| 单词 | DEA |
| 例句 | By 2000, the DEA had directly trained more than 25,000 officers in forty-eight states in Pipeline tactics and helped to develop training programs for countless municipal and state law enforcement agencies. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The “drug-courier profiles” utilized by the DEA and other law enforcement agencies for drug sweeps on highways, as well as in airports and train stations, are notoriously unreliable. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Though charges were dropped against him within seventy-two hours, the DEA refused to return his Learjet. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The DEA has offered free training, intelligence, and technical support to state highway patrol agencies that are willing to commit their officers to highway drug interdiction. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Remarkably, this figure does not include drug task forces funded by the DEA or other federal agencies. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In October 1985, the DEA sent Robert Stutman to serve as director of its New York City office and charged him with the responsibility of shoring up public support for the administration’s new war. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z These drug interdiction programs were the brainchild of the DEA, part of the federally funded program known as Operation Pipeline. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He’s been out of favor with the DEA and everybody else and was even considered a kind of loony tune when in fact he was right. “Breaking Bad”: “He’s a pure psychopath” 2012-07-22T19:00:00Z Cruise was practically born to star in Doug Liman's American Made as Barry Seal, a onetime TWA pilot from Louisiana who smuggled drugs for the Medellín cartel before becoming a DEA informant. Review: ‘American Made’ Lets a Smug Tom Cruise Just Be Tom Cruise 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z If you want to dismantle the drug cartels and dismantle the DEA we would all benefit from a free society. Comedian Eric Andre: "This country's got a s**tty history" 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Two years ago a judge dismissed a $55 million lawsuit filed by former DEA agents against the movie studio that made "American Gangster." Fact or fiction? Facebook film the latest "truth" tale 2010-09-29T18:39:00Z Indeed, by the DEA’s reckoning, Americans consume 40 percent of the prescription drugs in the world, despite only making up four to five percent of the population. Teen heroin use on the rise 2012-08-31T15:24:00Z But “Gliding Over All” ended on a big one: the DEA investigation that was inexorably bringing Hank closer to the trail of his own brother-in-law. Breaking Bad Watch: Flush of Recognition 2012-09-04T11:34:18Z Thus the DEA agents are shown making compromised choices to achieve their aims – something that Peña and Murphy agree did happen. Myth and fact mix in summer of Escobar as narco king’s life hits the screen 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z White Plume tried again in 2001 and 2002, until the government got an injunction against him for growing hemp without DEA permission. Hemp: how one little plant could boost America's economy 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z Folks like Iris Myers can be like, "We presented the case," or Billy Renton, the DEA agent, could be like, "We presented the case." In solving his own son's murder, "The Pharmacist" also took on the opioid epidemic 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z Johnson turned out to be a confidential informant working for the DEA, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. Reggae star Buju Banton’s long walk to freedom 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z The DEA busts up the soiree with gunfire, and Laura escapes but loses her friend. Miss Bala: Beauty and the Beasts in a Mexican Drug War 2012-01-19T19:15:02Z An elaborate Iranian-backed plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States was disrupted by and DEA agents, officials said Tuesday. U.S. accuses Iran of plot to kill ambassador 2011-10-11T19:06:00Z In Season 2, Diego Luna reprises the role of Félix Gallardo, who must cope with the U.S. and the consequences of his actions against the DEA, while also grappling with discontent within his ranks. What's new on Netflix in February, from "Altered Carbon" to "Narcos: Mexico" 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z DEA officials said they had identified hundreds of compounds included in packets sold as “Spice”. Spice: Americans turn to dangerous 'synthetic marijuana' to evade drug tests 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Nacho shielded Hector because he is probably working with the DEA and was tipped off. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 2 Finale: The Ultimate Betrayal 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Does he support the DEA crackdown on prescription pills? Teen heroin use on the rise 2012-08-31T15:24:00Z Puracal’s lawyer said getting the DEA letter included in the appeals hearing is promising. “House Hunter,” locked up in Nicaragua 2012-08-30T19:57:00Z Photograph: AlphaBay Market Patterson said the DEA is assisting local police in identifying the new ways people are consuming the opiates – such as the fentanyl nasal sprays. 'Death pill': fentanyl disguised as other drugs linked to spike in US overdoses 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Must be prescribed by doctor who receives a DEA waiver. His last shot: Will a monthly jab of a new drug keep this addict out of jail? 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The DEA and the state’s attorney’s narcotics prosecution bureau worked together on the investigation. Prosecutors: Pizzeria cover for drug operation 2011-12-09T20:50:00Z Nope, not since Season 2, when her rushed marriage to a DEA agent to protect herself and eliminate Agrestic's less savory competition put her kids into harm's way. Nancy Botwin, TV's worst mom? 2011-07-19T19:45:00Z Nancy: I'm being blackmailed by my dead husband's ex-wife, as well as being trailed by the DEA. "Weeds": An abbreviated series primer 2011-06-27T20:09:00Z It took years of litigation to get the DEA to consider that petition. Is marijuana close to being legalized? 2012-10-15T16:47:00Z Marshals Service on behalf of the DEA after landing in Tucson on a flight that originated in Mexico. Owner of Rivera plane being investigated by DEA 2012-12-14T12:15:10Z A 2016 report by the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General ripped into the DEA’s confidential-source program, saying it “exposes the DEA to an unacceptably increased potential for waste, fraud, and abuse.” Reggae star Buju Banton’s long walk to freedom 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z He said a DEA agent called him on his mobile phone in Mexico in September offering a deal. Owner of Rivera plane denies drug connections 2012-12-15T20:16:09Z In the fabulously entertaining “The Seven Five,” Dowd and a colorful rogues gallery of colleagues, dealers, DEA agents and Internal Affairs guys recount stories of the extent of Dowd’s corruption. 2015’s wild and wonderful documentaries: These true stories are infinitely weirder than fiction 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z Does not require waiver or registration with DEA. His last shot: Will a monthly jab of a new drug keep this addict out of jail? 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z As of now the agency is behind Dr. Leider’s labs—Ameritox tests for eight different strains of bath salts, but the DEA has only declared three of them illegal. Bath salts present a challenge for drug tests 2012-07-17T14:59:00Z If you are doing any of those things, he’s a doofus savant — a tireless, grim, insightful and even, at times, ingenious DEA supercop. Breaking Bad: Five Questions We Want Answered This Season 2012-07-11T12:00:25Z So that person from the DEA has intimate knowledge of exactly how the organization works, right? The reality of life in a "Dopesick" country: "It is just a state of misery" 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z This weakens the case, says Elford—but it also denies the DEA an excuse to delay its response by saying it has to evaluate that research. Is marijuana close to being legalized? 2012-10-15T16:47:00Z She's seen her house burn down and her DEA agent husband murdered. The Newsroom: not so great, not so wise 2012-07-04T18:33:49Z Back at the DEA headquarters, the first lady was continuing about her day unfazed. Melania Trump seems unfazed by her husband’s possible impeachment 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z My character was from the other side and Hank was a DEA officer. Breaking Bad’s Tio Salamanca: “My Bell is Worth More than Walter White’s Underwear” 2013-09-27T09:45:43Z He finally met with them in April 1984 when he was working with the DEA on a sting operation intended to lead to their capture. The True Story Behind the Movie 'American Made' 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z When Raul returns to the ranch with a gorgeous bride to be, hearts flutter and forbidden romance blossoms against the backdrop of a war between DEA and drug runners. Casa de Mi Padre – review 2012-06-07T21:30:01Z The star of this swift, sure-footed tale is DEA agent Kay Hamilton, whom I don’t ever, ever want to meet in a dark alley. Cure for the post-holiday blues: captivating crime fiction 2014-01-08T23:06:28Z The DEA refused to comment on the lawsuit. Is marijuana close to being legalized? 2012-10-15T16:47:00Z Gore recently had a "DEA" series in development at Fox. Dick Wolf fires writer from "Law & Order" spinoff for threatening to "light up" looters 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z The plane was met by DEA and Customs and Border Protection agents and the police when it landed. Report: Pilots on Justin Bieber’s Plane Had to Wear Gas Masks Because of Pot Smoke 2014-02-05T20:17:32Z Furst: Even with the DEA, you can look at how hard they were working. In solving his own son's murder, "The Pharmacist" also took on the opioid epidemic 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z He was a DEA agent in the mid-eighties, when the DEA was in its infant stages. Michael Peña: 'It was difficult for me to break through' 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Under pressure to clear up the controversy, Cline instead invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination but continued to work for years with the DEA on federal drug cases. Hundreds honor ailing former cop boss 2011-08-14T22:42:00Z In today's announcement, authorities said eight guns and more than $1.6 million in illegal drugs were recovered as part of a two-month investigation with the DEA to target gang activity on the West Side. Emanuel, McCarthy tout anti-violence efforts 2012-03-26T19:02:00Z Mayfield’s financial records “show activity consistent with money laundering”, according to the DEA. Southwest Airlines baggage handlers ran alleged marijuana ring from Oakland 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Grinspoon says it’s past time that the DEA change the classification of cannabis. New medical marijuana research could greenlight more uses in treatment 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z Next up is the David Ayer action thriller Ten, in which Schwarzenegger will play the commander of an elite squad of DEA operatives. Arnold Schwarzenegger lines up Toxic Avenger reboot 2013-05-14T10:57:46Z Though the book is a sequel, readers need not be familiar with the backstory between a major Mexican drug king and the DEA agent intent on taking him down to appreciate the new volume. How to Write a Novel About the Bloody War on Drugs 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z DEA wants Hector alive to ferret out the chain of command of the cartel. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 2 Finale: The Ultimate Betrayal 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z He looked like a drug user, certainly not a cop or a DEA agent. ‘I liked going to New York as a drug trafficker’: Duane Jackson 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z “Snitch”: Dwayne Johnson stars in this action drama about a father who goes undercover for the DEA to free his son. Yo-yos and an Oscar party | Weekend Preview 2013-02-20T19:13:02Z Undercover agents from the FBI, DEA and U.S. 10 summer TV shows worth watching 2013-05-31T22:38:09Z History The DEA rejected two previous petitions to reclassify cannabis. Is marijuana close to being legalized? 2012-10-15T16:47:00Z Starwood, in a court filing, acknowledged that the DEA was involved in the seizure of the aircraft. Mexico tests DNA from Jenni Rivera plane crash 2012-12-11T19:24:10Z She could have not told the DEA about Esteban's drug tunnel and lived a rich and happy life with her healthy children. Nancy Botwin, TV's worst mom? 2011-07-19T19:45:00Z In the final installment in the Power of the Dog trilogy, about America’s war on drugs, a DEA agent comes out of retirement to wage one final battle in a war he can never win. 50 notable works of fiction in 2019 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Carver County Deputy Sheriff Jason Kamerud discounted those reports late Wednesday, saying the DEA "is not part of the investigation at this time." A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that investigators are looking into whether Prince died from a drug overdose and whether a doctor was prescribing him drugs in the weeks before his death 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Smith would presumably play the DEA agent, and the Wrap says studio Warner Bros would look to surround him with a strong ensemble. Will Smith lassoes lead role in The Wild Bunch remake 2013-05-15T10:31:47Z The DEA rejected it in 2001, and a federal appeals court ruled a year later that Gettman and High Times did not have legal standing to contest that decision. Is marijuana close to being legalized? 2012-10-15T16:47:00Z I half expected Hank was going to drop through the floor of the DEA conference room to the waiting Shark Tank. “Breaking Bad”: Walter faces the abyss 2012-07-23T02:59:00Z October, DEA and FBI agents disrupted a bomb plot to kill Adel Al-Jubeir, the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States and possibly over 100 bystanders in a busy Washington restaurant. U.S. officials see increasing threat of domestic attack from Iran 2012-01-31T15:06:00Z Actor Dean Norris, who played a DEA special agent on “Breaking Bad,” emceed. Melania Trump seems unfazed by her husband’s possible impeachment 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z As a result, the series never convincingly establishes why her attempts to nab Purdue destroy the personal life of Dawson's DEA agent character. "Dopesick" is an ineffective prescription for telling the story of the opioid crisis 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z But it’s a battle he thinks can be won with a “concerted effort on multiple levels”: the DEA, doctors and insurance companies. Bath salts present a challenge for drug tests 2012-07-17T14:59:00Z The court could also order the DEA to hold hearings on the petition, which is what happened in the 1980s. Is marijuana close to being legalized? 2012-10-15T16:47:00Z Soon she was “facing lunatic dealers and DEA agents” with a single-minded determination that she also credits with her subsequent scientific tenacity. The science of addiction: a personal struggle to kick cocaine gives a neuroscientist unique insights 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z Under pressure to clear up the controversy, Cline instead invoked his 5th Amendment right to not testify against himself but continued to work for years with the DEA on federal drug cases. Hundreds honor ailing former cop boss 2011-08-15T00:50:00Z Pressured by the DEA, his buddy gave him up. Snitch: The Rock in a Hard Place 2013-02-22T13:00:10Z The same thing is true with the DEA. The reality of life in a "Dopesick" country: "It is just a state of misery" 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z Patterson says the DEA is not in favor of opioid testing facilities, and suggests that users refrain from taking all illicit substances instead. 