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At little-known US research lab, Bondi meets with scientists studying illicit drugs to stop the flow

Read full article: At little-known US research lab, Bondi meets with scientists studying illicit drugs to stop the flow

Attorney General Pam Bondi traveled to a Drug Enforcement Administration lab to meet with chemists who are tasked with identifying the ever-evolving tactics employed by cartels to manufacture drugs flowing across the southern border.

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Justice Department eyes combining ATF and DEA as part of broad restructuring

Read full article: Justice Department eyes combining ATF and DEA as part of broad restructuring

Justice Department leadership is proposing cutting some offices and dramatically restructuring the department, including combining the two agencies responsible for enforcing drug and gun laws, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press.

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DEA Houston assists in deportation efforts

Read full article: DEA Houston assists in deportation efforts

The Houston division of the Drug Enforcement Administration is assisting in deportation efforts across Harris County, leading to multiple arrests and detainments Sunday.

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Feds bust Houston cell phone businesses for laundering money to dangerous Mexican drug cartel

Read full article: Feds bust Houston cell phone businesses for laundering money to dangerous Mexican drug cartel

The U.S. Attorney's Office, along with the DEA will announce what has only been described so far as a "significant case and numerous arrests in an international drug trafficking and money laundering investigation."

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US imposes sanctions on top members of the armed wing of a Mexican fentanyl-trafficking cartel

Read full article: US imposes sanctions on top members of the armed wing of a Mexican fentanyl-trafficking cartel

The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on senior members of the armed wing of a Mexican drug cartel that operates on border territories in and around Chihuahua, Mexico.

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Two men arrested, charged in $2M meth operation bust in north Houston

Read full article: Two men arrested, charged in $2M meth operation bust in north Houston

The DEA Houston Division, alongside Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, announced a major methamphetamine bust in north Houston, seizing drugs valued at $2 million.

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Trump signals support for reclassifying pot as a less dangerous drug, in line with Harris' position

Read full article: Trump signals support for reclassifying pot as a less dangerous drug, in line with Harris' position

Donald Trump has signaled support for a potentially historic federal policy shift to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.

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โ€˜Deadliest drug threat US has ever facedโ€™: Man charged with importing 2,000 kilos of chemicals to make fentanyl pills

Read full article: โ€˜Deadliest drug threat US has ever facedโ€™: Man charged with importing 2,000 kilos of chemicals to make fentanyl pills

U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani will join Special Agents in Charge Daniel Comeaux and Craig Larrabee of the Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security Investigations, respectively, to announce a significant arrest related to a record seizure.

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Executives of telehealth company accused of fraud that gave easy access to addictive Adderall drug

Read full article: Executives of telehealth company accused of fraud that gave easy access to addictive Adderall drug

Top executives at a California telemedicine company were arrested for allegedly distributing Adderall online and conspiring to commit health care fraud through reimbursements for the medication.

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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat, says she has pancreatic cancer

Read full article: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat, says she has pancreatic cancer

Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee says she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing treatment.

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Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift

Read full article: Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift

The Justice Department has formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy.

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Feds accuse alleged Japanese crime boss of conspiring to traffic nuclear material

Read full article: Feds accuse alleged Japanese crime boss of conspiring to traffic nuclear material

Federal prosecutors say a leader of a Japan-based crime syndicate conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the belief that Iran would use it for nuclear weapons.

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After losing Houston mayor's race, US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee to seek reelection to Congress

Read full article: After losing Houston mayor's race, US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee to seek reelection to Congress

Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee has announced she'll seek reelection to Congress in 2024.

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US government says it plans to go after legal goods tied to illegal fentanyl trade in new strategy

Read full article: US government says it plans to go after legal goods tied to illegal fentanyl trade in new strategy

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced a new government-wide strategy that will target not only fentanyl but precursor materials used to make the synthetic opioid.

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US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers

Read full article: US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers

The Biden administration is taking aim at the fentanyl trafficking threat, announcing a series of indictments and sanctions against Chinese companies and executives blamed for importing the chemicals used to make the deadly drug.

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Former high-ranking Z-43 cartel member pleads guilty to trafficking tons of cocaine into US; facing life in prison

Read full article: Former high-ranking Z-43 cartel member pleads guilty to trafficking tons of cocaine into US; facing life in prison

A former high-ranking member of the Los Zetas cartel has entered a guilty plea to a conspiracy to import tons of cocaine into the United States, the United States Department of Justice announced Thursday.

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

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

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

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US regulators might change how they classify marijuana. Here's what that would mean

Read full article: US regulators might change how they classify marijuana. Here's what that would mean

When it emerged this week that U.S. health regulators are suggesting that the federal government loosen restrictions on marijuana, the news lit up the world of weed.

