The Latest Breaking News from DEA

Daniel Kinahan and relatives could be extradited back from Dubai

According to Fine Gael’s Seanad spokesperson for justice Senator Barry Ward, the Department of Justice is likely to write to counterparts in the United Arab Emirates requesting that the cartel bosses be sent back to face charges in Ireland.

Dublin Live · Apr 24, 2022

Christy Kinahan Snr and two sons could be extradited from Dubai back to Ireland

'The easiest way for them to get this off their backs is to extradite these men to Ireland on foot of a request from the Department of Justice.

Irish Mirror · Apr 24, 2022

Inside the life of mob boss Daniel Kinahan - where he's hiding, wife and wealth

Up until the age of 25, Kinahan, the eldest son of Christy Kinahan - a well-known criminal - led a relatively anonymous life and had never come to the attention of the gardaí, apart from a conviction for driving offences

Irish Mirror · Apr 23, 2022

U.S. extradition jet for Hondura's Hernandez due later on Thursday

A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) plane due to be used for the extradition of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez is set to arrive in Honduras at 1 p.m. local time (1900 GMT), police in the country said on Thursday.

Reuters · Apr 21, 2022

U.S. plane scheduled to extradite Honduran ex-President Hernandez on Thursday

A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) plane is scheduled to land in Honduras on Thursday to extradite former President Juan Orlando Hernandez to the United States, a presidential adviser to the Central American nation said Wednesday.

Reuters · Apr 20, 2022

Chicago Tribune kill advisory

EDITORS: Please kill BC-PHYSICIAN-DEA:TB (Keilman). This story from the Chicago Tribune moved in July 2021 with the headline "Physician convicted of illegally prescribing opioids says the DEA has turned doctoring into ‘another aspect of the war on drugs.'"

Chicago Tribune · Apr 19, 2022

Exclusive-Mexico shuts elite investigations unit in blow to U.S. drugs cooperation

Mexico has disbanded a select anti-narcotics unit that for a quarter of a century worked hand-in-hand with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to tackle organized crime, two sources said, in a major blow to bilateral security cooperation.

Reuters · Apr 19, 2022

U.S. Produced Cannabis Has Supplanted Mexican Marijuana According To The DEA

According to a budget document from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) titled “FY 2023 Performance Budget Congressional Budget Submission,” Mexican marijuana “has largely been supplanted by domestic produced marijuana.”

Benzinga · Apr 18, 2022

El Chapo cartel member arrested in Colombia after model girlfriend posts photos on Facebook

Trafficker wanted in 196 countries

The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2022

Murder, motive and mystery: Why the US is trying to find answers to a Haitian assassination

Haitian investigations into the killing of president Jovenel Moise have so far hit dead ends – but in America, efforts are moving forward, reports Widlore Merancourt

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022