'Death pill': fentanyl disguised as other drugs linked to spike in US overdoses 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z There’s a couple of moments in Breaking Bad that stretch credulity; the passenger jet that falls out of the air, the red hot DEA agent, who can never quite see what’s under his nose. The Sopranos to Blackadder – what are the definitive series of the best TV shows? 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z Then with closing down the pill mills, we get into the FBI and DEA, you see how big that system is and how that process is slowed down because of the bureaucratic tape. In solving his own son's murder, "The Pharmacist" also took on the opioid epidemic 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z The designation, which the DEA reaffirmed last month, means that the federal government officially believes there is no “accepted medical use” for the drug. Veterans group pushes to ease marijuana restictions to treat PTSD 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z However, the one that looks more intriguing is the DEA thriller Ten. Jessica Chastain tops US box office with Mama and Zero Dark Thirty 2013-01-21T17:20:41Z Circuit directly orders the DEA to reschedule cannabis, says Elford, that would be the most favorable result. Is marijuana close to being legalized? 2012-10-15T16:47:00Z “Even though he got a lot of money, they wronged him, a dedicated DEA agent.” She was a CIA spy. Now she’s a lawyer battling her old agency. This is her story. 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z He is 19, worked as an actor at the manor a year earlier and is studying associative justice in hope of becoming a DEA agent. Extreme haunted house: inside the real life kingdom of masochists 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, DEA pressure is increasing as agents, including Hank, realize that there is a new operation on the streets. A "Breaking Bad" Guide to 8 Essential Jesse Pinkman Episodes to Prepare for "El Camino" 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z QBE Insurance Corp. alleges that a Starwood aircraft was ordered seized by the DEA when it landed in McAllen, Texas, from Mexico on Sept. Mexico tests DNA from Jenni Rivera plane crash 2012-12-11T19:24:10Z The DEA was onto Seal for a long time before securing an indictment against him in March 1983 on several counts, including conspiracy to distribute methaqualone and possession with intent to distribute Quaaludes. The True Story Behind the Movie 'American Made' 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z Johnson hitched a ride on the Fast & Furious franchise two years ago, in Fast Five, as DEA Officer Luke Hobbs, determined to bring to justice Diesel’s multiracial, girls-allowed gang of carnappers. Furious 6: Faster, Crazycars! Thrill Thrill! 2013-05-20T16:47:36Z The DEA and prohibitionists hammer this point, and many, if not most, doctors, don’t like the idea of sick people inhaling smoke. Is marijuana close to being legalized? 2012-10-15T16:47:00Z At least two had put on their DEA baseball caps. ‘I liked going to New York as a drug trafficker’: Duane Jackson 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z Only federal agents can enforce the DEA’s more up-to-date ban. Spice: Americans turn to dangerous 'synthetic marijuana' to evade drug tests 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z The investigation is unrelated to the Secret Service scandal but is based on information provided to the DEA by the Secret Service. Library of Congress taps 25 sounds for registry 2012-05-23T14:47:00Z Southwest Airlines said that it was working with the DEA. Southwest Airlines baggage handlers ran alleged marijuana ring from Oakland 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z The DEA, he says, needs a faster way to outlaw drugs by class, rather than by substance. Bath salts present a challenge for drug tests 2012-07-17T14:59:00Z DEA expected to get Tupo; when Mike withdrew the gun allegation, they knew he was somehow connected and figured his police connection. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 2 Finale: The Ultimate Betrayal 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Collins revealed that the case involved at least two DEA employees who entertained female masseuses in the Cartagena apartment of one of the DEA agents. Library of Congress taps 25 sounds for registry 2012-05-23T14:47:00Z But just as its therapeutic potential was being explored, it started to make its way into the rave scene; in 1985, it was banned by the DEA. ‘My therapist gave me a pill’: can MDMA help cure trauma? 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z The DEA is the result of many years of discussion between government, industry and trade unions to try to provide a framework to legislate against online copyright infringement. Filesharing curbs face high court delays 2011-03-21T13:22:18Z That amount of fentanyl had the potential to yield more than 144,000 lethal doses, said David Reames, special agent in charge of the DEA’s Seattle division. 24 people arrested in a drug trafficking investigation in Oregon 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Recio and Costanzo join a growing list of more than a dozen DEA agents convicted of federal charges in recent years, including one who laundered money for Colombian cartels. ‘Greed and corruption’: Federal jury convicts veteran DEA agents in bribery conspiracy 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z In addition, the company was ordered to improve its compliance program and report suspicious orders to the DEA, among other things. U.S. orders Puerto Rico drug distribution company to pay $12 million in opioid case 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z While prosecutors have described the defense lawyers as “crooked attorneys” who “paid handsomely for DEA secrets,” they have not explained to jurors why they have not been charged alongside Costanzo and Recio. DEA agent leaked secret information about Maduro ally targeted by US, prosecutor says 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Mexico and China are the primary sources for fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances trafficked directly into the U.S., according to the DEA, which is tasked with combating illicit drug trafficking. U.S. government says it plans to go after legal goods tied to illegal fentanyl trade in new strategy 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Just 2 milligrams of fentanyl can be deadly, according to the DEA. 24 people arrested in a drug trafficking investigation in Oregon 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The DEA declined to comment on the verdict. ‘Greed and corruption’: Federal jury convicts veteran DEA agents in bribery conspiracy 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Yet providers may be hesitant to prescribe any controlled substances that have shown promise in treating stimulant use off-label due to all of the additional regulations they are under through the DEA. Treatments for stimulant use disorder are scarce or nonexistent. The FDA hopes to change that 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z “Recio knew who would sell DEA’s secrets for cold, hard cash,” Assistant U.S. DEA agent leaked secret information about Maduro ally targeted by US, prosecutor says 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z And he’s delivered his most explosive trophy yet: two veteran DEA agents charged in a $73,000 bribery conspiracy involving leaked information about ongoing drug investigations. Shadowy snitch takes starring role in bribery trial of veteran DEA agents 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Thomas was heartened a man was convicted of selling the pill to her daughter Ashley Romero after a DEA investigation, but says there’s more the federal government can do — especially when it comes to education. Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Recio repeatedly asked Costanzo to query names in a confidential DEA database to keep abreast of federal investigations that would interest his new employers. ‘Greed and corruption’: Federal jury convicts veteran DEA agents in bribery conspiracy 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z "Traffickers often hide contraband in inconspicuous or unsuspecting locations with no regard for the safety of others," said DEA Special Agent Frank Tarentino in a statement announcing the newest arrest. Third arrest made in New York fentanyl nursery child death 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Prosecutors have painted Costanzo as a corrupt agent who repeatedly queried a DEA database at Recio’s behest and leaked information to him over a burner phone about several ongoing investigations. DEA agent leaked secret information about Maduro ally targeted by US, prosecutor says 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z After paying bribes to secure his release, he approached the DEA about becoming an informant. Shadowy snitch takes starring role in bribery trial of veteran DEA agents 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Milione had spent four years at Guidepost prior to his return, leveraging his extensive experience and contacts from a 21-year DEA career. Revolving door redux: The DEA’s recently departed No. 2 returns to a Big Pharma consulting firm 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Prosecutors told jurors the “crooked attorneys” had “paid handsomely for DEA secrets” but they have not explained why neither was indicted. ‘Greed and corruption’: Federal jury convicts veteran DEA agents in bribery conspiracy 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z According to DEA chief Anne Milgram, "the Chapitos pioneered the manufacture and trafficking of the deadliest drug our country has ever faced". Ovidio Guzmán: Drug lord El Chapo's son pleads not guilty 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z The lawyers obtained the updated data from the DEA’s Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System, or ARCOS, as part of their lawsuits. Prescription opioid shipments declined sharply even as fatal overdoses increased, new data shows 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Neither the DEA nor the Justice Department responded to requests for comment. Shadowy snitch takes starring role in bribery trial of veteran DEA agents 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Milione is the most senior of a slew of DEA officials to have traded their badge and gun for a globe-trotting consulting job; that includes a dozen at Guidepost alone. Revolving door redux: The DEA’s recently departed No. 2 returns to a Big Pharma consulting firm 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z The scheme relied on middlemen, including Costanzo’s father, himself a retired and decorated DEA agent who prosecutors said lied to the FBI. ‘Greed and corruption’: Federal jury convicts veteran DEA agents in bribery conspiracy 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z The DEA said it follows evidence across the globe, including the investigation and prosecution of public corruption. US officials ignored Mexican corruption for decades during drug war, Sen. Grassley says 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z In response to key allegations outlined in the report, the DEA said it follows evidence across the globe, including the investigation and prosecution of public corruption. US officials ignored Mexican corruption for decades during drug war, Grassley says 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Court records show the DEA abruptly terminated his cooperation agreement and he returned to Venezuela. Shadowy snitch takes starring role in bribery trial of veteran DEA agents 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z “Knowing how lucrative that industry work can be, it’s hard to imagine he was ever truly firewalled in his emotions or self-interest from Guidepost while at the DEA.” Revolving door redux: The DEA’s recently departed No. 2 returns to a Big Pharma consulting firm 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z The DEA launched Operation Overdrive in 34 communities last year but included no Washington communities in the first cohort. Help all of WA aggressively disrupt the scourge of fentanyl | Editorial 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Privately, many DEA officials in the past have said it is impossible to get results in Mexico without the cooperation of local officials, some of whom they suspect are corrupt. US officials ignored Mexican corruption for decades during drug war, Sen. Grassley says 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The DEA spokesperson said the agency "led the investigation and prosecution" of both Garcia Luna and the SIU commander, along with U.S. US officials ignored Mexican corruption for decades during drug war, Grassley says 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Costanzo, who was suspended by the DEA after being indicted, denied in a 2019 FBI interview that he ever took anything of value. Shadowy snitch takes starring role in bribery trial of veteran DEA agents 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z It’s unclear when Milione began preparing his return to Guidepost, but any employment negotiation with an entity with dealings before the DEA would have required him to file an ethics disclosure with the agency. Revolving door redux: The DEA’s recently departed No. 2 returns to a Big Pharma consulting firm 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Scientists who study cannabis have long chafed under DEA policies. Researchers applaud health officials’ push to ease cannabis restrictions 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z In March, the DEA also warned of an increase in fentanyl mixed with the tranquilizer xylazine. Visualizing fentanyl’s swift, dangerous effects on the brain and body 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Privately, many DEA officials have in the past said it is impossible to get results in Mexico without the cooperation of local officials, some of whom they suspect are corrupt. US officials ignored Mexican corruption for decades during drug war, Grassley says 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z "We want to make sure those who need stimulant medications have access," the FDA and DEA statement reads. Parents reeling as ADHD drug shortage stretching into 10th month collides with starting school 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z The DEA and Justice Department did not respond to questions. Revolving door redux: The DEA’s recently departed No. 2 returns to a Big Pharma consulting firm 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z A 2022 law increased access to cannabis for medical research purposes, but researchers must still apply for a DEA license—a process that requires months of paperwork and must be repeated for each new study. Researchers applaud health officials’ push to ease cannabis restrictions 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Six out of 10 of the fentanyl-laced fake pills analyzed by the DEA in 2022 contained a potentially lethal dose, the agency said, an increase from 4 out of 10 in 2021. Visualizing fentanyl’s swift, dangerous effects on the brain and body 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Now, after decades of resisting calls from scientists and activists to reschedule the drug, DEA faces new pressure to do so. Researchers applaud health officials’ push to ease marijuana restrictions 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z