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Newsby Staff WriterJune 14, 2017

Feds Search Dark Web for Fentanyl Sellers

The arrest of an Ohio couple on drug smuggling charges last week illustrated the investigative methods federal agents are using to track down and build cases against people who sell deadly drugs like fentanyl on the dark web.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 9, 2017

With Synthetic Opioids On the Rise, Feds Look to Protect First Responders

Some chemical agents used to process illicit drugs are so toxic that even non-users and emergency responders are at risk of an overdose, the Drug Enforcement Administration warned police departments across the United States this week.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 3, 2017

Baltimore Homicide Detectives to Begin Investigating Drug Overdoses

For the first time, Baltimore police have begun investigating overdoses in an effort to trace drugs back to dealers, joining a wave of Maryland law enforcement agencies showing up at 911 calls previously left to medics.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2016

DEA Says "No" to Loosening Marijuana Restrictions

The gap between permissive state laws and a restrictive federal policy has become increasingly untenable in the minds of many doctors, patients, researchers, business owners, and legislators.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 8, 2015

Video: DEA, Atlanta PD Make $8 Million Drug Bust

The DEA says a raid on that home yielded 14 kilograms of heroin that was wrapped up and made to look like Mexican candy. The DEA says investigators also found 50 kilograms of meth in liquid form.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 21, 2015

CBS News: DEA Head Expected To Resign Following Prostitution Scandal

Leonhart came under fire after an internal report said government money was used to pay prostitutes at a farewell party for a high-ranking DEA official in Colombia.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2014

One in Custody After DEA Agent Hit by Suspect's Car

At least one man was in custody after a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration special agent suffered a head injury and a broken leg when he was hit by a suspect's car in the Ashburn neighborhood of Chicago Sunday afternoon, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 29, 2014

Glock Donates $30,000 to DEA Survivors Benefit Fund

The Drug Enforcement Administration's Survivors Benefit Fund (DEASBF) received a donation of $30,000 from Glock Inc., on Monday, Oct. 27, at the annual IACP conference in Orlando, Fla.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2014

Border Patrol Finds $650,000 of Drugs in Truck Tires

Yesterday, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a suspected narcotics smuggler and seized more than 57 pounds of black tar heroin and 11 pounds of methamphetamine. The narcotics were concealed in all four tires of a truck.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2014

FLEOA Defends DEA Administrator Leonhart Against the Marijuana Policy Project’s Petition

Today, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) announced its full support for the leader of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and slammed the Marijuana Policy Project's (MPP) petition that calls for President Obama to replace her because she disagreed with Obama's comments.

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