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Newsby Staff WriterJune 21, 2013

Va. Chief Arrested In Prescription Drug Case

Federal agents arrested the Marion (Va.) Police chief Wednesday morning and charged him for distributing the prescription painkiller Lortab, the FBI announced.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 13, 2013

'Major' Cartel Drug Transporter Sentenced

A high-ranking member of Mexico's Gulf Cartel received a 35-year prison sentence for his role as a "major transporter" of cocaine and marijuana into the United States, the DEA announced.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 5, 2013

Supreme Court To Hear Case of Gamblers Who Sued DEA Agent

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to identify the appropriate venue for professional gamblers to sue a federal agent who seized their money at an airport.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2013

Chicago Drug Task Force Targets Cartel 'Choke Points'

Seventy federal agents, police officers, and prosecutors recently started working there in what authorities say is a first-of-its-kind drug-fighting headquarters.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 21, 2012

LAPD: DEA Stymied Homicide Probe

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has refused for more than two years to allow its agents to cooperate with a Los Angeles Police Department investigation into the death of a drug suspect shortly after he was arrested in a DEA operation.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 7, 2012

Feds Charge Idaho Aryan Knights for Drugs, Sawed-Off Shotguns

Twenty-one alleged associates of Idaho's Aryan Knights have been charged with drug and weapon offenses as a result of a federal drug investigation.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 7, 2012

DEA: Cartel Probe Led To 3,780 Arrests

The Drug Enforcement Administration says a two-year series of investigations targeting the Sinaloa and Juarez drug cartels and violent street gangs has resulted in 3,780 arrests and the seizure of some 375,000 pounds of drugs.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 20, 2012

DEA: Meth Lab Incidents Rose 39% In Four Years

Meth remains a growth industry with heavy demand across the country that has required increasing law enforcement resources to handle. The increasing popularity of meth's cheap, euphoric high appears to be replacing more pricey street drugs such as cocaine and heroin.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 23, 2012

U.S. Gives $12M To Mexico To Combat Meth

Mexico's federal police will receive $12 million from the U.S. government to enhance enforcement of methamphetamine production by drug cartels, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced Thursday.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 16, 2012

Appeals Court: Warrantless Cellphone GPS Tracking Legal

The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that law enforcement officers don't need a warrant to track the location of a subject via the GPS data from a cell phone.

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