Tag: DEA

1 Million Fentanyl Pills Seized in Inglewood

LOS ANGELES—Roughly 1 million counterfeit pills containing fentanyl were seized earlier this month in Inglewood, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced Thursday. “This record-breaking bust is the largest seizure of fentanyl pills (the) DEA has made in California,” the DEA said in a statement. The investigation, which began in May, involved the DEA Los…


Slain DEA Agent Remembered As Hero, Role Model

Those who knew slain U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency officer Mike Garbo, say he was fiercely committed to his job, which was taking down “bad guys”. Anyone in law enforcement who needed his advice knew Garbo as the go-to guy. To be like Mike was a goal in itself, they said. “He was a leader, a…


DEA Warns Public About Increased Availability of Counterfeit Pills

LOS ANGELES—The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) warned Sept. 27 that there has been a significant nationwide surge in the availability and lethality of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. “We want to save lives and protect the community with this important awareness campaign,” said Los Angeles Field Division Special Agent in Charge Bill Bodner….


Disgraced DEA Agent Sentenced to 13 Years in Corruption Case

NEW ORLEANS—A prolific narcotics agent was sentenced on Thursday to more than 13 years behind bars for stealing money from suspects, falsifying government records, and committing perjury during a federal trial. U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo said the longtime U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent, Chad A. Scott, caused “far reaching” damage “to the…


DEA Agent Becomes First Federal Officer Charged in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

A federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent was arrested Tuesday for allegedly entering the Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, according to court filings. The agent, Mark Sami Ibrahim of California, didn’t enter the building, according to the court filings (pdf). However, prosecutors said he flashed his badge and a DEA-issued firearm in photos at the…


DEA Confirms Former Informant Arrested in Haitian President’s Assassination

A Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) official confirmed that a suspect allegedly involved in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was a former informant to the agency. A DEA official told Fox News and other news outlets Tuesday that “At times, one of the suspects in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was a confidential source…


The Silent Epidemic: The Growing Threat of Fentanyl in Southern California

When Gail Smith lost her son to a drug overdose in 2016, she joined an Orange County club of which nobody wants to be a member. “My son Kenny died of an accidental overdose of heroin mixed with fentanyl,” Smith told The Epoch Times. “We were told that there was enough fentanyl to kill 10…


New Law Requires Federal Agencies to Disclose If They Are Leasing Foreign-Owned Property

A bipartisan bill aimed at addressing the security threats associated with federal agencies leasing foreign-owned properties has recently been signed into law. Under the new law, the federal government needs to develop a system that identifies property owners before their spaces could be used by federal tenants for high-security purposes. According to the language of…