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California inmate recruited ‘wives’ to spread fentanyl across Alaska, feds say
4 days, 12 hours ago

California inmate recruited ‘wives’ to spread fentanyl across Alaska, feds say

LA Times  

As Sunday Powers drove along a remote highway in Alaska, her boss tracked her every move from 3,000 miles away. “This guy’s very intelligent,” Powers’ brother, Charles Hills, said of Sanchez. Prison officials developed leads that thwarted “planned violence” at Sanchez’s prison, said the spokeswoman, Terri Hardy. Her brother said she was recruited by one of Sanchez’s “wives,” who had …

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Son of ‘El Mago,’ Sinaloa cartel legend killed in L.A., seeks new family legacy
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Son of ‘El Mago,’ Sinaloa cartel legend killed in L.A., seeks new family legacy

LA Times  

Eddie Escobedo Jr. is carrying on the hibachi restaurant business started by his father, a convicted Sinaloa cartel marijuana trafficker known as “El Mago,” who was killed Nov. 23, 2023. The oldest, Eddie Escobedo Jr., says he knows he will always be known first and foremost as “El Mago’s son,” though his dad never wanted his children to follow him …

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Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A network of illegal drug …

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DEA closing 2 offices in China even as the agency struggles to stem flow of fentanyl chemicals
3 months, 1 week ago

DEA closing 2 offices in China even as the agency struggles to stem flow of fentanyl chemicals

Associated Press  

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is shutting down two of its hard-won offices in China, The Associated Press has learned, a move that comes even as the agency struggles to disrupt the flow of precursor chemicals from the country that have fueled a fentanyl epidemic blamed for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans. “These closings reflect the need …

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A ‘miracle molecule’ could cut fentanyl deaths in half — or lead more into addiction
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A ‘miracle molecule’ could cut fentanyl deaths in half — or lead more into addiction

Politico  

But the proposal faces opposition from the health care providers with the most intimate knowledge of methadone treatment: methadone clinic directors. “The idea that a physician in private practice without support staff … that they’re going to be able to treat a complex medical problem like the use of fentanyl, is just not substantiated,” said Mark Parrino, president of the …

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A journalist tells Mexico’s president his supporters attacked her; he reacts with scorn, disinterest
4 months, 1 week ago

A journalist tells Mexico’s president his supporters attacked her; he reacts with scorn, disinterest

New Indian Express  

MEXICO CITY: A reporter told Mexico’s president Tuesday that his supporters had harassed her when she was trying to cover an event in June, and complained that his polarization of Mexican society has put journalists at risk. When she asked him what he would do about it, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reacted with a mix of scorn and disinterest, …

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A journalist tells Mexico’s president his supporters attacked her; he reacts with scorn, disinterest
4 months, 1 week ago

A journalist tells Mexico’s president his supporters attacked her; he reacts with scorn, disinterest

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A reporter told Mexico’s president Tuesday that his supporters had harassed her when she was trying to cover an event in June, and complained that his polarization of Mexican society has put journalists at risk. When she asked him what he would do about it, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reacted with a mix of scorn and …

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Secret US spying program targeted top Venezuelan officials, flouting international law
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Secret US spying program targeted top Venezuelan officials, flouting international law

Associated Press  

MIAMI — A secret memo obtained by The Associated Press details a yearslong covert operation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration that sent undercover operatives into Venezuela to surreptitiously record and build drug-trafficking cases against the country’s leadership – a plan the U.S. acknowledged from the start was arguably a violation of international law. He expects the release of the …

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US secretly spied on Venezuelan officials and President Maduro, flouting international law
10 months, 3 weeks ago

US secretly spied on Venezuelan officials and President Maduro, flouting international law

New Indian Express  

MIAMI: A secret memo obtained by The Associated Press details a yearslong covert operation by the US Drug Enforcement Administration that sent undercover operatives into Venezuela to surreptitiously record and build drug-trafficking cases against the country's leadership – a plan the US acknowledged from the start was arguably a violation of international law. "It is necessary to conduct this operation …

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Miami attorneys bankrolled DEA bribery scheme, federal prosecutors say
11 months ago

Miami attorneys bankrolled DEA bribery scheme, federal prosecutors say

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Federal prosecutors are expanding their investigation into a bribery scheme involving two former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration supervisors, turning their attention to two Miami defense attorneys suspected of profiting from repeated leaks of confidential DEA information. But federal prosecutors took the unusual step this week of asking a judge to invoke the “crime fraud exception” to this privilege, …

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An Indian official plotted to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader in New York, US prosecutors say
1 year ago

An Indian official plotted to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader in New York, US prosecutors say

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — An Indian government official directed a plot to assassinate a prominent Sikh separatist leader living in New York City, United States prosecutors said Wednesday as they announced charges against a man they said was part of the thwarted conspiracy. The Indian government official was not charged nor identified by name in an indictment unsealed Wednesday, but was …

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An undercover operative and an informant say they've been abandoned by Australia after helping fight organised crime
1 year, 2 months ago

An undercover operative and an informant say they've been abandoned by Australia after helping fight organised crime

ABC  

There's an Australian sitting in a Hungarian prison. "They don't want the population to know what they do behind closed doors," Miles says. "Essentially, they went to my mother and they said, 'We're aware that your son is involved with all sorts of people and does all sorts of things … we'd like to speak to him, we think we …