For medications like Adderall, the DEA is in charge of setting "quotas" for how much supply is produced. Parents reeling as ADHD drug shortage stretching into 10th month collides with starting school 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z Instead, the DEA directly hired Milione to fill a career position with essentially the same duties but a slightly different title — “principal deputy administrator” — requiring no such oversight. Revolving door redux: The DEA’s recently departed No. 2 returns to a Big Pharma consulting firm 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Far more dangerous, legal substances than cannabis are consumed every day with no oversight from the DEA and comparably little regulation. Rescheduling marijuana is the wrong approach. It should be descheduled entirely 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z If the DEA changes its classification, it could mark the most significant shift in US drug policy in decades. US health department recommends looser restrictions on cannabis 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z For example, a research manual published by DEA indicates that researchers working with Schedule III substances aren’t required to submit their study protocols to the agency in advance. Researchers applaud health officials’ push to ease marijuana restrictions 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z "The DEA is not a medical organization — they are law enforcement and prosecutors," Marino said. Parents reeling as ADHD drug shortage stretching into 10th month collides with starting school 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z The DEA allowed the company to continue shipping drugs for nearly four years after a judge recommended its license be revoked for “cavalier disregard” of rules aimed at preventing opioid abuse. Revolving door redux: The DEA’s recently departed No. 2 returns to a Big Pharma consulting firm 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z According to the DEA, Schedule I drugs “have no currently accepted medical use in the United States, a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, and a high potential for abuse.” Senators hail Health Dept. recommendation to ease restrictions on marijuana 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z "As part of this process, HHS conducted a scientific and medical evaluation for consideration by DEA," the agency said in a statement. US health department recommends looser restrictions on cannabis 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Currently, DEA only permits a few universities and companies to produce the plant. Researchers applaud health officials’ push to ease marijuana restrictions 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z "The DEA has the power to solve all of this with a snap of their fingers, honestly," he said. Parents reeling as ADHD drug shortage stretching into 10th month collides with starting school 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z It was not until AP began asking questions this spring that the DEA moved to finally strip the Shreveport, Louisiana-based company of its license to distribute highly addictive painkillers. Revolving door redux: The DEA’s recently departed No. 2 returns to a Big Pharma consulting firm 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z DEA testing has found that an average of 6 of 10 fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills contain a potentially lethal dose, Milgram said. How does fentanyl get into WA? 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z "DEA has the final authority to schedule or reschedule a drug under the Controlled Substances Act. DEA will now initiate its review." US health department recommends looser restrictions on cannabis 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Whether DEA will approve HHS’s recommendation isn’t yet clear. Researchers applaud health officials’ push to ease marijuana restrictions 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z "The DEA has the power to solve all of this with a snap of their fingers." Parents reeling as ADHD drug shortage stretching into 10th month collides with starting school 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z The DEA has not explained the unusual delays in the administrative case but said Milione, after returning to the DEA, recused himself from agency business related to Morris & Dickson and other companies he advised. Revolving door redux: The DEA’s recently departed No. 2 returns to a Big Pharma consulting firm 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z While open air drug markets — like the area around Third and Pine — are traditionally thought of as dealers’ playgrounds, DEA special agent Galvan said every distributor mastered social media use after the pandemic. How does fentanyl get into WA? 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Mallinckrodt said in the filing that it is responding to the subpoena and complying with its obligation to report suspicious sales of controlled substances to the DEA. Drugmaker Mallinckrodt files for second bankruptcy in US 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z But Larry Houck, an attorney who spent 15 years as a DEA diversion investigator, notes that the agency often defers to HHS on scientific and medical matters. Researchers applaud health officials’ push to ease marijuana restrictions 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z The candidate was not hired, and the matter was eventually reported to the DEA’s Office of Professional Responsibility, which investigates misconduct by employees, documents say. DEA investigated for hiring agents who failed lie detector tests, report says 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Louis Milione retired from the DEA a second time this summer amid reporting by The Associated Press on potential conflicts caused by his prior consulting for the pharmaceutical industry. Revolving door redux: The DEA’s recently departed No. 2 returns to a Big Pharma consulting firm 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Under DEA policy, an applicant who shows a “significant response” is automatically disqualified from the job and any other position within the agency for three years. Loads of agents joined DEA despite lying on polygraph test, watchdog says 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z "We don't have that information, I don't know where the woman from the DEA got it," he said. Mexican president refutes DEA estimates of cartel strength 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z DEA Administrator Anne Milgram called fentanyl “the deadliest drug … we have ever faced” but warned the shift toward synthetic or man-made drugs will spawn new threats. DEA chief: Fentanyl remains the top threat, but a worse synthetic drug could emerge 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z “Over the past two years, DEA has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to ensuring that all DEA employees are held to the highest standards,” the spokesperson said. DEA investigated for hiring agents who failed lie detector tests, report says 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z The DEA special agent was not struck but the car was hit multiple times. Feds net guilty pleas from Baltimore men involved in shooting attack on DEA agent 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z However, the DEA mistakenly marked the exam as complete. Loads of agents joined DEA despite lying on polygraph test, watchdog says 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z His government dropped the case against Mexico's former Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos, who the DEA alleged colluded with drug lords. Mexican president refutes DEA estimates of cartel strength 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z The DEA says most of the fentanyl in America is shipped up from Mexico. DEA chief: Fentanyl remains the top threat, but a worse synthetic drug could emerge 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z “DEA has undergone complete leadership change in the highest positions, updated our hiring policies, and heightened our disciplinary standards.” DEA investigated for hiring agents who failed lie detector tests, report says 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Like dozens of colleagues in the DEA’s Office of Diversion Control, he went to work as a consultant for some of the same companies he had been tasked with regulating. Revolving Door: DEA’s No.2 quits amid reports of previous consulting work for Big Pharma 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z The applicant was hired and is now a DEA special agent. Loads of agents joined DEA despite lying on polygraph test, watchdog says 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z While xylazine has been on the radar of some drug policy experts for years, the DEA only recently seemed to notice this growing issue. Thanks for nothing, DEA. 50 years later, drugs are deadlier and more abundant than ever 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z He said they expected the DEA to let prescribers apply for special permission to provide controlled medicine without in-person appointments. The DEA relaxed online prescribing rules during COVID. Now it wants to rein them in 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z The examiner stopped the test, the report said, and yet “the DEA’s hiring panel was told, incorrectly, that the applicant passed the polygraph examination.” DEA investigated for hiring agents who failed lie detector tests, report says 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Both he and the Justice Department said he recused himself at the DEA from all matters involving his private-sector work where there was even the appearance of a conflict of interest. Revolving Door: DEA’s No.2 quits amid reports of previous consulting work for Big Pharma 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Yet the DEA‘s hiring panel was told the applicant passed the test with “no significant response” and the individual works as a DEA special agent. Loads of agents joined DEA despite lying on polygraph test, watchdog says 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z In light of the stark failures of the drug war, it's clearly time to abolish the DEA and invest in public health strategies that are actually effective. Thanks for nothing, DEA. 50 years later, drugs are deadlier and more abundant than ever 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Holiman is one of thousands of patients who shared their opinions with the DEA. The DEA relaxed online prescribing rules during COVID. Now it wants to rein them in 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z That person, according to the report, joined the DEA in 2019 and is currently employed as a special agent. DEA investigated for hiring agents who failed lie detector tests, report says 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Milione added that his consulting stint helped drug companies comply with DEA rules, just as his return to government gave the DEA insight into how business decisions are made in the real world. Revolving Door: DEA’s No.2 quits amid reports of previous consulting work for Big Pharma 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Some of the agents assigned to DEA task forces were allowed to remain with their units, even after the Inspector General brought the polygraph issues to officials’ attention. Loads of agents joined DEA despite lying on polygraph test, watchdog says 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The kernel of the DEA's authority rests on the puritanical view that some drugs are "good," while others are "bad." Thanks for nothing, DEA. 50 years later, drugs are deadlier and more abundant than ever 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Some states already have laws that are stricter than the DEA’s proposed rules. The DEA relaxed online prescribing rules during COVID. Now it wants to rein them in 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z To make the hires, the report said, the DEA argued that the applications were “associated with an older job announcement predating the policy change.” DEA investigated for hiring agents who failed lie detector tests, report says 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z “I care deeply about the DEA, its mission and the brave men and women that sacrifice so much to protect the American public,” he said. Revolving Door: DEA’s No.2 quits amid reports of previous consulting work for Big Pharma 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z “We continue to have concerns with the DEA‘s efforts to efficiently and effectively ensure applications have completed a full-scope polygraph as required by DEA policy,” the report said. Loads of agents joined DEA despite lying on polygraph test, watchdog says 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z This bizarre logic doesn't only lack scientific rigor: It has real-world implications for how the DEA operates and who it operates against. Thanks for nothing, DEA. 50 years later, drugs are deadlier and more abundant than ever 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z “All three did not know the substance possibly contained fentanyl,” a DEA agent wrote in the complaint. Couple arrested in fatal fentanyl overdoses at Hawaii hotel room 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z An additional 43 people were hired despite showing red flags, the report said, because the DEA said their exams were conducted before the new rules taking effect. DEA investigated for hiring agents who failed lie detector tests, report says 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Instead, the DEA directly hired Milione to fill a career position with essentially the same duties but a slightly different title – “principal deputy administrator” – that requires no such oversight. Revolving Door: DEA’s No.2 quits amid reports of previous consulting work for Big Pharma 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z In a response accompanying the Inspector General report, the DEA disputed that its polygraph records were inaccurate or incomplete. Loads of agents joined DEA despite lying on polygraph test, watchdog says 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z This is one example of how the CSA, the backbone of the DEA's authority, is riddled with logical errors, arbitrary exclusions and poor quantification of perceived harms. Thanks for nothing, DEA. 50 years later, drugs are deadlier and more abundant than ever 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Teachers talk about fentanyl to students in “unstructured time,” Kovalenko said, but she hadn’t learned about it formally until the DEA presentation. WA schools try to catch up on warning students about fentanyl 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z A written DEA response included in the federal watchdog report said the agency no longer hires applicants for certain positions if they have not “fully completed” a polygraph or received an unfavorable result. DEA investigated for hiring agents who failed lie detector tests, report says 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z “DEA has demonstrated a willingness to take painstaking measures to avoid the Senate’s watchful eye – including by potentially using a technicality to shirk Senate confirmation of a key agency decision maker,” said U.S. Revolving Door: DEA’s No.2 quits amid reports of previous consulting work for Big Pharma 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z The spike in drugs has prompted the DEA to hire thousands of special agents for positions across the world. Loads of agents joined DEA despite lying on polygraph test, watchdog says 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z This bizarre logic doesn't only lack scientific rigor: It has real-world implications for how the DEA operates and who it operates against. Thanks for nothing, DEA. 50 years later, drugs are deadlier and more abundant than ever 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Fentanyl is in “every fake pill that you can buy on the internet or through social media sites right now,” said Jake Galvan, acting special agent in charge of the DEA Seattle field division. WA schools try to catch up on warning students about fentanyl 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z The Office of the Inspector General also noted that the DEA allowed local and state law enforcement agents to join federal task force units despite failing the polygraph examination. DEA investigated for hiring agents who failed lie detector tests, report says 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z “Avoiding congressional oversight is a tired game the DEA can’t stop playing. It begs the question: What else is the DEA trying to hide?” Revolving Door: DEA’s No.2 quits amid reports of previous consulting work for Big Pharma 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z They gave customers blueprints for making fentanyl and targeted advertising to Mexico, where the cartels that make most of the fentanyl that ends up in the U.S. are based, said DEA administrator Anne Milgram. 