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DEA agent leaked secret information about Maduro ally targeted by US, prosecutor says

Prosecutors played wiretaps in federal court in New York showing a federal narcotics agent leaked sensitive case information about one of Washington’s top criminal targets in Venezuela — Alex Saab

The Independent UK

Dog-faced demons and a pitchforked penis: the world’s most terrifying artworks

Sinners being eaten alive by serpents, the antichrist seizing power on Earth, a bound penis menaced by a goat-footed devil … in a Halloween special, we look at some devilish masterpieces. Warning: graphic content

The Guardian - UK

Forensic Analytics: Crime analysis software takes engineer from BT to the DEA

Today every one of the UK’s police forces are customers of Forensic Analytics

Evening Standard

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FDA calls for new meds for stimulant use

The FDA called for treatments for stimulant use disorder. Doctors say current options are limited

Salon

Group tied to El Chapo’s sons reportedly orders halt to manufacture of fentanyl in Mexico, but experts are skeptical

“I don’t buy this for a minute,” says former DEA official Jack Riley. “Sinaloa is too heavily invested in fentanyl and its revenue to pull out.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Why is it so hard to get my ADHD medication in the US?

I moved to New York this year and am embroiled in a Kafkaesque ordeal trying to get my meds filled

The Guardian - US

Shadowy snitch takes starring role in bribery trial of veteran DEA agents

A beefy, bald-headed informant known by the Spanish nickname Boliche – bowling ball –is expected to play a key role in the federal trial this month in New York of two veteran U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents charged in a $73,000 bribery conspiracy involving leaked information about ongoing drug investigations

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The story of the drug-running DEA informant behind the databases tracking our lives

You might not know Hank Asher. But you'll recognize how his creation and monetization of online databases helped change modern life.

WEKU

What’s fentanyl, and why have deaths due to drug overdose spiked in the US?

In 2021, two-thirds of drug-related overdose deaths in the US were linked to synthetic opioids like fentanyl.

Al Jazeera

Despite Debunking, Rainbow Fentanyl Myths Continue

Just as there are adult reasons for vape companies to sell flavored vape pods, there are adult reasons for drug dealers to color their fentanyl.

Reason

The miracle molecule no one can get

Making addiction medications low-barrier is key to beating back the tide of death caused by prohibition

Salon

Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis

About 150 people from families who have lost a loved one to fentanyl poisoning have gathered at the headquarters of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as the U.S. faces its deadliest overdose crisis

The Independent UK

Third suspect charged over one-year-old’s fentanyl death at Bronx day care

Renny Paredes charged with distributing fentanyl that left Nicholas Dominici dead and three other toddlers seriously hurt

The Independent UK

Third arrest made in New York fentanyl nursery child death case

One-year-old Nicholas Dominci died death at a New York nursery after fentanyl was found hidden in the floor and stored on mats used by children for sleeping

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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 Guardian - US

Suspects charged in one-year-old’s fentanyl death at New York daycare

Bronx day care owner Grei Mendez and Carlisto Acevedo Brito charged after fentanyl allegedly stored on top of play mats

WEKU

U.S. charges pair after deadly fentanyl is found on top of playmats at NYC day care

The operator of a Bronx day care and a relative are facing drug charges after a 1-year-old boy died and three other children became dangerously ill.

The Independent UK

Thermal imaging video shows moments before Danelo Cavalcante capture

Despite his best efforts to evade police, it was thermal cameras that finally spotted Danelo Cavalcante the night before his capture

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Chicago Sun-Times

Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante arrested after 2-week pursuit in Pennsylvania

Authorities used a DEA aircraft with a thermal-imaging camera to narrow the perimeter around where the escaped killer could be hiding. Officers found him laying on his back on the ground and sent a canine officer to subdue him.

Reason

Depressed by the War on Drugs? Magic Mushrooms May Help.

Research is promising, but drug warriors stand in the way.

Reason

DEA Finally Relaxes Prescription Transfer Rules

The change, while welcome, is modest and won't get rid of patients' headaches as they try to fill their prescriptions.

Barchart

3 Cannabis Stocks to Consider Buying as HHS Recommends Easing Restrictions on Marijuana

Cannabis stocks could deliver outsized gains if marijuana is rescheduled, per a recent HHS recommendation. While the DEA weighs its options, here's a look at three names with significant upside potential, according to analysts.

WEKU

The share of U.S. drug overdose deaths caused by fake prescription pills is growing

The share of overdose deaths involving counterfeit pills doubled between 2019 and 2021, according to the CDC. Victims were often younger, Hispanic and had misused prescription drugs in the past.

Reason

35 Years Ago, a Judge Said Marijuana Did Not Belong in Schedule I. HHS Finally Agrees.

The 1988 case highlighted the DEA's stubborn insistence that marijuana has no "accepted medical use."

Chicago Sun-Times

Marijuana reclassification won’t fix conflict between state, federal laws on pot

Moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III would facilitate medical research and benefit pot suppliers, but the federal prohibition on pot use would remain.

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