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The Justice Department reached a $134,000 settlement with a New York woman after the Drug Enforcement Administration used her information to set up a fake Facebook profile to track other suspects.
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Denver -
State, local and federal government agents have launched secretive raids on marijuana growers and dispensaries in Washington and Colorado, the two states where voters legalized it.
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Madison -
On September 29th, protesters in Minnesota showed support for Angela Brown, a mother who hasn't been charged with rape, murder, or any severe crime. She gave cannabis oil to a son with a severe brain injury, and now district attorney punishing her for it.
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Davenport -
In the fight to legalize cannabis, millions of Americans have become civil disobedients in order to medicate their illness. Those people are at risk to feel the cold back hand of state, whose federal judges deny them the right to fair trial.
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Tucson -
Forget the Trojan Horse — it reportedly only fit 30 soldiers. But a drug cartel's watermelons? Let's just say they held enough weed to knock Wiz Khalifa out.
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A new report by the Drug Policy Alliance has accused the DEA of obstructing research for marijuana for more than four decades. It is an accusation supported by evidence.
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For years the U.S. House has been turning down proposals dealing with marijuana but this week that all changed when the House approved a new measure.
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The House of Representatives voted 219-189 in favor of preventing the DEA from using federal funds to raid medical marijuana facilities.
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This week DEA agents launched raids in 29 U.S. states, making more than 150 arrests and serving 200 warrants, while also seizing more than $20 million in cash and assets in relation to synthetic drugs.
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German utility company RWE <RWEG.DE> is to sell its oil and gas unit DEA <RWEDE.UL> to investors led by Russia's second-richest man Mikhail Fridman, giving up a profit...
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As the nation debates federal surveillance of the internet, local law enforcement is beginning to use spying on social media to combat marijuana.
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San Diego -
Back in April 2012, a young Californian college student, Daniel Chong, was left handcuffed and forgotten in a federal holding cell for four days with no food or water. He has now agreed to a $4.1 million settlement over the incident.
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Scarsdale -
The wealthy divorced mother of two from Scarsdale, New York, was arrested after it was alleged she operated a sophisticated marijuana grow operation from a warehouse in Queens.
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Washington -
In recent years law enforcement agents of the U.S. government have traveled to nations in conflict in support of the military and nation rebuilding and stabilization efforts. This new mission has proven extremely dangerous and even deadly.
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North Tonawanda -
While doctors improperly selling narcotic drugs is not unusual, Dr.Matthew Bennett is alleged to have illegally written prescriptions in exchange for goods and services including toilet paper.
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Discovery Bay -
Contra Costa County concluded its year-long federal investigation by arresting 19 people and seizing more than $1 million worth of marijuana, weapons and cash this morning.
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Saint Paul -
House Representatives in the Minnesota Legislature have proposed a bill that will open the door for resident farmers to grow medical marijuana for resale to dispensaries in states which have legalized the use and sale of marijuana for medical conditions.
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Washington -
Marijuana arrests accounted for more than half of all United States drug arrests in 2009, while its use among by Americans during this same period increased by 8 percent, according to two reports released recently by government officials.
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Columbus -
Lisette Lee, an actress and supposed Samsung heiress, was arrested in Columbus Ohio after authorities received an anonymous tip she was allegedly carrying over 500 lbs. of marijuana in 13 suitcases aboard a private plane.
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The bloody war in Jamaica continues today with more fires, a rising death toll and gun fire on the streets as the police and Jamaican army battle the Shower Posse drug gang and its' leader Christopher "Duddus" Coke.
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Three U.S. DEA agents were aboard a helicopter which crashed on Monday. Seven U.S. soldiers were also killed while the helicopter was returning from a counter-narcotics operation in western Afghanistan.
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In an act of civil disobedience led by Dr. Bronner (yes, the soap guy), farmers planted hemp seeds on the lawn of DEA Headquarters.
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Students at San Diego State were living the high life a bit too much. An undercover drug operation arrested 75 students on Tuesday. There were a total of 96 arrests made by the DEA and police. Partying hard is going to cost many more than just bail.
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Several retired federal drug enforcement agents have decided to sue NBC Universal because "American Gangster" had falsely made these DEA's look like villains in the story of Frank Lucas played by Denzel Washington.
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In what seems like a scene out of the show "Weeds" the Feds raided a factory that was adding a little extra herbal flavor to it's products. Tainted Inc. was treated to a raid on Wednesday.
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Moral of the story: If you don't know how to fix your truck if you run into problems, then don't use it to transport drugs.
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DEA FAST team member standing watch over opium seized during a raid on a residence in Afghanistan. Screen capture - ABC News
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) says Americans have a right to know about DEA surveillance targeting their international phone calls. Chuck Hagel/Flickr Creative Commons
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Daniel Chong, forgotten in a San Diego prison cell. Video screen capture
DEA FAST team members in Afghanistan arrest a farmer for cultivating opium poppies during a raid on his residence. Screen capture - ABC News
The size of heroin makes it highly portable and concealable for those dealing it. DEA
A member of the Drug Enforcement Administration's specialized tactical unit known as the "FAST team" searches for additional suspects, weapons, narcotics and other contraband during a raid on a residence in Afghanistan. Screen capture - ABC News
Lisette Lee who claims to be a Samsung Heiress was arrested when a jet she allegedly chartered landed in Columbus Ohio with 500lbs of pot on board. Screen shot KTLA.com
Special Agents with a Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Foreign-deployed Advisory Support Teams (FAST team) burns a hashish field in Afghanistan after a joint raid on the location with NATO troops in 2008. The DEA is in Afghanistan supporting nation-building efforts by the U.S. government and military as well as targeting the hashish and opium crops that are believed to generate hundreds of millions in funds for the Taliban and al-Qaida annually. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
DEA FAST team members practice firearms training at a desert location in Afghanistan. Screen capture - ABC News
DEA FAST team members make an early morning trek across a desert field while in route to the residence of a corrupt police chief in Afghanistan where they will conduct a raid that will end in his arrest. Screen capture - ABC News
DEA FAST team member communicating with other members via radio. Screen capture - ABC News
A DEA FAST team prepares to raid a residence in Afghanistan in search of opium. Opium can be processed into heroin, a highly addictive narcotic, which can then be shipped out of the country by the Taliban or al-Qaida to the streets of European cities. Proceeds recieved by the Taliban or al-Qaida from the trafficked heroin may be used to fuel the insurgency against the U.S. and coalition troops or fund future acts of terrorism. Screen capture - ABC News
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