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Marijuana recommendation from Health Dept. hailed by senators as first step to easing restrictions

Read full article: Marijuana recommendation from Health Dept. hailed by senators as first step to easing restrictions

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has delivered a recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration on marijuana policy, and Senate leaders are hailing it as a first step toward easing federal restrictions on the drug.

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China says up to US to create 'necessary conditions' for anti-drugs cooperation

Read full article: China says up to US to create 'necessary conditions' for anti-drugs cooperation

China is insisting it is up to the U.S. to โ€œcreate necessary conditionsโ€ for anti-drugs cooperation, following complaints from Washington that Beijing is ignoring its calls for a crackdown on precursor chemicals for the highly addictive painkiller fentanyl.

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Man pointed gun at passing cars, followed home by DEA agent before being arrested by SWAT, officials say

Read full article: Man pointed gun at passing cars, followed home by DEA agent before being arrested by SWAT, officials say

Multiple drivers in the Westchase area experienced some scary moments while in traffic after a man reportedly pointed a gun at them.

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El Chapoโ€™s son, Sinaloa members face sanctions over fentanyl

Read full article: El Chapoโ€™s son, Sinaloa members face sanctions over fentanyl

The United States has sanctioned a son of Mexican drug lord Joaquin โ€œEl Chapoโ€ Guzman, three members of the Sinaloa cartel and two Mexican-based firms, alleging they trafficked fentanyl and other drugs into the U.S. Tuesday's sanctions came the day Mexican President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador talked with President Joe Biden about immigration and the fentanyl crisis.

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El Chapo sons among 28 Sinaloa cartel members charged by US

Read full article: El Chapo sons among 28 Sinaloa cartel members charged by US

The Justice Department has charged 28 members of Mexicoโ€™s powerful Sinaloa cartel, including sons of notorious drug lord Joaquin โ€œEl Chapoโ€ Guzman, in a sprawling fentanyl-trafficking investigation.

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Feds seek to limit telehealth prescriptions for some drugs

Read full article: Feds seek to limit telehealth prescriptions for some drugs

The Biden administration is moving to require patients see a doctor in person before getting drugs to treat attention deficit disorders or addictive painkillers, toughening access amid a deepening opioid crisis.

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Houston DEA head says fentanyl is the โ€˜biggest threat weโ€™ve ever seenโ€™

Read full article: Houston DEA head says fentanyl is the โ€˜biggest threat weโ€™ve ever seenโ€™

Millions of counterfeit pills are being sold on the black market with more than half laced with fentanyl, according to the DEA. In 2022, the Houston office of the DEA seized enough fatal doses of fentanyl to kill every single person in the greater Houston area. This is in addition to the 674,000 counterfeit pills seized by the office last year.

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Houston DEA seized more than 670K fentanyl-laced pills in 2022

Read full article: Houston DEA seized more than 670K fentanyl-laced pills in 2022

As 2022 comes to an end, the Drug Enforcement Administration Houston Field Division announced that it has seized over 670,000 in fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills and more than 230 pounds of fentanyl powder this year.

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โ€˜Free and anonymousโ€™: Dispose of expired, unwanted drugs as part of โ€˜National Prescription Drug Take Back Initiativeโ€™

Read full article: โ€˜Free and anonymousโ€™: Dispose of expired, unwanted drugs as part of โ€˜National Prescription Drug Take Back Initiativeโ€™

The Katy ISD Police Department, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will allow the public to safely dispose of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription medications on Saturday.

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15K rainbow fentanyl pills found hidden in Lego bricks in New York drug bust could kill half a million people, report says

Read full article: 15K rainbow fentanyl pills found hidden in Lego bricks in New York drug bust could kill half a million people, report says

The Drug Enforcement Administration announced their latest seizure of โ€œrainbow fentanylโ€ is the largest ever in New York, with 15,000 brightly colored pills containing the drug found hidden in childrenโ€™s toys, reports said.

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DEA: Fake pills containing fentanyl helping drive OD deaths

Read full article: DEA: Fake pills containing fentanyl helping drive OD deaths

Federal officials say an increasing number of fake prescription pills containing potentially deadly fentanyl are helping drive overdose death rates to record levels in the U.S. And officials warn that some of the pills are being manufactured in rainbow colors designed to look like candy.

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WATCH LIVE: Houston police, Drug Enforcement Administration discuss awareness of fake fentanyl pills

Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Houston police, Drug Enforcement Administration discuss awareness of fake fentanyl pills

The Drug Enforcement Administration will join Houston Police, Texas Department of Public Safety to discuss the dangers of fake fentanyl pills as part of the ongoing fentanyl overdose crisis in Harris and surrounding counties.

