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DEA Ends Airport Gate Searches After Years of Documented Abuses of Civil Asset Forfeiture

The Justice Department temporarily suspended the program in November because of "significant risks" of constitutional violations.

Reason

DEA Denies Allegations Of Colluding With Anti-Marijuana Group While Involved In Cannabis Rescheduling Process

DEA denies allegations of improper talks with an anti-marijuana group during rescheduling, treats claims as "gossip" and requesting dismissal

Benzinga

Tom Angell Says "DEA says it is in the process of preparing public access to the cannabis rescheduling proceedings docket. For now, read Marijuana Moment's coverage of the latest significant filings:", 'DEA And Anti-Marijuana Group Deny Allegations They Conspired During Rescheduling Process' - Marijuana Moment

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/dea-says-it-didnt-conspire-with-anti-marijuana-group-dismissing-allegedly-illegal-talks-as-gossip/The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the prohibitionist group Smart Approaches to

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DEA Reports Decrease In Fentanyl Presence, Overdose Deaths Drop

DEA reports decline in lethal fentanyl pills, leading to reduced overdose deaths in the US. Experts caution on varied forms of fentanyl and multifaceted ap...

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Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say

Federal prosecutors say a network of illegal drug sellers packaged potentially deadly synthetic opioids into pills disguised as common prescription drugs and sold millions of them through fake online drugstores

The Independent UK

DEA shutting down two offices in China even as agency struggles to stem flow of fentanyl chemicals

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is closing two of its offices in China, a move that comes even as the agency struggles to disrupt the flow of precursor chemicals from the country that have fueled a fentanyl epidemic

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The “Ketamine Queen” Charged In Matthew Perry Case Ran An “Emporium” From Her Hollywood Home

Jasveen Sangha was part of the "a broad underground criminal network" that "took advantage" of Matthew Perry. The post The “Ketamine Queen” Charged In Matthew Perry Case Ran An “Emporium” From Her Hollywood Home first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Sinaloa cartel is in full control of the Mazatlán port according to a DEA report

In 2023, the Mexican navy had a record year of seizures, intercepting more than 48 tons of cocaine that was travelling through the ocean.

Latin Times

Chinese shadow bankers helped Mexican cartel launder drug money, US says

US prosecutors charge two dozen people over alleged $50m money laundering scheme.

Al Jazeera

A 45-year-old Los Angeles man was charged in a $50 million scheme to launder Mexican cartel money

The four-year investigation, “Operation Fortune Runner,” yielded 300 pounds of cocaine, 44 pounds of magic mushrooms, and 3,000 pills of Ecstasy, authorities said.

Fortune

The Evidence Suggests the DEA Still Has Not Come Around on Rescheduling Marijuana

It looks like Attorney General Merrick Garland overrode the agency's recalcitrant drug warriors in deciding to reclassify the drug.

Reason

Top U.S. drug agency a notable holdout in Biden's push to loosen federal marijuana restrictions

The Biden administration’s push to reclassify marijuana as a less-dangerous drug is going forward without the support of the nation’s premier narcotics agency

The Independent UK

U.S. drug deaths declined slightly in 2023 but remained at crisis levels

Powerful synthetic opioids and drugs like meth and cocaine still flood U.S. communities, fueling historically high overdose deaths.

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The Independent UK

Revolving door redux: The DEA's recently departed No. 2 returns to a Big Pharma consulting firm

Washington’s revolving door kept spinning this week as the Drug Enforcement Administration’s recently departed second-in-command returned for another stint with a high-powered consulting firm where he previously advised OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

The Independent UK

Revolving Door: DEA’s No.2 quits amid reports of previous consulting work for Big Pharma

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s second-in-command has quietly stepped down amid reporting by The Associated Press that he previously consulted for a pharmaceutical distributor sanctioned for a deluge of suspicious painkiller shipments and did similar work for the drugmaker that became the face of the opioid epidemic: Purdue Pharma

The Guardian - US

Drug agency chief calls on China and Mexico to help stem US fentanyl crisis

The majority of the extremely powerful illegal opioid entering the US is manufactured in Mexico using Chinese precursors

Los Angeles Times

Fentanyl-tainted pills now found in Mexican pharmacies from coast to coast

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Some of the pills looked just like antibiotics. Others were unlabeled white tablets. Several mimicked well-known American pills, and a few came in sealed bottles.

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Daily Mirror

US drug firm loses license after ignoring suspiciously large painkiller orders during opioid crisis

Morris & Dickson Co.'s license has been revoked by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) following a 68-page order by DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on the opioid crisis

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DEA moves to revoke major drug distributor's license over opioid crisis failures

The agency says it will strip Morris & Dickson of its license to sell highly addictive painkillers after finding it failed to flag thousands of suspicious orders at the height of the opioid crisis.

The Independent UK

After yearslong delay, DEA revokes license of wholesale drug distributor over opioid crisis failures

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has stripped one of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical distributors of its license to sell highly addictive painkillers after determining it failed to flag thousands of suspicious, high-volume orders at the height of the opioid crisis

The Independent UK

Takeaways of AP report on DEA probe of drug distributor accused of fueling opioid epidemic

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has allowed one of the nation’s largest drug distributors to keep shipping addictive painkillers for nearly four years despite a judge’s recommendation to strip its license for turning a blind eye to thousands of suspicious opioid orders

The Independent UK

Pills flowed for years as DEA dragged feet on disciplining opioid distributor

Daily Mirror

Terrifying rise of flesh-rotting ‘zombie drug’ raises alarm as it 'gruesomely disfigures'

The "zombie drug", which is also known as the animal tranquilizer xylazine, can lead to skin and muscle rotting away if mixed with illegal drugs such as heroin and fentanyl

The Independent UK

Case details Sinaloa cartel's fentanyl-fueled evolution

Prosecutors revealed in a recent indictment that while Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán serves a life sentence, his sons have steered the family business into fentanyl, establishing a network of labs churning out massive quantities of the cheap, deadly drug that they smuggle into the U.S. The indictment…

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