1st US charges against China-based companies accused of selling fentanyl chemicals filed 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z While the DEA isn't responsible for sentencing, it is responsible for enforcing these disparities. Thanks for nothing, DEA. 50 years later, drugs are deadlier and more abundant than ever 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z They are “suggested accounts” because the accounts are already friends with lots of other students at the school, according to student interviews and experts at the DEA and the King County Department of Health. WA schools try to catch up on warning students about fentanyl 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z The whistleblower complaint says members of the DEA’s polygraph unit undergo 14 weeks of training “thought to be the most difficult and challenging school a federal agent can attend.” DEA investigated for hiring agents who failed lie detector tests, report says 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z The DEA didn’t respond to requests for comment. Revolving Door: DEA’s No.2 quits amid reports of previous consulting work for Big Pharma 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z The DEA retrieved the chemicals from a Los Angeles warehouse in May. US files first-ever charges against Chinese fentanyl manufacturers 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z There's good evidence to suggest that the DEA both understands this dynamic and is aware of its own impotence against drug cartels. Thanks for nothing, DEA. 50 years later, drugs are deadlier and more abundant than ever 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Now the presentation is offered at assemblies or in science classrooms in school districts that request it from the DEA, such as Issaquah, Lake Washington, Auburn and Northshore. WA schools try to catch up on warning students about fentanyl 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z The report said DEA officials were informed in February 2023 about “instances where employees perceived or experienced pressure related to polygraph examinations of legacy candidates,” or job applicants with relatives in the DEA. DEA investigated for hiring agents who failed lie detector tests, report says 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z “I was thrilled that he agreed to come back home to DEA,” she wrote in a June 26 email obtained by AP. Revolving Door: DEA’s No.2 quits amid reports of previous consulting work for Big Pharma 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z An online DEA tracker says agents have seized 40.5 million pills this year. House lawmakers file bipartisan bill to crack down on fake pills laced with fentanyl 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The retired special agent for the DEA added that "interdiction strategies, of all of the strategies, is the most foolhardy because it literally takes money and throws it against the wind." Thanks for nothing, DEA. 50 years later, drugs are deadlier and more abundant than ever 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Last month, after speaking for half an hour at a business conference in Beverly Hills, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram refused to answer questions from Times reporters. Fentanyl-tainted pills now found in Mexican pharmacies from coast to coast 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Later that month, the report said, agency officials issued a notice reminding employees “to adhere to its guidelines to prevent nepotism or the appearance of nepotism in the DEA’s hiring process.” DEA investigated for hiring agents who failed lie detector tests, report says 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z That includes the heads of all of the DEA’s principal divisions as well as the DEA’s chief counsel, its congressional affairs liaison and the top agent in Mexico. Revolving Door: DEA’s No.2 quits amid reports of previous consulting work for Big Pharma 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z He has been chief of the DEA’s Inspection Division since 2021. Kansas governor picks high-ranking DEA official to take over embattled highway patrol 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z What Stutman didn't mention is that it would, in fact, be antithetical to the DEA's own interests of self-preservation to win the drug war — if victory were even a possibility. Thanks for nothing, DEA. 50 years later, drugs are deadlier and more abundant than ever 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z “In 2022, the DEA seized over 58 million pills containing fentanyl in the United States. We are continuing our enforcement and education efforts on this important issue to save lives.” Fentanyl-tainted pills now found in Mexican pharmacies from coast to coast 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Past DEA officials told the AP such decisions usually take no more than two years. After yearslong delay, DEA revokes license of wholesale drug distributor over opioid crisis failures 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z She’s also exhibited a zero tolerance for racism and sexism that has festered inside the old-boy network that has long shaped personnel decisions inside the DEA. Revolving Door: DEA’s No.2 quits amid reports of previous consulting work for Big Pharma 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z The case has drawn attention to the involvement of a high-profile consultant the company had hired to stave off punishment and who is now DEA Administrator Anne Milgram’s top deputy. Takeaways of AP report on DEA probe of drug distributor accused of fueling opioid epidemic 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Winning would mean the DEA would be out of a job. Thanks for nothing, DEA. 50 years later, drugs are deadlier and more abundant than ever 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z He retired from the DEA in 2017 after a storied 21-year career that included two years leading the division that controls the sale of highly addictive narcotics. Pills flowed for years as DEA dragged feet on disciplining opioid distributor 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Like dozens of colleagues in the DEA’s powerful-but-little-known Office of Diversion Control, he went to work as a consultant for some of the same companies he had been tasked with regulating. After yearslong delay, DEA revokes license of wholesale drug distributor over opioid crisis failures 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z Under his watch, Guidepost expanded its DEA compliance practice, which now includes nine former DEA employees. Revolving Door: DEA’s No.2 quits amid reports of previous consulting work for Big Pharma 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z The company said it overhauled its compliance system, canceled suspicious orders and sent daily emails to the DEA spelling out its actions. Takeaways of AP report on DEA probe of drug distributor accused of fueling opioid epidemic 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z But these sorts of scandals only scratch the surface of the violence that the DEA has left in its wake. Thanks for nothing, DEA. 50 years later, drugs are deadlier and more abundant than ever 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Like dozens of colleagues in the DEA’s powerful-but-little-known Office of Diversion Control, he quickly went to work as a consultant for some of the same companies he had been tasked with regulating, including Morris & Dickson. Pills flowed for years as DEA dragged feet on disciplining opioid distributor 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z “Those statements from the president of a family-owned and operated company so strongly miss the point of the requirements of a DEA registrant,” she wrote. After yearslong delay, DEA revokes license of wholesale drug distributor over opioid crisis failures 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z “These are the kinds of programs DEA encourages and supports manufacturers in undertaking,” Milione wrote, “as it considers them a valuable part of diversion control efforts.” Revolving Door: DEA’s No.2 quits amid reports of previous consulting work for Big Pharma 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z The DEA did not respond to repeated requests to explain its handling of the case and whether Milione recused himself from any involvement in the matter. Takeaways of AP report on DEA probe of drug distributor accused of fueling opioid epidemic 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Is the alternative to a corrupt, useless organization like the DEA to let illicitly-manufactured drugs swamp our communities? Thanks for nothing, DEA. 50 years later, drugs are deadlier and more abundant than ever 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Former DEA officials told AP a nearly four-year wait in such a case is highly unusual, noting it rarely takes the agency more than two years to issue a final order. Pills flowed for years as DEA dragged feet on disciplining opioid distributor 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z During this time, the company filed just three suspicious order reports with the DEA. After yearslong delay, DEA revokes license of wholesale drug distributor over opioid crisis failures 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z Over the last five years, the DEA has led an overdose task force that works with local law enforcement in Southern California to target dealers selling poisoned drugs that result in fatal fentanyl overdoses. 13 arrested in connection with fentanyl-laced drugs that led to fatal overdoses 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Former DEA officials told the AP that a nearly four-year delay is highly unusual, and that most such cases are resolved in half the time. Takeaways of AP report on DEA probe of drug distributor accused of fueling opioid epidemic 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z At nearly every turn, the DEA violates these basic principles of sovereignty. Thanks for nothing, DEA. 50 years later, drugs are deadlier and more abundant than ever 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Milgram’s management of DEA has been called into question on another front. Pills flowed for years as DEA dragged feet on disciplining opioid distributor 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z “Morris & Dickson is grateful to the DEA administrator for delaying the effective date of the order to allow time to settle these old issues,” it said. After yearslong delay, DEA revokes license of wholesale drug distributor over opioid crisis failures 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z Most of the fentanyl trafficked in the United States comes from the Sinaloa cartel, the DEA says. El Chapo’s son, Sinaloa members face sanctions over fentanyl 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Fentanyl is linked to more deaths of Americans under 50 than any other cause, the DEA says. Mexico claims proof of Chinese fentanyl smuggling 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Despite decades of increased funding, more seizures and more policing, the DEA cannot seem to make a dent in this crisis. Thanks for nothing, DEA. 50 years later, drugs are deadlier and more abundant than ever 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Milione, a lawyer and former bit Hollywood actor, impressed fellow DEA agents for his risk taking and toughness. Pills flowed for years as DEA dragged feet on disciplining opioid distributor 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z While Morris & Dickson wasn’t the only drug distributor who the DEA accused of fueling the opioid crisis, it was unique in its willingness to challenge those accusations in the DEA’s administrative court. After yearslong delay, DEA revokes license of wholesale drug distributor over opioid crisis failures 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z The DEA says its labs have now detected xylazine in drug seizures in 48 states. Artist’s death spotlights peril posed by xylazine-fentanyl mix 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z Last year, the DEA seized more than 57 million fentanyl-laced counterfeit prescription pills, according to the New York indictment. Case details Sinaloa cartel’s fentanyl-fueled evolution 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z Further complicating matters, López Obrador has limited the activities of the DEA in Mexico, arguing that the agency has a history of violating national sovereignty. As fentanyl crisis grows, U.S.-Mexico divide deepens 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z That included a 2016 visit to the Louisiana headquarters with DEA investigators to discuss the company’s compliance program. Pills flowed for years as DEA dragged feet on disciplining opioid distributor 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z In August 2020, the DEA seized three packages of fentanyl precursor chemicals, totaling 53 kilos, aboard a cargo plane that flew from Hong Kong to Anchorage. Sweeping indictment shows role of China’s chemical firms in fentanyl crisis 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The DEA last fall said a kilogram can be purchased from online Chinese suppliers for between $6 and $20, allowing dealers “to reduce the amount of fentanyl or heroin used in a mixture.” Artist’s death spotlights peril posed by xylazine-fentanyl mix 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z In congressional testimony Thursday, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram was pressed about whether Mexico and China are doing enough to cooperate with U.S. Case details Sinaloa cartel’s fentanyl-fueled evolution 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z He became incensed on learning DEA agents had secretly investigated a former Mexican defense minister, Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos, on drug-trafficking allegations. As fentanyl crisis grows, U.S.