Has Killed 19 People So Far
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA is trying to crack down on the latest synthetic drug craze that is responsible for at least 19 deaths nationwide, KGUN9-TV report. The drug is called “N-bomb” and has similar hallucinatory effects of LSD. But users are buying the drug from amateur chemists who are selling the product online. “It’s…
DEA-Led Crackdown on Synthetic Drugs Netted 150 Arrests Across 29 States
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA carried out a nationwide crackdown on synthetic drugs early Wednesday, netting 150 arrests and at least $20 million in cash and assets, Time reports. This is the second phase of an operation dubbed “Project Synergy,” which began in December 2012 and went after products marketed as “spice,” “bath salts,” and…
DEA Albuquerque Office Gets New Leadership Role As Assistant Special Agent in Charge
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Sean R. Waite, a longtime DEA agent, has been appointed as a new agent in charge of the agency’s Albuquerque, NM, office, the Republic reports. Waite replaces Keith Brown, who left to become the agent in charge of the DEA’s New Orleans field office last year. The office is part of the…
DEA Launches ‘Largest’ Ever Worldwide Crackdown on Synthetic Drugs
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA has launched what it calls its “largest ever” crackdown on synthetic drugs, arresting more than 150 people in 49 cities and five countries, the U.S. News & World Report writes. The bust is good news for authorities who have seen the devastating impact of designer synthetic drugs, which often are…