Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Drug Enforcement Administration

DEA asks watchdog to investigate claims that agents permitted fentanyl to hit the streets

The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has asked the U.S. Justice Department’s internal watchdog to investigate a whistleblower’s claims that DEA agents permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico

The Independent UK

US names Colombian President Gustavo Petro as 'priority target' - what is the DEA case against him?

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been named a “priority target” by the US Drug Enforcement Administration as federal prosecutors in New York examine alleged links between him and drug traffickers. The probe, based on informant inputs and ongoing questioning of traffickers, includes claims of cartel connections, bribery attempts to block…

The Times of India

US troop deployment in Mexico 'not on the table,' President Claudia Sheinbaum tells Trump

Trump again said last week that land attacks against drug cartels would follow recent US maritime operations in the Pacific and Caribbean, without specifying where or when.

Euronews

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

‘Captured’ Maduro walks DEA hallway: Official White House account releases video

The White House’s official Rapid Response 47 account released video Sunday appearing to show Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in U.S. custody, walking down a hallway inside the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York offices.

The Independent UK

DEA Head Claims Cocaine Prices Are Rising Because Of U.S. Strikes Against Alleged Drug Vessels: 'Due To Immense Pressure'

Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Terry Cole said cocaine prices in the U.S. are increasing as a result of the Trump administration's strikes against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific

Latin Times

Former High-Ranking DEA Official Says Mexico Should Deliver Cartel Leaders 'On a Monthly Basis'

A former senior Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official has called on Mexico to step up the pace of cartel extraditions

Latin Times

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

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

In the Trump administration, nearly every major department is an immigration agency

As the Trump administration works on pledges to crack down on illegal immigration, the flurry of activity has stretched across the federal government

The Independent UK

Inside Trump’s immigration arrests in Chicago: Dr. Phil, lawsuits and ‘frightened’ communities

Made-for-TV arrests follow a blitz of executive orders targeting immigration, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Immigration officers raid Colorado nightclub as Trump's deportation plan gathers pace

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted an immigration raid at a Colorado nightclub outside Denver in the early hours of Sunday, 26 January, as Donald Trump's promised ramped-up deportation action took effect.

The Independent UK

'DEA Judge Won't Remove Agency From Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing, But Raises Concerns About Alleged Unlawful Contact With Prohibitionists' - Marijuana Moment

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/dea-judge-wont-remove-agency-from-marijuana-rescheduling-hearing-but-raises-concerns-about-alleged-unlawful-contact-with-prohibitionists/A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) judge has

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

Benzinga

Is The DEA Reclassification For Marijuana Good For Science? A Drug Policy Expert Weighs In

The Drug Enforcement Administration announced in early 2024 that it would act on President Joe Biden’s call to reclassify marijuana. Is that a good thin?

Inverse

DEA could reclassify marijuana to a less restrictive category – a drug policy expert weighs the pros and cons

The Drug Enforcement Administration announced in early 2024 that it would act on President Joe Biden’s call to reclassify marijuana, moving it from the tightly controlled Schedule I category that it has been in since 1970 to the less restrictive Schedule III status of the Controlled Substances Act. That triggered…

The Conversation

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

DEA ignored waterboarding, torture by Latin American police partners, says watchdog

The US Drug Enforcement Administration allegedly failed to properly report flagrant human rights violations which also included pistol-whipping, and Tasing suspects until they blacked out or vomited

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.

WEKU

Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl. Experts say the risk is 'extremely low'

Police officers regularly report being poisoned or overdosing after encountering trace amounts of fentanyl on the job. Experts say it's not happening.

WEKU

Today's Interview: DEA's ‘Operation Last Mile’ takes on drug cartels and their U.S. partners in

The federal Drug Enforcement Administration is announcing the results of a year-long investigation into the way foreign drug cartels get illegal and deadly drugs into the U.S.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

Mexican cartel drug smuggler arrested with $5m fentanyl pill stash in New York

44-year-old Enrique Perez was stopped by authorities outside the Yankees Stadium in the Bronx where they uncovered $5 million worth of fentanyl-laced pills and almost 5kg of powdered fentanyl

Tribune News Service

Addiction treatment may be coming to a pharmacy near you

Despite an overdose epidemic that killed 107,000 people last year, nearly 9 in 10 Americans who need medication to treat their addiction to deadly opioids aren’t receiving it.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Finally, some promising news on opioids for patients in severe pain

The U.S. remains in the midst of an ever-worsening drug overdose crisis. Because prescription opioids drove its earlier phases, the nation responded by drastically reducing access to those drugs — with prescriptions dropping by nearly 50% over the last decade. But it’s now clear that approach was ineffective at combating…

Daily Mirror

Enough fentanyl was seized in the US this year by drug cops to kill EVERY American

More than 397 million fatal fentanyl doses have been intercepted this year with just two milligrams enough to be deadly, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration

Los Angeles Times

Growing fentanyl crisis is leaving 'trail of death' in its wake, federal officials warn

LOS ANGELES — In the last two months, agents with Homeland Security Investigations have seized as much fentanyl as they did in all of 2019, federal officials said, warning that the amount of the drug hitting the streets is increasing every year with deadly consequences.

Benzinga

DEA Wants To Boost Production Of Cannabis & Psychedelics For Research In 2023

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is proposing a significant increase in the amount of research cannabis allowed to be cultivated in 2023.

WEKU

Is 'rainbow fentanyl' a threat to your kids this Halloween? Experts say no

The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning that drug dealers are marketing rainbow-colored fentanyl to kids. Many drug experts say that's likely not happening.

1 2

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Trump Administration

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

620 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.