LOS ANGELES—Law enforcement officials on May 9 announced a dozen new federal cases targeting fentanyl dealers who—in all but one case—allegedly sold fentanyl and fake pills containing fentanyl that directly resulted in the death of at least one victim. The 12th case charges a person who allegedly distributed fentanyl to teenage girls who suffered overdoses…

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram repeatedly declined to answer a host of pointed questions from Republican members of a House Appropriations Committee panel during an April 27 budget hearing, including whether she thinks Mexico is cooperating enough with the United States in fighting the drug cartels flooding the country with fentanyl. Asked twice…

A federal judge has dismissed a charge against a former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent who was still working for the administration when he went onto U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, on Oct. 27 tossed a charge of lying to the government for Mark Ibrahim, the former…

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized millions of fentanyl pills as part of the “One Pill Can Kill” initiative, an enforcement operation that spanned from May to September. “The DEA and its law enforcement partners seized more than 10.2 million fentanyl pills and approximately 980 pounds of fentanyl powder during the period of May 23…

By Alex Brizee From Idaho Statesman Two years ago, the Drug Enforcement Administration, with the help of two Canyon County law enforcement agencies, searched a home west of Caldwell for drugs. The officers didn’t find any, according to court documents obtained by the Idaho Statesman. Now, residents of the Greenleaf home are suing the agencies,…

A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent was killed and two other law enforcement officers were injured in a shooting aboard an Amtrak train in Tucson on Monday, officials said. One suspect was in custody while another one died in the shooting that erupted during a routine check at the downtown Tucson transportation hub by officers…

A Chinese national found guilty of a money-laundering scheme to move tens of millions of drug proceeds was sentenced to seven years in prison on Aug. 3, while his Chinese co-conspirator pleaded guilty a day earlier, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Li Xizhi, 48, who pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge on…