Drogenboss Caro Quintero in Mexiko gefasst | DW | 16.07.2022

Seit neun Jahren war Rafael Caro Quintero in Mexiko auf der Flucht. Nun wurde der einst mächtige Rauschgiftboss in einem Gebüsch aufgespürt. Er hatte das erste große Drogenkartell des Landes mitgegründet.

The DEA Is Using A Law Created To Give It Access To Landline Records To Gather Data From Encrypted Messaging Services

Everything old is new again. New and still abusable. Thomas Brewster reports for Forbes that the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is taking advantage of a nearly 40-year-old law to obtain information about WhatsApp users. In Ohio, a...

DEA Gives Former Marine Back $86,900 Cops Took From Him During A Nevada Traffic Stop Caught On Body Cam

Because law enforcement just can't stop taking money from innocent people, here's another roadside shitshow that has resulted in an attempt to force the government to give back money it flat out stole. This one has a couple of twists...

DEA Racks Up Two Forfeiture Losses In One Week, Returns $100,000 In Stolen Cash To Victims

In the past week, the federal government has twice(!) been forced to return money it stole from travelers just because it could. In both cases, American citizens were trying to board domestic flights at US airports. And in both cases, despite it...

Opinion | New Records Reveal Scope of DEA Spying on 2020 Racial Justice Protests

"CREW counted at least 51 instances where agencies enlisted DEA to secretly monitor protesters engaged in First Amendment-protected activity."

DEA Returns $87,000 It Helped Nevada Law Enforcement Steal From An Ex-Marine

Another bullshit forfeiture has attracted national press attention. This one has some added bonuses, like local cops stating on (body cam) that the easiest way to get their hands on the seized money would be to ask the feds to come in. It's...