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Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl. Experts say the risk is 'extremely low'
1 year, 7 months ago

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

NPR  

Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl. Experts say the risk is 'extremely low' Last December, Officer Courtney Bannick was on the job for the Tavares, Fla., police department when she came into contact with a powder she believed was street fentanyl. Reports of police suffering severe medical symptoms after touching or inhaling powdered fentanyl are common, occurring "every few …

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U.S. says it 'infiltrated' the Sinaloa drug cartel in the fight against fentanyl
1 year, 8 months ago

U.S. says it 'infiltrated' the Sinaloa drug cartel in the fight against fentanyl

NPR  

U.S. says it 'infiltrated' the Sinaloa drug cartel in the fight against fentanyl Enlarge this image toggle caption U.S. Justice Department U.S. Justice Department U.S. officials say they've identified and infiltrated the Mexican drug organization that's largely responsible for the fentanyl crisis killing tens of thousands of Americans every year. "While El Chapo's Sinaloa was about cocaine and meth, and …

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Chronic pain patients struggle to get opioid prescriptions filled, even as CDC eases guidelines
1 year, 9 months ago

Chronic pain patients struggle to get opioid prescriptions filled, even as CDC eases guidelines

CNN  

KHN — Jessica Layman estimates she has called more than 150 doctors in the past few years in her search for someone to prescribe opioids for her chronic pain. The first CDC guidelines “put everybody on notice,” said Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, chair of the American Medical Association’s Substance Use and Pain Care Task Force. Taking into account the perspective of …

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What happened to the four Americans ensnared in a deadly Mexico cartel kidnapping?
1 year, 9 months ago

What happened to the four Americans ensnared in a deadly Mexico cartel kidnapping?

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Shaeed Woodard was identified …

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US arrests four suspects linked to assassination of Haiti’s Moise
1 year, 10 months ago

US arrests four suspects linked to assassination of Haiti’s Moise

Al Jazeera  

Officials say, while ex-President Jovenel Moise was killed in Port-au-Prince, plot against him was mostly planned in US. US Justice Department officials announced on Tuesday charges of “conspiracy to kidnap or kill outside the United States, resulting in death” against Florida residents Antonio “Tony” Intriago, Arcangel Pretel Ortiz and Walter Veintemilla. “While the murder of President Moise occurred in Port-au-Prince, …

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Dangerous mix of fentanyl and animal tranquilizer detected in few seizures in San Diego
1 year, 11 months ago

Dangerous mix of fentanyl and animal tranquilizer detected in few seizures in San Diego

LA Times  

The Drug Enforcement Administration says xylazine has been detected 23 times in the last two fiscal years in San Diego and Imperial counties. When the animal sedative is cut into fentanyl and heroin and sold on the street, it’s commonly referred to as “tranq” or “tranq dope.” The Drug Enforcement Administration’s San Diego field office reported that xylazine has been …

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DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’
2 years ago

DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — José Irizarry accepts that he’s known as the most corrupt agent in U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration history, admitting he “became another man” in conspiring with Colombian cartels to build a lavish lifestyle of expensive sports cars, Tiffany jewels and paramours around the world. And at least three current and former federal prosecutors have faced questioning …

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DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid 'unwinnable war'
2 years, 1 month ago

DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid 'unwinnable war'

The Independent  

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DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’
2 years, 1 month ago

DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’

LA Times  

José Irizarry accepts that he’s known as the most corrupt agent in U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration history, admitting he “became another man” in conspiring with Colombian cartels to build a lavish lifestyle of expensive sports cars, Tiffany jewels and paramours around the world. But as he used his final hours of freedom to tell his story to the Associated Press, …

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Jailed under Duterte, Philippine politician sends dire warnings on democracy
2 years, 2 months ago

Jailed under Duterte, Philippine politician sends dire warnings on democracy

NPR  

Jailed under Duterte, Philippine politician sends dire warnings on democracy Enlarge this image toggle caption Maria Salvador Tan/AFP via Getty Images Maria Salvador Tan/AFP via Getty Images Editor's note: Former Philippine Sen. Leila de Lima was briefly taken hostage by an inmate on Oct. 9 during a failed prison escape. Enlarge this image toggle caption Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images …

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Three men found dead in downtown L.A. after ingesting fentanyl, police say
2 years, 7 months ago

Three men found dead in downtown L.A. after ingesting fentanyl, police say

LA Times  

A crime scene investigator at the scene of a downtown Los Angeles apartment complex where three men were found dead from a fentanyl overdose Thursday morning. Three men were found dead in a downtown Los Angeles apartment early Thursday after ingesting fentanyl, the latest instance in what officials say is a nationwide epidemic of overdoses and deaths related to the …

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Maduro ally Saab was DEA informant before arrest, records show
2 years, 10 months ago

Maduro ally Saab was DEA informant before arrest, records show

Al Jazeera  

Alex Saab, an ally of the Venezuelan president, agreed in 2018 to cooperate with the US drug agency, documents show. Alex Saab, a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, cooperated with United States authorities for nearly a year starting in 2018 by forfeiting funds and serving as a confidential source, according to a US court filing unsealed on Wednesday. …

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