-Mexico divide deepens 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z Over three years, it filed just three suspicious order reports to the DEA – none of which resulted in shipments being suspended. Pills flowed for years as DEA dragged feet on disciplining opioid distributor 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Milgram said she has overseen a series of changes in the DEA’s internal disciplinary process - a departure from past administrations. DEA chief grilled over probe into no-bid contracts, hiring 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Milgram, questioned by Clyde about “very disturbing” allegations that run counter to the DEA’s mission, said she only met Johnson after being nominated by the White House to lead the DEA. DEA chief grilled over probe into no-bid contracts, hiring 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The president had already severely reduced Mexico’s cooperation with the DEA, experts said. Case details Sinaloa cartel’s fentanyl-fueled evolution 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z U.S. security agencies have compiled extensive information on Mexican cartels’ fentanyl production, from cooperating witnesses, informants, and intelligence methods, one former senior DEA official said. As fentanyl crisis grows, U.S.-Mexico divide deepens 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z Many of the comments — including nearly 10,000 delivered in person to DEA offices — came from doctors and patients protesting the effect of the rule on seriously ill and dying patients. Dying patients protest looming telehealth crackdown 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z Celia Harms did not contact the State Department or the DEA. Harris, Feinstein told in 2018 of American killed by fentanyl pills from Mexican pharmacy 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Milgram said she has overseen a series of changes in the DEA’s internal disciplinary process — a departure from past administrations. DEA chief grilled over probe into no-bid contracts, hiring 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z “These are serious allegations, and DEA must respond to them and clear the air,” Grassley wrote in a letter sent to Milgram’s office, a copy of which was obtained by the AP. GOP senator demands DEA boss explain no-bid contracts, hires 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z While relations with the DEA are strained, Mexico continues its anti-narcotics cooperation with the CIA and other U.S. agencies, officials say. As fentanyl crisis grows, U.S.-Mexico divide deepens 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z The clash between desperate patients who need treatment and DEA’s efforts to bar telehealth companies from overprescribing dangerous medications was inevitable, said David Herzberg, a historian of drugs at the University of Buffalo. Dying patients protest looming telehealth crackdown 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z The DEA apparently hadn’t bothered to notify Mexican authorities. Mexico's president, saying the U.S. is suffering from moral decay, offers some advice 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Milgram said she welcomes the scrutiny from the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General on some sole-source contracts signed since she took over the DEA nearly two years ago. DEA chief grilled over probe into no-bid contracts, hiring 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The DEA didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on the letter. GOP senator demands DEA boss explain no-bid contracts, hires 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Each DEA is represented by five, six or seven councillors. Northern Ireland elections 2023: When are they and who can vote? 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Laws in 10 states and Washington, D.C. allow dying people with a prognosis of six months or less to end their lives with a lethal combination of medications covered by the DEA rule. Dying patients protest looming telehealth crackdown 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z For her services, the DEA budgeted $257 an hour - more than triple the hourly rate earned by the agency’s top civil servants, including the head of community outreach. DEA chief faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, no-bid contracts 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z But the administrator ruffled feathers by pushing out several career DEA officials she viewed as part of a culture that allowed misconduct to flourish. Takeaways of AP report on watchdog probe into DEA hiring 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z The DEA declined to make Milgram available for an interview or to discuss the investigation and specific contracts, instead releasing a statement. DEA chief faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, no-bid contracts 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z López Obrador at one point threatened to kick DEA agents out of Mexico unless the general was returned, which he was. Mexico’s president slams U.S. ‘spying’ after Sinaloa cartel traffickers charged 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Both the American Medical Association and the California Medical Association sent letters asking the DEA to carve out provisions for doctors prescribing the most dangerous category of drugs to patients receiving hospice or palliative care. Dying patients protest looming telehealth crackdown 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z Under the measure, the DEA would have authority to arrest dealers who use xylazine to stretch their fentanyl supplies. Biden administration declares fentanyl-xylazine mix an ‘emerging threat' 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z The 52-year-old Milgram, a former federal prosecutor, New Jersey attorney general and law professor, is a Biden appointee who came to DEA nearly two years ago with a mandate to clean house. Takeaways of AP report on watchdog probe into DEA hiring 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z “These changes have been made through an extensive and multi-part process, and we are committed to ensuring that DEA is working relentlessly to protect the national security, safety, and health of the American people.” DEA chief faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, no-bid contracts 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z The DEA has yet to take public action to combat the problem. Tainted pills from Mexican pharmacies kept killing Americans even after U.S. knew of threat 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Congress directed DEA in 2008 to create exceptions for certain providers to permit remote prescribing, but the agency has not done so, Virginia Democrat Sen. Mark Warner said in a statement last month. Dying patients protest looming telehealth crackdown 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z In 2022, the sedative was also present in 23 percent of fentanyl powder, and 7 percent of pills seized by the DEA. Biden administration declares fentanyl-xylazine mix an ‘emerging threat' 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z Instead, she favored the counsel of newly installed attorneys and data crunchers who work with her in an isolated part of the 12th floor of DEA headquarters. Takeaways of AP report on watchdog probe into DEA hiring 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z But the Biden appointee quickly ruffled feathers by pushing out several career DEA officials she viewed as part of a cliquish culture that allowed misconduct to flourish. DEA chief faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, no-bid contracts 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Afterward, Harrell’s grieving family cooperated with the DEA, and investigators spent months looking into his death — but they did not tell the public. Tainted pills from Mexican pharmacies kept killing Americans even after U.S. knew of threat 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z With the emergency declaration set to expire May 11, the DEA is proposing a rule that would restore the requirement for an in-person evaluation for a stimulant prescription, among other controlled substances. ADHD drugs such as Adderall spiked among adults in pandemic, CDC finds 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z The DEA in late February proposed regulations that would partly roll back the prescribing of controlled substances through telemedicine. End of COVID emergency will usher in changes across the US health system 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Much of the 50-page report outlines the DEA’s sprawling, 69-country “foreign footprint,” while lauding its efforts to plug gaping holes in the oversight of undercover money laundering operations and special vetted units overseas. DEA review gives short shrift to foreign corruption scandals 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Instead, she favored the counsel of newly installed attorneys and data crunchers who work with her in an isolated part of the 12th floor of DEA headquarters known as “the bubble.” DEA chief faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, no-bid contracts 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Alarmed, she turned it over to the DEA. Tainted pills from Mexican pharmacies kept killing Americans even after U.S. knew of threat 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z The combination of the two drugs makes an overdose even more likely, according to the DEA. LASD saw signs of deadly street drug 4 years ago, told health officials about it this month 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z The DEA, he added, is “clearly seriously wrestling with this problem.” End of COVID emergency will usher in changes across the US health system 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z “The recommendations are so broad and lack the merit or value that would enhance the agency’s foreign operations,” said Mike Vigil, a former head of the DEA’s foreign operations. DEA review gives short shrift to foreign corruption scandals 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z One of her first actions was ordering an external review of the DEA’s sprawling foreign operations, which spans 69 countries. DEA chief faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, no-bid contracts 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z A DEA spokesperson provided a brief emailed statement in response to a list of detailed questions about the deaths and the agency’s failure to notify the public sooner. Tainted pills from Mexican pharmacies kept killing Americans even after U.S. knew of threat 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z The DEA, which investigates physicians suspected of illegally prescribing opioids, declined to comment. Are eased U.S. opioid guidelines too little, too late for chronic pain patients? 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Mexico's foreign ministry said on March 13 that its security services had "no record" of fentanyl production in the country, contradicting DEA claims that Mexican cartels dominate the entire global fentanyl supply chain. Exclusive: Amid U.S. pressure on fentanyl, Mexico raises drug lab raids data 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z An ongoing federal grand jury inquiry into some of Irizarry’s jet-setting former DEA colleagues was mentioned in a footnote of the external review. DEA review gives short shrift to foreign corruption scandals 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z One, John “Jack” Lawn, is a DEA legend but the 87-year-old’s insights date from his tenure leading the agency in the 1980s. DEA chief faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, no-bid contracts 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z “DEA investigates all leads and works with our federal, state and local partners to pursue investigations ... and we continue our education and outreach efforts on this important issue to save lives.” Tainted pills from Mexican pharmacies kept killing Americans even after U.S. knew of threat 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Neither the DEA nor the State Department provided direct answers to detailed questions. Feds knew for years fentanyl-tainted pills from Mexican pharmacies were killing Americans 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Relations between the United States and Mexico have been strained under Lopez Obrador, who has curbed security cooperation and chastised the conduct of DEA agents in Mexico, accusing them of trampling on Mexico's sovereignty. Exclusive: Amid U.S. pressure on fentanyl, Mexico raises drug lab raids data 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z “DEA also could do more to ensure supervisors are effectively evaluated and ultimately held accountable for compliance-related issues,” the review found. DEA review gives short shrift to foreign corruption scandals 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z And this year, DEA hired away from the firm Milgram’s former NYU research assistant to become her deputy chief of staff. DEA chief faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, no-bid contracts 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z The arrest came as a result of a DEA wiretap of a drug organization run by one of Sowell’s relatives, David Belton, 37, of Compton, the U.S. attorney’s office said in a news release. He tried to roll 5 pounds of meth through LAX. It didn't fly 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Alarmed, he alerted the DEA, with which he regularly interacted as medical examiner. Feds knew for years fentanyl-tainted pills from Mexican pharmacies were killing Americans 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z In addition to Donahue, the former DEA regional director, three other Mexican and foreign security sources said they doubted the veracity of the lab seizure figures. Exclusive: Amid U.S. pressure on fentanyl, Mexico raises drug lab raids data 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z The external review was conducted by former DEA administrator Jack Lawn and Boyd Johnson, a former federal prosecutor who handled international drug cases. DEA review gives short shrift to foreign corruption scandals 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z “It’s a complete waste of taxpayers’ money,” said Matthew Donahue, who led DEA’s foreign operations until he butted heads with Milgram and was transferred to Colombia, a demotion that prompted him to retire. DEA chief faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, no-bid contracts 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z “The DEA and the FBI are doing everything possible to dismantle and disrupt and ultimately prosecute the leaders of the cartels and the entire networks that they depend on” Garland said. Survivors of deadly Mexico abduction returned to US 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z In fact, the DEA was concerned enough that agents called Bob and Mary Harrell. Feds knew for years fentanyl-tainted pills from Mexican pharmacies were killing Americans 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z The White House and the DEA declined to comment on Reuters' findings. Exclusive: Amid U.S. pressure on fentanyl, Mexico raises drug lab raids data 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z “While the report is very thorough in laying out DEA’s role and responsibilities, it mentions only a very few examples of misconduct, and its recommendations don’t go far enough.” DEA review gives short shrift to foreign corruption scandals 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Donahue said he and several other DEA overseas veterans were never interviewed as part of the review, which scarcely mentioned Irizarry or other scandals, and borrowed heavily from publicly available audits and DEA operating manuals. DEA chief faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, no-bid contracts 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z “The DEA and the FBI are doing everything possible to dismantle and disrupt and ultimately prosecute the leaders of the cartels and the entire networks that they depend on.” Two Americans killed in cartel crossfire across Mexican border, raising fresh security fears 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z According to the couple, DEA