
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and high-ranking members of the socialist government there have remained mum regarding the arrest of two of Maduro’s nephews this week after attempting to sell cocaine to a DEA informant. On Venezuelan state TV, however, the arrests are treated as hearsay, “unconfirmed” rumors used to smear the head of state.
by Frances Martel13 Nov 2015, 10:41 AM PST0

Mexican transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) have significantly increased opium production and shifted their operations to expand heroin trafficking in recent years. The TCOs launched a concerted effort to make the illicit drug readily available to Americans as the number of heroin overdose deaths in the U.S. surge, reports the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).
by Edwin Mora6 Nov 2015, 12:02 PM PST0

Jack Riley, the No. 2 at the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), signaled support for Donald Trump’s proposal to build a wall along the Southern border in a recent interview centered on hunting down Mexican drug cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. “I’m all for anything that would make a difference in stopping criminals and the flow of drugs. I’m a cop. Whatever the policymakers decide, I’ll work with,” said Riley, signaling support for Trump’s immigration proposal.
by Edwin Mora19 Sep 2015, 7:39 PM PST0

A report in Spanish newswire EFE claims the American Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is investigating a number of high-ranking officials in Bolivia for having ties to drug trafficking cartels. The information allegedly arrived in American hands through a Colombian informant.
by Frances Martel17 Sep 2015, 9:25 PM PST0

In the wake of an unprecented murder spike, the Baltimore police announced Sunday that ten federal agents from a variety of agencies plus another twenty agents from the ATF will he embedded with the homicide unit “effective tomorrow.”
by Lee Stranahan3 Aug 2015, 9:17 AM PST0

Iqbal Baig, a member of the United States Drug Enforcement Agency, was shot and killed by unknown assailants in Islamabad, Pakistan. Early Sunday morning, the gunmen broke into the U.S. embassy worker’s home and murdered him.
by Michael Lucchese27 Jul 2015, 9:50 PM PST0

Since 2014, U.S. federal agents learned of various plots by Mexico’s most famous drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and his people to bust out of prison. The U.S. government shared that information with Mexico yet the capo still managed to escape.
by Ildefonso Ortiz13 Jul 2015, 4:49 PM PST0

On Wednesday, federal and local law enforcement officials crushed a huge heroin operation in Chicago, arresting or naming 42 defendants in the roundup. The apparent ringleader of the operation, James Triplett, 33, also known as “Trell,” had the entire city block of 3700 W. Grenshaw under the sway of his dealings, supplying heroin wholesale. He even had “shift workers” working 24/7.
by William Bigelow26 Jun 2015, 6:30 PM PST0

U.S. officials accused China of being the primary source of synthetic drugs that can easily be obtained through online retailers operating inside the country, including ingredients used by Mexican drug cartels to manufacture methamphetamine, reports The New York Times.
by Edwin Mora22 Jun 2015, 3:50 PM PST0

A Texas border woman with a long history of making terroristic threats is looking at spending up to 10 years in prison for threatening to blow up the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration building in Laredo.
by Ildefonso Ortiz6 Jun 2015, 9:01 AM PST0

On Tuesday, a senior Obama Administration official told Reuters that Michele Leonhart, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration since 2007, will soon resign her post. Last week, Leonhart revealed to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that DEA agents dallying with prostitutes in Colombia may have revealed sensitve information.
by William Bigelow21 Apr 2015, 2:47 PM PST0

On Saturday, the Fox News Channel’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine” host Judge Jeanine Pirro slammed DEA Chief Michele Leonhart over the scandal involving DEA agents participating in sex parties with drug cartels. “Why someone this incompetent would be running the
by Ian Hanchett18 Apr 2015, 7:11 PM PST0

MCALLEN, Texas — U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Agents received weapons from Colombian paramilitary terrorist groups for personal use and engaged in wild sex parties as if they were teens on Spring Break, yet rather than face stiff punishment, they either got
by Ildefonso Ortiz16 Apr 2015, 4:30 AM PST0

MCALLEN, Texas — Federal authorities have arrested a key suspect wanted in connection with a 2007 drug conspiracy distribution that pushed ton quantities of marijuana from the Texas border to North Carolina and Mississippi. The arrest of the DEA fugitive comes after the suspect spent more than 8 years on the run. The case is yet another example of how the Gulf Cartel has been able to move ton quantities of drugs across America.
by Ildefonso Ortiz4 Apr 2015, 7:24 AM PST0

Agents of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have admitted to attending “sex parties” with prostitutes that were hired by drug cartels while on assignment in Columbia. The admission came during an investigation by the Department of Justice that began after a 2012 prostitution scandal in Columbia was uncovered that involved agents of the United States Secret Service.
by Lana Shadwick27 Mar 2015, 1:55 AM PST0

A report from the Justice Department alleges that agents of the Drug Enforcement Agency had “sex parties” with prostitutes in the employ of drug cartels.
by William Bigelow26 Mar 2015, 7:46 PM PST0

Ten students from Wesleyan University and two visitors were hospitalized from what appears to be overdoses of the drug Molly, authorities reported on Sunday.
by Warner Todd Huston24 Feb 2015, 5:25 AM PST0

Eight operatives of a Mexican drug cartel were sentenced to U.S. federal prison for their role in running a Methamphetamine distribution ring in Atlanta, Georgia. Court records don’t specify which drug cartel the group belonged to, but most of the
by Ildefonso Ortiz20 Dec 2014, 9:06 AM PST0