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Pot stocks soar on report DEA will ease restrictions on cannabis
The move from the DEA would reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III drug alongside other drugs like k…
Matthew Fox
How going undercover in the cartels works, according to a former DEA agent
Robert Mazur is a former government agent for the US Drug Enforcement Administration, the Internal …
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The DEA says drug cartels are putting fentanyl in candy to sell to kids. Cartel operatives say it's 'actually the opposite.'
"Why would we want to make kids addicts? What good would that do to us?" an operative with Mexico's…
Luis Chaparro
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The DEA conducted a raid on an Arkansas psychiatrist accused of holding patients against their will
Arkansas psychiatrist Dr. Brian Hyatt has been sued by at least 15 former patients alleging false i…
Michelle Mark
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US agents fooled a yakuza boss into giving them weapons-grade plutonium he thought would be sold to Iran: court docs
Takeshi Ebisawa was charged with illegaly trafficking nuclear material after a sting operation, pro…
Mikhaila Friel,Haven Orecchio…
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An Oregon woman was duped into thinking she was training to be a DEA agent for almost a year, officials say
The unidentified "trainee" told authorities she'd been given a DEA badge and photo ID, and said she…
Matthew Loh
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The curious afterlife of the Lord of the Skies
Conspiracy theories about the death of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, Lord of the Skies, have lingered for…
Noah Hurowitz
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New Orleans shoe shiner who had his life savings seized by DEA agents wins legal battle to have his money returned
Kermit Warren was stripped of nearly $30,000 through a process called civil asset forfeiture which …
Erin Snodgrass
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A DEA agent was killed and others were injured in a shooting on an Amtrak train in Arizona
Police said the shooting happened as DEA officers were performing a routine check of the train at T…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Pot stocks just notched their biggest weekly rally since March 2020 amid hopes of a lower-risk rating from the DEA
Marijuana is currently classed as a Schedule I drug, the same category as heroin and LSD, despite w…
Joseph Wilkins
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How US intelligence has helped cartels kill thousands in Mexico
"When you work with or in Mexico you have to be very careful with the information you are sharing,"…
Luis Chaparro
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DEA agent charged in Capitol riot after his friend told the FBI he lied about his participation to 'cover his a--'
Mark Ibrahim told officials he was at the Capitol riot with a friend who was helping the FBI. The f…
Jacob Shamsian
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The Justice Department is suing Walmart, accusing the retailer of turning its pharmacies into a network of opioid suppliers that helped fuel the epidemic
The DOJ alleges Walmart did not properly screen opioid prescriptions, understaffed pharmacies, and …
Mary Meisenzahl
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The Pentagon isn't the only one with special operators. Here are the 5 most elite forces outside the military
Numerous US government agencies and departments have specially selected, manned, and trained units …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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They started out as pioneering hip-hop moguls. They wound up building a drug empire.
Tupac, cocaine, and murder: the incredible saga of the Henchmen brothers
David Kushner
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UK foreign secretary 'appalled' by arrest of British Virgin Islands premier in DEA drug sting
Andrew Fahie was caught in a sting operation by the US Drug Enforcement Administration, whose agent…
Catherine Neilan
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A new DEA map shows where cartels have influence in the US. Cartel operatives say 'it's bulls---'
"The members and leaders of the organization are in Mexico, not in the US," a Sinaloa Cartel operat…
Luis Chaparro
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US authorities seized $1 million worth of heroin and fentanyl labeled 'coronavirus'
The drugs were also stamped with Kobe Bryant references, the DEA said in a press release after the …
Graham Rapier
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The world's largest hedge fund names new leadership as CEO David McCormick preps Senate run
Nir Bar Dea and Mark Bertolini were named as co-CEOs, effective immediately, Bridgewater announced …
Isabelle Lee
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Source: Trump admin. to name new DEA head, US attorney in DC
Shea also signed a motion seeking to drop the charges against Flynn earlier this month. In court pa…