investigators met with them repeatedly, sifted through texts on their son’s phone and interviewed several of his friends. Feds knew for years fentanyl-tainted pills from Mexican pharmacies were killing Americans 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Derek Maltz, a retired special agent who used to run the DEA’s special operations division, said the administration hasn’t been aggressive enough. Lawmakers grapple with response to fentanyl, split over punishment versus focus on treatment 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z “The report’s key takeaway about improving information sharing and breaking down internal silos couldn’t be more commendable,” said John Feeley, a retired U.S. diplomat who worked alongside the DEA in numerous postings overseas. DEA review gives short shrift to foreign corruption scandals 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z But Donahue said Cordero’s expertise in urban policing has less value to the DEA, which processes a flood of intelligence from foreign and domestic wiretaps, as well as informants, to dismantle cross-border criminal networks. DEA chief faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, no-bid contracts 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z “The mixing of xylazine into other illicit drugs, particularly fentanyl, is devastating communities across the country,” DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said in a statement Tuesday. FDA to restrict imports of ‘tranq,’ animal sedative tied to drug overdoses 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Mary Harrell remembers the agent saying the DEA had “a really good case,” which she assumed meant they had a plan to shut down some pharmacies. Feds knew for years fentanyl-tainted pills from Mexican pharmacies were killing Americans 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z He said a key document against him — a set of instructions he says he never signed — has disappeared from DEA records. The tragedy of Jesse Dean: Detainee died in ICE custody while waiting to go home 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z “But the biggest silo that needs to be dismantled from an operations perspective is the DEA’s failure to communicate to front offices and ambassadors when it’s investigating senior officials of host nations.” DEA review gives short shrift to foreign corruption scandals 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Several of the hires in question joined DEA through The Clearing, a Washington-based federal contractor that provides outsourced administrative services to the DEA and other federal agencies. DEA chief faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, no-bid contracts 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z The DEA has a “Just One Pill Can Kill” campaign featuring YouTube clips, which can be shared on social media, about the dangers of fake pills and fentanyl. Impacted families, advocates say fentanyl crisis requires a COVID-style awareness blitz 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Afterward, his family cooperated with the DEA during a months-long investigation they say ended with the agency promising to take action that did not materialize. Feds knew for years fentanyl-tainted pills from Mexican pharmacies were killing Americans 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z And he said investigators had confused him with another Jesse Dean who lived in Illinois and who had been on the DEA’s radar. The tragedy of Jesse Dean: Detainee died in ICE custody while waiting to go home 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, who has declined repeated interview requests, said in a statement that the agency would implement all 17 of the report’s recommendations. DEA review gives short shrift to foreign corruption scandals 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z The Clearing’s $4.7 million in billings to the DEA for “strategic planning and communication consulting services” over the past two years have accounted for 30% of its federal contracts during that period, records show. DEA chief faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, no-bid contracts 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Shortly before Moïse was killed, Solages yelled that it was supposedly a DEA operation so that the president’s security detail would comply. U.S. arrests 4 tied to assassination of Haitian president 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z They pointed to a shakeup in DEA leadership in Mexico City and reports the U.S. relationship with the Mexican government has deteriorated in recent months. Top White House drug-fighter sees progress on fentanyl overdoses, but warns of new threats 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Shortly before the killing, authorities said, Solages shouted that it was allegedly a DEA operation to ensure compliance from the president’s security detail. 4 key suspects in Haiti presidential slaying in US custody 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z “DEA is committed to meeting the challenges presented by today’s global drug threats and ensuring that our work is conducted at the highest level possible,” she said. DEA review gives short shrift to foreign corruption scandals 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z For her services, the DEA budgeted $257 an hour — more than triple the hourly rate earned by the agency’s top civil servants, including the head of community outreach. DEA chief faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, no-bid contracts 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z This week the Justice Department’s internal watchdog said it had found that a DEA regional director misused agency funds for his birthday party and for “unallowable items” during trips by the agency’s top official. As fentanyl boomed, DEA removed Mexico director amid misconduct probe 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z “The post of regional director in Mexico is the most important one in DEA’s foreign operations, and when something like this happens, it’s disruptive,” said Mike Vigil, the DEA’s former chief of international operations. DEA’s Mexico chief quietly removed over ties to drug lawyers 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The DEA’s seizure announcement in late December underscored the mix of good and bad news for the administration. Body count keeps growing in America’s fentanyl crisis as Washington grasps at solutions 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z Already, the DEA calls fentanyl the deadliest drug in the nation. Chemicals for possible fentanyl production seized in Arizona 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Several recent DEA news releases – including those announcing fentanyl busts as part of the agency’s “One Pill Can Kill” enforcement surge – came not from the DEA’s official email account but from “Julia Pacetti-Verdant.” DEA chief faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, no-bid contracts 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z The director was ultimately “removed from DEA” based on a second investigation, the Office of the Inspector General said in a summary, but it provided no details. As fentanyl boomed, DEA removed Mexico director amid misconduct probe 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z “It’s even more critical because of the deteriorating situation with Mexico,” added Phil Jordan, a former director of the DEA’s El Paso Intelligence Center. DEA’s Mexico chief quietly removed over ties to drug lawyers 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The DEA says fentanyl is being mass-produced in secret factories in Mexico with chemicals largely sourced from China. Body count keeps growing in America’s fentanyl crisis as Washington grasps at solutions 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z Left unaddressed — at least until the DEA issues rules — is the process for individual providers to register to prescribe buprenorphine. Behavioral telehealth loses momentum without a regulatory boost 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z A DEA spokesperson said the agency is working on regulations to allow this permanently, but declined to provide details or a timeline. This doctor prescribes ketamine to thousands online. It’s all legal. 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z The DEA’s former Mexico regional director, Nick Palmeri, confirmed to The Washington Post that the statement referred to him. As fentanyl boomed, DEA removed Mexico director amid misconduct probe 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Last year, federal prosecutors charged a DEA agent and a former supervisor with leaking confidential law enforcement information to two unnamed Miami defense attorneys in exchange for $70,000 in cash. DEA’s Mexico chief quietly removed over ties to drug lawyers 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z At that point, Caro Quintero carried more symbolic significance for ordering a DEA agent’s murder decades ago than real weight in today’s drug world. Mexican capo’s arrest a gesture to US, not signal of change 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Ultimately, however, the DEA is the main regulatory domino yet to fall for telehealth providers. Behavioral telehealth loses momentum without a regulatory boost 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z One former DEA official said that if the alleged trafficker was extradited to the United States, he could provide crucial intelligence on fentanyl trafficking. Mexico captures son of El Chapo, alleged fentanyl trafficker, ahead of Biden visit 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z López Obrador had reduced cooperation with the DEA, citing Mexico’s sovereignty and a shift in policy from focusing on capturing drug kingpins to running social programs for youth and the poor. As fentanyl boomed, DEA removed Mexico director amid misconduct probe 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The DEA wouldn’t discuss the specifics of Palmeri’s ouster or why he was allowed to retire instead of being fired. DEA’s Mexico chief quietly removed over ties to drug lawyers 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z “Mexico wants to do at least the bare minimum in terms of counter-drug efforts,” said Mike Vigil, the DEA’s former chief of international operations who spent 13 years of his career in Mexico. Mexican capo’s arrest a gesture to US, not signal of change 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Previously, the DEA and state governments imposed tough rules on obtaining controlled substances from online pharmacies. Behavioral telehealth loses momentum without a regulatory boost 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z A month ago, the DEA released its drug production quotas for 2023, which have increased significantly compared to previous years. Why 2023 will be a banner year for drug research 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z The virus swept through the DEA’s office in the Pacific coast city of Mazatlán, Mexico, after agency employees held meetings in violation of embassy health protocols, according to four current and former U.S. officials. As fentanyl boomed, DEA removed Mexico director amid misconduct probe 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z But an official said the agency “has zero tolerance for improper contacts between defense attorneys and DEA employees.” DEA’s Mexico chief quietly removed over ties to drug lawyers 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said in a statement that AmerisourceBergen engaged in “repeated and systemic failures” to report suspicious orders to her agency. Feds sue drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen over opioid sales 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z More clarity on the future of online treatment could result from permanent regulations from the DEA. Behavioral telehealth loses momentum without a regulatory boost 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z The DEA has the authority, for some inexplicable reason, to determine the volume of certain drugs that can be manufactured in the United States, whether for research or medical practice. Why 2023 will be a banner year for drug research 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Two DEA agents became so ill they were medivacked to the United States, they said. As fentanyl boomed, DEA removed Mexico director amid misconduct probe 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z “The DEA aggressively investigates this serious misconduct and takes decisive action, including removal, against employees who engage in it,” the official told AP. DEA’s Mexico chief quietly removed over ties to drug lawyers 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The Justice Department said company's systematic failure to report suspicious orders to the DEA contributed to the opioid epidemic. U.S. sues AmerisourceBergen saying distributor fueled opioid epidemic 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z While the latest overdose death data has some encouraging signs, the number of fentanyl-laced pills seized in the U.S. more doubled this year, the DEA said this week. Group urges feds to investigate Snapchat over fentanyl sales 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z This is partially why the U.S. is currently experiencing an Adderall shortage — the DEA limits how much can be sold. Why 2023 will be a banner year for drug research 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Amid the turbulence, officials at DEA headquarters began receiving reports of alleged mismanagement in the Mexico office. As fentanyl boomed, DEA removed Mexico director amid misconduct probe 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z López Obrador also rammed through a national security law keeping DEA agents at their desk instead of out in the field. DEA’s Mexico chief quietly removed over ties to drug lawyers 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z "In fact, AmerisourceBergen terminated relationships with four of them before DEA ever took any enforcement action while two of the five pharmacies maintain their DEA controlled substance registration to this day," the company said. U.S. sues AmerisourceBergen saying distributor fueled opioid epidemic 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z The amount of fentanyl seized in the Los Angeles area was more than double the amount confiscated in 2021, according to the DEA. L.A. feds seize enough fentanyl doses to kill everyone in 7 California counties 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Then, a month ago, the DEA released its drug production quotas for 2023, which have increased significantly compared to previous years. Why 2023 will be a banner year for drug research 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z In the report summary released Wednesday, the inspector general’s office said the regional director had used DEA funds intended for professional gatherings for an inappropriate activity: his own birthday party. As fentanyl boomed, DEA removed Mexico director amid misconduct probe 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z “Unfortunately, in the absence of a broader strategy, DEA is driving the bus of U.S. counter-narcotics policy and it’s a very narrow lane they drive in,” Landau said. DEA’s Mexico chief quietly removed over ties to drug lawyers 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The DEA, law enforcement, incarceration and drug courts all have value and are necessary. Opinion | How peer support can help prevent overdose tragedies 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Over the last year, the number of counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl has skyrocketed, leading the DEA to issue a public safety alert about the new threat. L.A. feds seize enough fentanyl doses to kill everyone in 7 California counties 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z The DEA tries to keep up in a game of cat and mouse, but despite their best efforts, the number of overdose deaths has only risen. Why 2023 will be a banner year for drug research 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z The director also approved payment for “unallowable items” during trips by the DEA’s top official, the office said, dipping into funds that were supposed to be used for sensitive drug investigations. As fentanyl boomed, DEA removed Mexico director amid misconduct probe 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The Drug Enforcement Administration reported Tuesday that it had seized 379 million doses of fentanyl in 2022, enough “to kill everyone in the United States,” according to DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. U.S. life expectancy continued to fall in 2021 as covid, drug deaths surged 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z The chill in relations has left DEA agents scrutinizing press releases to see what types of narcotics and precursor chemicals Mexico’s military has seized. Opinion | Fentanyl use exploded while government slept. Here’s what to do now. 