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The Story Behind an Infamous Escobar Cartel Assassination
Barry Seal made a killing selling drugs for the Ochoa brothers, but after being outed as a key DEA informant, he was a marked man.
Shifting Sands: Cocaine's New Routes into Europe
As drug cartels continue to change their trafficking routes to evade interference by authorities, enforcement agencies are struggling to keep up.
The Branded Cocaine Bags of Mexico's Most Brutal Drug Gang
I collected the baggies while buying coke from the notorious Los Zetas cartel, in the town of Torreón.
The DEA Is Cracking Down on Flakka Smugglers and Dealers in Florida
A federal criminal complaint accuses a 22-year-old and her ex-boyfriend of bringing several kilos of flakka into south Florida from Hong Kong between March and April.
This Is What It Felt Like to Arrest a Friend for Heroin Trafficking
We spoke to a former undercover DEA agent about the two years he spent befriending an Afghan opium kingpin, before locking him up for life.
Congress Is About to Block the Feds from Cracking Down on Medical Marijuana
Lawmakers are poised to pass a budget amendment that would block the DEA from cracking down on legal medical marijuana dispensaries and their patients.
Mark McCloud Has 30,000 Tabs of LSD in His House
The San Francisco collector treats them like works of art.
The DEA Thinks Medical Records Don't Count as "Private"
Just another case where the feds feel free to ignore the Fourth Amendment.
The Godfather of Mexican Drug Trafficking Has Disappeared
The Mexican government is again under scrutiny for their relationship to the drug cartels.
Eric Holder Speaks Out Against Mandatory Minimums, Gives Us a Sliver of Hope
It's a baby step on the long road to ending the war on drugs.