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US Drug Enforcement Administration

Type: Organization

Name: US Drug Enforcement Administration (Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA)

Nationality: United States

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for Drug Enforcement Administration

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Central Intelligence Agency

The CIA Doesn't Tell The Truth--Big Deal, Right?

The Central Intelligence Agency recently agreed to pay $3 million to a former Drug Enforcement Agency official, Richard Horn, whose home was wiretapped in Rangoon, Burma, under apparently illegal conditions. That's one thing--a squabble in a distant country ... [Time - 11/05/2009]

Entities: Central Intelligence Agency, US Drug Enforcement Administration, Yangon (Rangoon)

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Drug sub carrying 5 tons of cocaine seized off Guatemala

U.S. authorities found five tons of cocaine aboard a semi-submersible boat during a joint operation conducted last month by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Guatemalan army off Guatemala's Pacific coast, a prosecutor said."Based on the ... [Individual.com - 11/05/2009]

Entities: Guatemala, Cocaine, US Drug Enforcement Administration

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Kenny MacAskill

Police paedophile operation was 'world class' says MacAskill

The police who snared the ringleaders of Scotland's biggest paedophile ring ran a 'world class' operation, the Justice Secretary told MSPs.Kenny MacAskill was addressing Holyrood following the sentencing a week ago of James Rennie and Neil Strachan.Both ... [Stv.tv - 11/05/2009]

Entities: Kenny MacAskill, paedophilia, Crime, James Rennie

First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Opium first among most used drugs in Iran

Opium leads the list of the most used drugs in Iran, Iranian Presidential Drug Enforcement Administration Executive Director Masud Zahedyan was quoted as saying this week by the Mehr news agency.According to Zahedyan, pills containing psychotropic substances ... [Trend News Agency - 11/06/2009]

Entities: Opium, Iran, US Drug Enforcement Administration, Cannabis, Ecstasy

First Reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 Documents

NATO

Afghan 'friendly fire' claim probed

The search for the two missing U.S. soldiers is continuing in Badghis province.STORY HIGHLIGHTSAfghan Defense Ministry: Seven Afghan security forces died, Afghan and international forces hurtOccurred in Badghis province in western Afghanistan which borders ... [CNN - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Friendly Fire, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, NATO

First Reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Canadian charged in smuggling plot

A Vaughan man, who considered using a submarine to smuggle dope, is wanted in Detroit for allegedly bringing more than a metric tonne of marijuana into the U.S.Hassan Mohammed Abboud, 37, led a group that used boats, trucks and had even thought of getting ... [CNEWS - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Detroit (Michigan, United States), Indictment, Smuggling

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

US reports increase in guns, cash seizures at border

US authorities on Tuesday reported a spike in seizures of guns and cash along the Mexican border since they began assigning more agents to stem the flow of southbound contraband. Nearly 600 illegal weapons were seized along the border by US Immigration ... [Taipei Times Online - 11/05/2009]

Entities: Seizures, Mexico, US Drug Enforcement Administration

First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

New Orleans man sentenced to 30 years for killing DEA agent

Ameal Parker will spend 30 years in federal prison for the murder of a Houston Drug Enforcement Administration agent who came to New Orleans for a law enforcement conference, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.Ameal ParkerAs part of a deal worked out with ... [NOLA Live - 11/04/2009]

Entities: US Drug Enforcement Administration, New Orleans, Jim Letten

First Reported 11/03/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 2 Documents

Police stop leads to series of crashes on Chicago's South Side

Woman killed after being struck by minivan fleeing cops, drug agentsXTribune staff reportText SizeA Woodlawn woman was killed Tuesday after her vehicle was struck by a minivan driven by two drug suspects fleeing police, police said.The woman was identified ... [Chicago Tribune - 11/04/2009]

Entities: Chicago, Robert Pérez, Lawrence of Rome

First Reported 11/03/2009 - Updated 11/03/2009 - 1 Documents

Bulgarian, U.S. police seize 150 kg drugs near Sofia

Bulgarian and U.S. police have seized 150 kilograms of illegal captagon tablets near Sofia, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday.The synthetic stimulants were found late Monday in a house outfitted as a laboratory in Vladaya, 15 km southwest of Sofia, during ... [Individual.com - 11/03/2009]

Entities: Sofia, United States, US Drug Enforcement Administration

First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 1 Documents

Former DEA agent wins settlement in suit against Justice Dept.