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Six out of every 10 counterfeit pills now contain a lethal dose of fentanyl, the DEA announced in November, an increase from four out of 10 in 2021. L.A. feds seize enough fentanyl doses to kill everyone in 7 California counties 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Anne Milgram, the DEA administrator, said the seizures recorded by the agency this year contained enough fentanyl “to kill everyone in the United States,” home to about 330 million residents. DEA seized enough fentanyl to kill every person in the U.S. in 2022 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Among the incidents that investigators scrutinized was a party on a yacht organized for then-DEA acting administrator Timothy Shea during a visit to Panama, according to current and former DEA agents. As fentanyl boomed, DEA removed Mexico director amid misconduct probe 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The DEA described the highly addictive substance, which is 50 times more powerful than heroin, as the deadliest drug threat facing the US. Enough fentanyl to kill every single American seized in 2022 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Six out of ten fake pills contained a potentially lethal dose, according to the DEA. Drug Enforcement Administration agents have seized more than 379 million doses of fentanyl in 2022 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z But the U.S. government does not track mass-overdose events — not the DEA, the CDC or the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Five down in Apt. 307: Mass fentanyl deaths test a Colorado prosecutor The DEA seizure numbers released Tuesday represent only a partial count of the volume of illegal fentanyl detected by law enforcement agencies this year. DEA seized enough fentanyl to kill every person in the U.S. in 2022 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Another former DEA agent said the yacht was rented because restaurants in Panama were off-limits during the pandemic. As fentanyl boomed, DEA removed Mexico director amid misconduct probe 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Waiting on the ground were the forces of the Americans’ most trusted ally in Mexico, a man more valuable to the DEA than any novel gadget. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off Wilson had seen the outlet of that pipeline in Seattle, where he got his first job with the DEA in 2009. A DEA agent tracked the source of fentanyl in Mormon country — a Mexican cartel “Mexico needs to do more. We believe that they can do more,” DEA Administrator Anne Milgram told The Post. Overview: From Mexican labs to U.S. streets, a lethal pipeline The DEA issued alerts last month warning that 6 out of 10 illegal fentanyl tablets sold on U.S. streets now contain a potentially lethal dose of the drug, up from 4 in 10 last year. DEA seized enough fentanyl to kill every person in the U.S. in 2022 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z But the DEA had opened a second investigation into several other questions, including whether Palmeri had improper relationships with defense attorneys for drug traffickers, according to current and former U.S. officials knowledgeable about the probe. As fentanyl boomed, DEA removed Mexico director amid misconduct probe 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z As the plane reached the target that day in August 2018, it confirmed a tip from DEA informants about the location of a lab. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off In 2015, the DEA published a map of “Areas of Influence of Major Mexican Transnational Criminal Organizations.” A DEA agent tracked the source of fentanyl in Mormon country — a Mexican cartel The DEA said it is now taking direct aim at the cartels and the epidemic. Overview: From Mexican labs to U.S. streets, a lethal pipeline “Fake pills are readily found on social media. No pharmaceutical pill bought on social media is safe,” the DEA said. DEA seized enough fentanyl to kill every person in the U.S. in 2022 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The DEA declined to provide any details on that second probe. As fentanyl boomed, DEA removed Mexico director amid misconduct probe 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z “It was incredible,” said Matt Donahue, who ran the DEA office in Mexico at the time. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off DEA agents installed a camera in the backyard of one neighbor’s home. A DEA agent tracked the source of fentanyl in Mormon country — a Mexican cartel Mexican cartel chemists learned to make fentanyl themselves, quickly replacing China as the main source of the drug and operating on a much larger scale, according to the DEA. Overview: From Mexican labs to U.S. streets, a lethal pipeline The DEA said it has started providing a regularly updated tally of fentanyl seizures to track how much of the drug the agency is confiscating. DEA seized enough fentanyl to kill every person in the U.S. in 2022 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z “There was no contemporaneous official DEA documentation” on the debriefing, a violation of DEA policy, investigators wrote, according to the AP. As fentanyl boomed, DEA removed Mexico director amid misconduct probe 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z It even took away the parking spot for the DEA’s plane at an airport outside Mexico City. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off Wilson left the DEA this year for a job at the U.S. attorney’s office. A DEA agent tracked the source of fentanyl in Mormon country — a Mexican cartel “The cartels saw the void left by the U.S. pharmaceutical industry,” said John Callery, a 30-year veteran of the DEA who retired after running the San Diego field office. Cause of death: Washington faltered as fentanyl gripped America Robert Zachariasiewicz, a former DEA agent who was involved in the case against Bout, said he sympathized with the difficult situation her family was in but opposed the terms of the swap. In freeing Griner, Biden faced resistance abroad and at home 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z A former DEA official with knowledge of the investigation confirmed to The Post that the meetings were central to the probe. As fentanyl boomed, DEA removed Mexico director amid misconduct probe 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The fissure opened just as Mexico was poised to become the No. 1 supplier of fentanyl to the United States, overtaking China, according to the DEA. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off As a young DEA agent, Wilson had studied the architecture of America’s drug war. A DEA agent tracked the source of fentanyl in Mormon country — a Mexican cartel The team was headquartered at the DEA’s San Diego field office, and staffed by federal and local law enforcement officers from across the region. Cause of death: Washington faltered as fentanyl gripped America “It comes in passenger cars, cargo vehicles,” said Bill Bodner, special agent in charge of the DEA’s Los Angeles field division. The end of ‘harmless’ recreational drug experimentation 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z While Palmeri was out of Mexico and under investigation, officials said, the DEA periodically sent a respected senior official, Paul Knierim, to fill in. As fentanyl boomed, DEA removed Mexico director amid misconduct probe 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z “Mexico needs to do more. We believe that they can do more,” DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said in an interview. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off The Cienfuegos case emerged from a routine DEA investigation in Las Vegas and a code word: "godfather." Corruption case against key Mexican official fell apart under Trump — and it was Bill Barr's call 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z And what they were hearing from DEA agents was not encouraging. Cause of death: Washington faltered as fentanyl gripped America Agents from the DEA posed as potential buyers from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as Farc. Viktor Bout: Who is the Merchant of Death? 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z The DEA seized more than 50 million illegal fentanyl tablets last year — twice the number in 2021 — and over 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder. As fentanyl boomed, DEA removed Mexico director amid misconduct probe 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The chill in relations has left DEA agents scrutinizing press releases to figure out the types of narcotics and precursor chemicals the Mexican military has seized. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off The DEA aggressively sought to discredit Veytia, whom they saw as jeopardizing their most important partners in Mexico. Corruption case against key Mexican official fell apart under Trump — and it was Bill Barr's call 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z He was distrustful of the DEA and the access U.S. agents had cultivated across the Mexican government. Cause of death: Washington faltered as fentanyl gripped America “The size of this fine shows how serious this situation is,” said agent Todd Scott, who leads the DEA’s Louisville division. Kentucky hospital to pay $4M for opioid recordkeeping claims 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Mexico’s two biggest drug cartels, which traffic most of the U.S. fentanyl, are the “DEA’s top operational priority,” the agency’s administrator, Anne Milgram, said in December. As fentanyl boomed, DEA removed Mexico director amid misconduct probe 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z “He was the first guy through the door,” said Joe Evans, a former DEA director in Mexico. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off DEA officials have said that the Sinaloa and the Jalisco cartels in Mexico are primary distributors of fentanyl throughout the U.S. Feds arrest Mexican cartel affiliate, seize nearly 45 pounds of fentanyl blend near Denver 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z In the early stages of the crisis, much of the DEA messaging had been geared toward alerting first responders to the dangers of fentanyl. Cause of death: Washington faltered as fentanyl gripped America A three-year memorandum of agreement between the hospital and the DEA includes inspection, reporting and training requirements. Kentucky hospital to pay $4M for opioid recordkeeping claims 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z DEA officials said the “rainbow fentanyl,” appeared to be a new method used by drug cartels to target children with pills that look like candy. Prince George’s police warn of fentanyl-laced pills stamped with ‘M’ 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z In December 2009, he went to the DEA office in Mexico City to explain how one of the country’s most notorious drug traffickers had escaped. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off But researchers have reported that it took DEA a year or more to respond to permit applications. New U.S. law promises to light up marijuana research 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Leonhart’s departure marked the beginning of a tumultuous time at the DEA. Cause of death: Washington faltered as fentanyl gripped America The legislation also orders DEA to speedily register new growers, including universities, to raise and distribute it for research. News at a glance: Antibioticmaking clams, marijuana for research, and China’s ‘Friedmann’ 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z DEA officials said that the Sinaloa and the Jalisco cartels in Mexico are primary distributors of the counterfeit pills throughout the U.S. Majority of fentanyl-laced pills now contain a deadly amount, DEA finds 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z The DEA agents knew little about Águila’s personal life or why he didn’t seem tainted by some of the worst aspects of Mexican officialdom — the corruption, the timidity, the wariness of foreigners. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off If a researcher submits more information upon its request, DEA then has 30 days to make a decision. New U.S. law promises to light up marijuana research 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z A recent audit by the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General found that the DEA failed to effectively monitor its foreign offices and agents overseas. Cause of death: Washington faltered as fentanyl gripped America "This honorary consul thing — that's the theme," said former DEA supervisor Kelly, who spent a decade investigating Hezbollah until his retirement in 2016. Terrorist funders, arms traffickers and drug runners: The global threat of rogue diplomacy 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Central to the Irizarry investigation are overly cozy relationships developed between agents and informants - strictly forbidden under federal guidelines - and loose controls on the DEA’s undercover drug money laundering operations that few Americans know exist. DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z A DEA crackdown on U.S. opioid manufacturers and distributors left a vacuum that was filled with Mexican heroin, and then fentanyl. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off Authorities are so focused on Zoumberos that they also subpoenaed his brother, a Florida wedding photographer who traveled with DEA agents, and even granted him immunity to induce his cooperation. DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z The DEA has ordered an outside review of the agency’s 92 foreign offices in 69 countries “to ensure integrity and accountability.” Cause of death: Washington faltered as fentanyl gripped America The buyers were DEA informants posing as representatives of an internationally known guerrilla group in Colombia seeking to overthrow the government and strike at the U.S. forces stationed in the country. Terrorist funders, arms traffickers and drug runners: The global threat of rogue diplomacy 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z All this revelry was rooted, Irizarry said, in a crushing realization among DEA agents around the world that there’s nothing they can do to make a dent in the drug war anyway. DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Máquina was a favorite of the DEA agents, a rising star who spoke excellent English. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off “The indictment paints a picture of me, the corrupt agent that did this entire scheme. But it doesn’t talk about the rest of DEA. I wasn’t the mastermind,” Irizarry said. DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Mark Coast, a retired DEA agent in San Diego who also spent 30 years as a Marine Corps reservist, said he saw the agency lose its operational muscle and strategic focus. Cause of death: Washington faltered as fentanyl gripped America Rainbow fentanyl was first reported in February and has been seized in nearly two dozen states, according to the DEA. More teenagers dying from fentanyl. 'It has a hold on me, and I don’t know why' 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z With little fanfare, the inquiry has focused on a jet-setting former partner of Irizarry and several other trusted DEA colleagues assigned to international money laundering. DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z And the potential market of people misusing prescription medications was “almost 10 times that of the heroin user population,” the DEA warned. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off A DEA spokesperson said: “José Irizarry is a criminal who violated his oath as a federal law enforcement officer and violated the trust of the American people.” DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z The DEA said it is now taking direct aim at the Mexican cartels and the fentanyl epidemic. Cause of death: Washington faltered as fentanyl gripped America In 1990, the DEA warned Americans about the growing trend of toad-licking, but the concern at the time was centered on cane toads. Have fun outside, but please don't lick the hallucinogenic toads, National Park Service says 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z But by far the biggest black eye is Irizarry, whose wholesale betrayal of the badge is at the heart of an ongoing external review of the DEA’s sprawling foreign operations in 69 countries. DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z As the flow of synthetic drugs intensified, DEA agents in Mexico got a lucky break. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off It's 100 times as potent as morphine and 50 times as potent as heroin, according to the DEA, and 2 milligrams is potentially lethal. Fentanyl in high school: A Texas community grapples with the reach of the deadly opioid 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z DEA Administrator Anne Milgram acknowledged that the government remained too focused on heroin at the onset of the crisis, as Mexican traffickers ramped up production of synthetic opioids. Cause of death: Washington faltered as fentanyl gripped America Robert Sager, then chief of the DEA’s laboratory in San Francisco, told The Times. Have fun outside, but please don't lick the hallucinogenic toads, National Park Service says 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z “The indictment paints a picture of me, the corrupt agent that did this entire scheme. But it doesn’t talk about the rest of DEA. I wasn’t the mastermind.” DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Figures maintained by the DEA were even higher: 128 metric tons — more than what U.S. authorities typically confiscate along the Mexico border in a whole year. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off It's also become very real for parents of elementary school kids, since the DEA warned the public in August about fentanyl-laced pills that look like brightly colored candies. Fentanyl in high school: A Texas community grapples with the reach of the deadly opioid 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z For example, the DEA controls how much Adderall can be produced every year, with the agency partially to blame for the current nationwide shortage. Lawmakers want to dub fentanyl a "weapon of mass destruction." Here's why that's sure to fail 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Still, as trick-or-treat season approaches, the DEA says its so far found “no indication there is a connection” between fentanyl and Halloween, said Nicole Nishida, a DEA spokesperson in the Los Angeles field office. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Authorities are so focused on Zoumberos that they also subpoenaed his brother, a Florida wedding photographer who traveled and partied around the world with DEA agents, and even granted him immunity to induce his cooperation. DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z “They were instructed to stop working with us,” said Donahue, the former regional DEA chief. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off DEA Administrator Anne Milgram has called rainbow fentanyl “a deliberate effort by drug traffickers to drive addiction among kids and young adults.” The media and the Halloween ‘rainbow fentanyl’ scare 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z It is considered a Schedule II controlled substance, which means that the DEA feels it has "a high potential for abuse," but still has medical benefits in some contexts. Lawmakers want to dub fentanyl a "weapon of mass destruction." Here's why that's sure to fail 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Though the pills were hidden inside candy boxes, it’s not likely they would have been passed off as candy, said Nicole Nishida, a spokesperson for the DEA’s Los Angeles Division. 12,000 suspected fentanyl pills found in candy boxes at LAX security checkpoint 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Central to the Irizarry investigation are overly cozy relationships developed between agents and informants — strictly forbidden under federal guidelines — and loose controls on the DEA’s undercover drug money laundering operations that few Americans know exist. DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z They were replaced by a new national guard, whose leader had no interest in U.S. training or a DEA liaison unit. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off “Rainbow fentanyl” didn’t take off as a media phenomenon until the DEA issued a news release containing Milgram’s comment Aug. 30. The media and the Halloween ‘rainbow fentanyl’ scare 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Some of the pills “resembled pharmaceutical drugs, including oxycodone and Xanax,” the DEA and prosecutors said in a statement. 300,000 rainbow fentanyl pills and 22 pounds of powdered fentanyl seized in N.Y. worth around $9M 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Then, in early 2020, DEA agents came across Liu as they dismantled the global money laundering network of his friend Li. Covert operation? Globetrotting "con man" and "suspected spy" met with Trump at his golf resort 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z A 2020 Justice Department Inspector General’s report faulted the DEA for failing since at least 2006 to file annual reports to Congress about these stings, known as Attorney General Exempted Operations. DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z The U.S. agents thought López Obrador “would take out a room here, a room there — not demolish the whole house,” said another retired DEA official who had worked in Mexico. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off As it happens, Milgram, the DEA’s top official, recently clarified her initial comments about rainbow fentanyl and children, explicitly discouraging the link between the drug and Halloween. The media and the Halloween ‘rainbow fentanyl’ scare 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Lorenzo and Mr. Rodriguez-Pichardo were arrested at a Bronx apartment by the DEA’s Long Island District Office Task Force on Friday, at around 6:10 a.m. 300,000 rainbow fentanyl pills and 22 pounds of powdered fentanyl seized in N.Y. worth around $9M 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Reconstructing Liu's trail, the DEA grew to suspect he was a kind of spy: an ostentatious criminal who made himself useful to Chinese intelligence agencies in exchange for protection. Covert operation? Globetrotting "con man" and "suspected spy" met with Trump at his golf resort 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z That rebuke, coupled with the embarrassment brought on by Irizarry’s confession, prompted DEA Administrator Anne Milgram to order an outside review of the agency’s foreign operations, which is ongoing. DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z To the frustration of Mexican officials, he named three interim DEA directors during his tenure. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off The decision is ultimately made by the DEA, with input from the Food and Drug Administration. Explainer: What will change if federal marijuana ban is loosened? 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Frank Tarentino, the DEA special agent in charge, said that 40% of the pills analyzed in the agency’s lab contain a lethal dose. Woman charged as feds seize 15,000 ‘rainbow fentanyl’ pills in NYC 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The DEA agents thought Liu could answer big questions: What was he doing with the president? Covert operation? Globetrotting "con man" and "suspected spy" met with Trump at his golf resort 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z “In the vast majority of these operations, nobody is watching,” said Bonnie Klapper, a former federal prosecutor in New York and outspoken critic of DEA money laundering. DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z The coronavirus pandemic hampered the U.S. effort to restart cooperation, but it was an arrest in a DEA case in October 2020 that nearly severed the relationship. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off When Sargsyan’s Demerol supply — provided by a dentist he didn’t name — dried up, he turned to Broumand, who said he would ask a DEA agent with access to prescription drugs, according to Sargsyan. 'Just take care of me': How a corrupt FBI agent protected an L.A. crime figure for cash 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z The DEA raised the alarm about new forms of the drug earlier this year, such as “rainbow fentanyl.” Feds score major fentanyl bust, confiscate over 10 million pills and 980 pounds of powder 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z But the DEA clashed with the FBI over strategy. Covert operation? Globetrotting "con man" and "suspected spy" met with Trump at his golf resort 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Rob Feitel, another former federal prosecutor, said the DEA’s lax oversight made it easy to divert funds for all kinds of unapproved purposes. DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z He accused the DEA of relying on flimsy evidence and questioned whether the agency was trying to weaken the Mexican government or its armed forces. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off Broumand testified he never intended to obtain Demerol and didn’t know a DEA agent who could get it. 'Just take care of me': How a corrupt FBI agent protected an L.A. crime figure for cash 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Between May and September, the DEA and local police around the country seized more than 10 million fentanyl pills and hundreds of pounds of powder, he said. DEA: Fake pills containing fentanyl helping drive OD deaths 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z And by the time DEA agents zeroed in on Liu, he had holed up in Hong Kong. Covert operation? Globetrotting "con man" and "suspected spy" met with Trump at his golf resort 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z “The other agents aren’t stupid. They knew there were no controls and a lot of them could have done what Irizarry did,” said Feitel, who represents a former DEA agent under scrutiny in the inquiry. DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z As seizures of fentanyl on the U.S. border rose, the Mexican government held up visas for more than 20 DEA agents. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off "Because xylazine is not a controlled substance, its regulation does not fall under the purview of DEA." An animal tranquilizer poisoning the heroin supply has drug policy experts worried 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z First reported in February, the rainbow pills have been seized in 21 states now, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said. DEA: Fake pills containing fentanyl helping drive OD deaths 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the DEA had filed charges against his friend Li. Covert operation? Globetrotting "con man" and "suspected spy" met with Trump at his golf resort 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Irizarry, who speaks in a smooth patter that seamlessly switches between English and Spanish, was a federal air marshal and Border Patrol agent before joining the DEA in 2009. DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z “If there are more chemicals coming from China and more fentanyl is being produced, the Mexican government and Mexican authorities will have to do more to stop that from happening,” said the DEA’s Milgram. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off "Because xylazine is not a controlled substance, its regulation does not fall under the purview of DEA," a spokesperson said via email. An animal tranquilizer poisoning the heroin supply has drug policy experts worried 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z “Only those who wish to hide their wealth from the DEA, IRS, or creditors would” rent a box anonymously at U.S. FBI misled judge who signed warrant for Beverly Hills seizure of $86 million in cash 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z The Special Operations Division of the DEA often goes overseas to capture desperados with elaborate undercover stings. Covert operation? Globetrotting "con man" and "suspected spy" met with Trump at his golf resort 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z To further the scheme, Irizarry filed false reports and ordered DEA staff to wire money slated for undercover stings to international accounts he and associates controlled. DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Law enforcement officials nationwide are in a full-court press warning families about this explosion of overdoses, including the DEA’s public awareness campaign, One Pill Can Kill. Teen’s fentanyl death spurs bill to hold social media accountable 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z People trying to fill Adderall prescriptions face additional hurdles because the drug is classified by the DEA as Schedule II controlled substance. Adderall, ADHD drug, runs low at CVS and Walgreens as demand soars 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z The DEA did not respond to a request for comment, but Salon will update this story if we hear back. DEA says "rainbow" fentanyl pills are being marketed to children. Experts say that's nonsense 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z In reality, the phone friend was an undercover DEA agent. Covert operation? Globetrotting "con man" and "suspected spy" met with Trump at his golf resort 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Hardened informants who kept a hefty commission from every cash transfer sanctioned by the DEA also stepped in to fund some of the revelry in what amounted to illegal kickbacks. DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z The act calls for the DEA to make the reports available to other law enforcement agencies. Teen’s fentanyl death spurs bill to hold social media accountable 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Mexico’s government passed legislation restricting DEA agents’ work in Mexico now requiring the U.S. drug agency to disclose all aspects of its counterdrug efforts to Mexican officials. China shuts down counter-drug talks with U.S., fueling fears of more overdose deaths 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z |
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