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Former US Drug Agency Informant Arrested In Haiti Assassination: Report
One of the Haitian-American men arrested on suspicion of taking part in the assassination of Haiti's president last week had been an informant to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, a DEA official said on Monday.
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3 Charged In Australia Over Light Plane Drugs Plot
An elderly pilot is among three men charged for allegedly plotting to smuggle large amounts of the drug "ice" from the United States to Australia in a light plane, officials said Thursday.
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Why Would Anyone Use A Chemical Weapon To Make Drugs? Money
This summer, carfentanil - one of the most potent opioids on the planet - hit the streets of North America. Many users who thought they were taking heroin actually injected or snorted a substance that has until recently been viewed as a chemical weapon . First responders pumped hundreds of dying, bluish people full of the antidote naloxone to try t...
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US Drug Enforcement Administration Denies Petition To Reclassify Marijuana
The US Drug Enforcement Administration on Thursday denied requests to loosen the classification of marijuana as a dangerous drug with no medical use.
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30 Kilos Of Cocaine Found In Airline Stewardess' Bag
A flight attendant fled when she was selected for a random screening at Los Angeles International Airport, prompting a search that turned up 66 pounds (30 kg) of cocaine in her carry-on bags, a Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman said on Monday.
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Indian-Origin 'Dr Death' Arrested In US After 36 Patients Die
An Indian-origin psychiatrist dubbed "Dr Death" by police has been arrested in the US after 36 of his patients died with at least 12 killed by overdose on prescription medication.
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Drug Overdose Epidemic Top Cause of US Injury Deaths
Drug overdoses have reached epidemic levels in the United States where they are the leading cause of injury deaths, surpassing car accidents and gunshots, the Drug Enforcement Administration said on Wednesday.
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Former US Agent Gets Over 6 Years Jail for Bitcoin Theft
A former US federal agent was sentenced to 78 months in prison on Monday for stealing bitcoins during the government's investigation of Silk Road and for secretly soliciting payment from the operator of the online black market for information on its probe.
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Former German Soldier Gets 20 Years for Plot to Kill US Agent
A former sniper in the German army has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to kill a US drug enforcement agent in Liberia, authorities said Friday.
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Is 'El Chapo' in Costa Rica? Maybe... Maybe Not
Was the son of fugitive Mexican druglord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman foolish enough to give away his father's hideout on Twitter?
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Pakistani Alleged Narco Brothers Extradited to US
Two Pakistani brothers were extradited to New York on Friday to face charges that they conspired to smuggle heroin into America and sell missile launchers to Colombian rebels, prosecutors said.
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Judge Rules Fugitive Mexico Kingpin to be Sent to US
A Mexican judge has issued an order to extradite fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States -- if he is recaptured after his jailbreak, authorities said on Thursday.
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Mexico Sacks Prison Chiefs Over Guzman Escape, Offers Bounty
Mexico's government offered a $3.8 million reward for the capture of fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on Monday and sacked top prison officials amid suspicions that guards helped him escape.
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Mexican Drug Kingpin, El Chapo, Escapes Prison Through Tunnel
Mexican security forces hunted Sunday for drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman after he escaped through a long tunnel under his prison cell's shower, dealing a blow to the government.
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US Warns Agents Not to Consort With Prostitutes
The head of the US Justice Department on Friday warned the agency's employees -- including FBI and DEA agents -- not to solicit prostitutes.
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Former US Drug Agency Informant Arrested In Haiti Assassination: Report
One of the Haitian-American men arrested on suspicion of taking part in the assassination of Haiti's president last week had been an informant to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, a DEA official said on Monday.
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3 Charged In Australia Over Light Plane Drugs Plot
An elderly pilot is among three men charged for allegedly plotting to smuggle large amounts of the drug "ice" from the United States to Australia in a light plane, officials said Thursday.
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Why Would Anyone Use A Chemical Weapon To Make Drugs? Money
This summer, carfentanil - one of the most potent opioids on the planet - hit the streets of North America. Many users who thought they were taking heroin actually injected or snorted a substance that has until recently been viewed as a chemical weapon . First responders pumped hundreds of dying, bluish people full of the antidote naloxone to try t...
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US Drug Enforcement Administration Denies Petition To Reclassify Marijuana
The US Drug Enforcement Administration on Thursday denied requests to loosen the classification of marijuana as a dangerous drug with no medical use.
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30 Kilos Of Cocaine Found In Airline Stewardess' Bag
A flight attendant fled when she was selected for a random screening at Los Angeles International Airport, prompting a search that turned up 66 pounds (30 kg) of cocaine in her carry-on bags, a Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman said on Monday.
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Indian-Origin 'Dr Death' Arrested In US After 36 Patients Die
An Indian-origin psychiatrist dubbed "Dr Death" by police has been arrested in the US after 36 of his patients died with at least 12 killed by overdose on prescription medication.
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Drug Overdose Epidemic Top Cause of US Injury Deaths
Drug overdoses have reached epidemic levels in the United States where they are the leading cause of injury deaths, surpassing car accidents and gunshots, the Drug Enforcement Administration said on Wednesday.
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Former US Agent Gets Over 6 Years Jail for Bitcoin Theft
A former US federal agent was sentenced to 78 months in prison on Monday for stealing bitcoins during the government's investigation of Silk Road and for secretly soliciting payment from the operator of the online black market for information on its probe.
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Former German Soldier Gets 20 Years for Plot to Kill US Agent
A former sniper in the German army has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to kill a US drug enforcement agent in Liberia, authorities said Friday.
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Is 'El Chapo' in Costa Rica? Maybe... Maybe Not
Was the son of fugitive Mexican druglord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman foolish enough to give away his father's hideout on Twitter?
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Pakistani Alleged Narco Brothers Extradited to US
Two Pakistani brothers were extradited to New York on Friday to face charges that they conspired to smuggle heroin into America and sell missile launchers to Colombian rebels, prosecutors said.
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Judge Rules Fugitive Mexico Kingpin to be Sent to US
A Mexican judge has issued an order to extradite fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States -- if he is recaptured after his jailbreak, authorities said on Thursday.
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Mexico Sacks Prison Chiefs Over Guzman Escape, Offers Bounty
Mexico's government offered a $3.8 million reward for the capture of fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on Monday and sacked top prison officials amid suspicions that guards helped him escape.
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Mexican Drug Kingpin, El Chapo, Escapes Prison Through Tunnel
Mexican security forces hunted Sunday for drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman after he escaped through a long tunnel under his prison cell's shower, dealing a blow to the government.
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US Warns Agents Not to Consort With Prostitutes
The head of the US Justice Department on Friday warned the agency's employees -- including FBI and DEA agents -- not to solicit prostitutes.