(McClatchy Newspapers - McClatchy-Tribune News Service via COMTEX) --Two colleagues who once fought drugs in California have won satisfaction in a 15-year legal battle that shone a bright spotlight on the nation's spies.Capping a remarkable courtroom ... [Individual.com - 11/04/2009]

Entities: US Drug Enforcement Administration, Central Intelligence Agency, Lawsuit

First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Pot trafficking center at Ohio business

Drug Enforcement Agency officials say they broke up a large marijuana delivery in Cincinnati at what might be a multistate distribution center.Agents interrupted the delivery of about 1,000 pounds of pot with a street value estimated at around $1.5 million ... [UPI - 11/04/2009]

Entities: US Drug Enforcement Administration, Marble, Kevin Howard

Quotes

...C Bud' into Michigan while "many loads of money transported back to Canada were in the $1 million to $2.5 million range." BROTHERS INDICTED

Canadian charged in smuggling plot [CNEWS - 7 hours ago]

" U S Border Patrol agents assigned to the Falfurrias Station seized 91 bundles of marijuana yesterday weighing 2,362 pounds. >click for hi-res Bundles of marijuana are concealed among a shipment of office supplies. During an immigration inspection at the checkpoint south of Falfurrias, Texas, on U S Highway 281, a Border Patrol K-9 team alerted to the cargo area of a tractor trailer. A closer inspection of the trailer revealed the bundles of marijuana concealed amid miscellaneous office supplies. The marijuana was valued at close to $2,000,000. The Drug Enforcement Administration assumed custody of the driver, narcotics and the conveyance. To report suspicious activity, contact the Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sectors' toll free telephone number at 1-800-863-9382."

Border Patrol Seizes More than a Ton of Marijuana at Texas Checkpoint [TMC Net - 14 hours ago]

Mr MacAskill told MSPs on Thursday: "These truly appalling crimes were uncovered and the perpetrators successfully brought to justice thanks to the outstanding work of the police officers and prosecutors involved. 'As a society we are deeply grateful for the work they do, day-in day-out. 'It was a case of global dimensions and shows we have a world class police service.' The former lawyer hailed Operation Algebra which snared the culprits as a 'landmark and historic' case. The wide-ranging police probe involved officers from Lothian and Borders Police and the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency as well as a number of other agencies."

Police paedophile operation was 'world class' says MacAskill [Stv.tv - 11/05/2009]

"Based on the report we received from the DEA, the submarine was transporting 4,992 kilos of cocaine" the head of Guatemala's drug crimes prosecutor's office, Leonel Ruiz, told Efe

Drug sub carrying 5 tons of cocaine seized off Guatemala [Individual.com - 11/05/2009]

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Drug sub carrying 5 tons of cocaine seized off ... [Individual.com - 11/05/2009]
The CIA Doesn't Tell The Truth--Big Deal, Right? [Time - 11/05/2009]
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53 Indicted on Drug Charges in Sweep of Bronx H... [New York Times - 11/05/2009]
Marijuana seizures quadruple in L.A. County [Los Angeles Times - 11/05/2009]
Mexican mayor tells of death before body discov... [New Zealand Herald - 11/05/2009]
US reports increase in guns, cash seizures at b... [Taipei Times Online - 11/05/2009]
New Orleans man sentenced to 30 years for killi... [NOLA Live - 11/04/2009]
Man gets 30 years in killing of Houston-based D... [Houston Chronicle - 11/04/2009]
Mexican mayor announces rival's death before bo... [Telegraph - 11/04/2009]
Former UK star Bennett inspires students at Eas... [Louisville Courier-Journal - 11/04/2009]
Mexico: Reputed cartel leader killed [CNN - 11/04/2009]
Michigan Driver Sues, Claims UPS Fired Her For ... [Insurance Journal - 11/04/2009]
FreeLinc Announces New Senior Vice President, M... [PR Newswire via MSN Money - 11/04/2009]
Police stop leads to series of crashes on Chica... [Chicago Tribune - 11/04/2009]
Dominican Civil Aviation issues unusual request... [Dominican Today - 11/04/2009]
Mexico mayor facing questions after declaration... [Houston Chronicle - 11/04/2009]
Pot trafficking center at Ohio business [UPI - 11/04/2009]
Former DEA agent wins settlement in suit agains... [Individual.com - 11/04/2009]
Bulgarian, U.S. police seize 150 kg drugs near ... [Individual.com - 11/03/2009]

Blogs

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The CIA Doesn't Tell The Truth--Big Deal, Right? [Swampland - 11/05/2009] The Central Intelligence Agency recently agreed to pay $3 million to a former Drug Enforcement Agency official, Richard Horn, whose home was wiretapped in Rangoon, ...
Buying Off Victims of Illegal Wiretapping at $3... [Emptywheel - 11/04/2009] …That could get expensive. That’s what the federal government agreed to pay to Richard Horn to settle his 15-year old suit against the government for wiretapping ...
The First Draft: Return from Dover [Front Row Washington - 10/29/2009] President Barack Obama returned in the early hours from a trip to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware where he saluted the flag-draped caskets of 18 soldiers and Drug ...
Obama attends return of fallen troops from Afgh... [CNN Political Ticker - 10/29/2009] Embedded video from CNN Video (CNN) - The flag-draped cases of 18 Americans killed in Afghanistan arrived at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware early Thursday, in ...
Obama Makes Surprise Overnight Visit To Dover T... [TPM Election Central - 10/29/2009] President Obama before dawn this morning paid tribute to the 18 U.S. military personnel killed in Afghanistan Monday, making a surprise trip to Dover Air Force Base ...

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