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50 people charged in multi-agency drug bust in Houston, Galveston area

Read full article: 50 people charged in multi-agency drug bust in Houston, Galveston area

A total of 50 people were arrested following one of the largest drug busts in south Texas in recent years, according to Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery and Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

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Colombian corruption case latest overseas stain for DEA

Read full article: Colombian corruption case latest overseas stain for DEA

A Colombian national police officer who was part of an elite unit that worked closely with U.S. anti-narcotics agents has been extradited to Miami to stand trial on charges he betrayed the Drug Enforcement Administration to the same traffickers they were jointly fighting.

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DEA agent, gunman killed in Amtrak train shooting in Arizona

Read full article: DEA agent, gunman killed in Amtrak train shooting in Arizona

Authorities say a Drug Enforcement Administration special agent was killed when a passenger opened fire as officers were doing a routine inspection for illegal contraband on an Amtrak train in Tucson, Arizona.

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DEA seizes more than 700 million pills in Fort Bend County

Read full article: DEA seizes more than 700 million pills in Fort Bend County

The DEA seizes 25 truckloads of prescription drugs and immediately suspends 3 of the licenses that Woodfield Pharmaceuticals and Distribution Holds

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Off-duty DEA agent arrested on Capitol riot charges

Read full article: Off-duty DEA agent arrested on Capitol riot charges

A Drug Enforcement Administration agent arrested on charges stemming from the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol is accused of posing for photographs in which he flashed his DEA badge and firearm outside the building while off duty.

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DEA: Companies had 'systematic failure' in monitoring pills

Read full article: DEA: Companies had 'systematic failure' in monitoring pills

A retired high-ranking official with the Drug Enforcement Administration has testified that three large opioid distributors had a โ€œsystematic failureโ€ in monitoring suspicious pill orders.

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Texas Medical Board warns of new scam targeting health care professionals

Read full article: Texas Medical Board warns of new scam targeting health care professionals

HOUSTON โ€“ The Texas Medical Board (TMB) has issued a warning to health care professionals about a new scam targeting them. According to the warning, scammers are making calls claiming to be employees with the TMB, the Drug Enforcement Administration or FBI or other law enforcement entities and demanding money. The scammers may also go as far as to spoof agency phone numbers or send documents on official-looking letterheads, according to the TMB. โ€œAdditionally, the TMB has no authority to issue, cancel, or influence arrest warrants, as some scams have indicated.โ€AdPeople are being asked to report it should they receive a call or document from any such organization asking for money or threatening to suspend their DEA registration. To learn more or report an incident, visit the TMB website.

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Walmart sues US in pre-emptive strike in opioid abuse battle

Read full article: Walmart sues US in pre-emptive strike in opioid abuse battle

NEW YORK โ€“ Walmart is suing the U.S. government in a pre-emptive strike in the battle over its responsibility in the opioid abuse crisis. Walmart says it is seeking a declaration from a federal judge that the government has no lawful basis for seeking civil damages from the company. โ€œUnder defendantsโ€™ sweeping view, Walmart and its pharmacists may be held liable โ€” perhaps even criminally โ€” for failing to second-guess DEA-registered doctors and refuse their prescriptions. In August 2018, Walmart said that officials at the Department of Justice recognized that there was no plausible basis for a criminal indictment, and the department formally declined to prosecute Walmart. The Justice Department declined to comment.

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AP Exclusive: 1,500 arrests in DEA violent crime initiative

Read full article: AP Exclusive: 1,500 arrests in DEA violent crime initiative

WASHINGTON โ€“ More than 1,500 people have been arrested on state and federal criminal charges in the last three months as part of a Drug Enforcement Administration project focusing on violent crime, the agencyโ€™s acting administrator told The Associated Press. Such operations are common for the federal government, but the issue of law-and-order is a major component of President Donald Trump's reelection campaign. The DEA -- under the umbrella of the Department of Justice -- is responsible for investigating major drug cases and international drug smuggling, along with drug gangs who are often responsible for upticks in violence within communities. โ€œBy going after the violent crime, weโ€™ve been able to investigate the larger regional groups,โ€ Shea said. โ€œPlus, weโ€™re addressing the violent crime problem in these localities.โ€

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DEA recruits cite 'monkey noises' among claims of racism

Read full article: DEA recruits cite 'monkey noises' among claims of racism

While at the Drug Enforcement Administrations Training Academy, Brown said he was once pepper-sprayed three times in a single training exercise while other trainees were sprayed once. When both responded, the white instructor clarified, โ€œI meant the monkey.โ€That behavior, as alleged in an internal complaint, didnโ€™t stop there. The instructor also was accused of going on the loudspeaker in the tower of the outdoor firing range to taunt black trainees by making โ€œmonkey noises.โ€โ€œWe were like, โ€˜Itโ€™s 2019. That shouldnโ€™t even be a thing that weโ€™re dealing with,โ€™โ€ said Derek Moise, who did not hear the noises himself but recalled the discomfort they caused his fellow Black trainees who did. The recruits who originally accused Mortenson are still employed by the DEA and not permitted to speak publicly about the incidents.

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