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DEA Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon today announced results of the 2018 National Drug Threat Assessment, which outlines the threats posed to the United States by domestic and international drug trafficking and the abuse of illicit drugs.
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Nanaimo -
Canadian cannabis producer Tilray is soaring ahead of Wednesday's opening bell after CEO Brendan Kennedy laid out his company's growth prospects on CNBC's "Mad Money."
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At a time when we have hit a critical point in the opioid epidemic, the FDA has found that patients believe they can use kratom to treat opioid withdrawal symptoms, and this is cause for concern because of the drug's side effects and risk of death.
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The United States is in the midst of a major health crisis, and it is not just our young people who are at risk. Synthetic opioids, far cheaper than heroin are flooding our streets and they have been linked to underground labs in China.
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The US Drug Enforcement Agency is applauding the new Chinese regulation going into effect on March 1, 2017, that outlaws carfentanil along with three other powerful synthetic opioids.
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A cannabidiol hemp oil used by thousands of Americans for a variety of medical purposes, including the control of seizures in children, has now been designated a Schedule I controlled substance by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
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Jonesboro -
A Jonesboro psychiatrist was taken into custody after his office and home were raided. He is accused of over-prescribing drugs that resulted in the deaths of 36 patients.
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The NYPD and US Drug Enforcement Administration took down a massive New York City drug ring Wednesday. Ten individuals were arrested and indicted, including three who are suspected of being major players in the drug ring.
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An explosion occurred in a laboratory inside a federal building outside Washington, D.C. Police suspect the blast is related to the making of illicit drugs.
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Washington -
The United States government is tracking the movement of millions of American drivers as part of a secret intelligence program that scans and stores hundreds of millions of motorist records.
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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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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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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
Image of powder meth U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
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
A young Kratom plant. Wikimedia Commons/Manuel Jebauer
DEA FAST team member communicating with other members via radio. Screen capture - ABC News
DEA FAST team members in Afghanistan arrest a farmer for cultivating opium poppies during a raid on his residence. Screen capture - ABC News
DEA FAST team member standing watch over opium seized during a raid on a residence in Afghanistan. Screen capture - ABC News
American Kratom Association/Twitter
Daniel Chong, forgotten in a San Diego prison cell. Video screen capture
The size of heroin makes it highly portable and concealable for those dealing it. DEA
The bud of a Cannabis sativa flower coated with trichomes bearing cannabidiol and other cannabinoids. Psychonaught via Wikimedia
photo illustration of 2 milligrams of fentanyl, a lethal dose in most people. DEA, Wikimedia Commons
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
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
Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters; Washington, DC. US State Department
Dr. Narendra Nagareddy Clayton County District Attorney's Office
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
Kratom leaves Wikimedia Commons/Manuel Jebauer
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