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CVS Agrees to Pay $315 Million Over Claims Its Pharmacies Filled Unlawful Opioid Prescriptions, Including Risky Drug Combinations

CVS will pay $315 million to settle federal claims that its pharmacies filled unlawful opioid prescriptions. Here is what the government alleged and why it matters.

Medical Daily · 7h ago

CVS 'Put Profit Before Patients': Pharmacy Giant Pays $315M Over Deadly Opioid 'Trinity' Prescriptions

CVS will pay $315 million to settle US claims over opioid 'trinity' prescriptions, as former pharmacy chief Helena Foulkes runs for Rhode Island governor.

International Business Times UK · Oct 14

Maduro's $10 Million Fugitive Is in U.S. Custody: Alex Saab's Partner Faces Trial Over Venezuela's Missing Billions

Álvaro Pulido Vargas, a Colombian businessman accused of helping divert billions of dollars through Venezuelan government contracts, is finally in American custody. His arrest comes weeks after his longtime partner, Alex Saab, pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with U.S. prosecutors.

Latin Times · Oct 12

After More Than 220 Deaths, DEA Analysis Says Trump's Drug Boat Strikes Failed to Curb Cocaine Supply

A confidential Drug Enforcement Administration analysis has concluded that President Donald Trump's military campaign targeting suspected drug trafficking vessels has failed to significantly disrupt the flow of cocaine into the United States, despite nearly a year of operations that have killed more than 220 suspected traffickers and sparked legal and…

Latin Times · Jul 28

Fourth person killed by agents from Trump’s Memphis anticrime taskforce

Shooting death at an extended-stay motel is fourth officer-involved death since initiative began in September

The Guardian - US · Jul 8

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 · Jun 25

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 · Mar 21

Democratic Sen. Calls On DEA To Give Information On Suspicious Transactions Related To Jeffrey Epstein In Drug-Trafficking Case

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden is calling on the Drug Enforcement Administration to provide information about a long-running investigation involving Jeffrey Epstein.

Latin Times · Feb 27

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 · Jan 12

‘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 · Jan 4