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Trump's DEA Pick Chad Chronister Withdraws After Covid Criticism
US President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Chad Chronister, has withdrawn his name from consideration.
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How Delhi Cops Teamed Up With FBI To Bust $20-Million Call Centre Racket
A call centre gang run from India duped US citizens of 20 million dollars by impersonating a top officer of the US' Drugs Enforcement Administration (DEA), Delhi Police have said.
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Snapchat's New Tool to Educate Users on Drug Dangers Following Fentanyl Deaths in US
Snap, the parent company of popular social media platform Snapchat, has announced a new in-app tool that it says will educate users searching or drug-related key words on Snapchat about the dangers of drugs. The announcement comes after a public safety alert from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) last week that warned about an increase i...
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Former US Drug Agency Informant Arrested In Haiti Assassination: Report
One of the Haitian-American men arrested on suspicion of taking part in the assassination of Haiti's president last week had been an informant to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, a DEA official said on Monday.
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Top Indian-Origin Lawyer Appointed Acting Head Of Drug Enforcement Agency
Uttam Dhillon, an Indian-American top White House lawyer, has been appointed as the new Acting Administrator of the crucial Drug Enforcement Agency that combats the smuggling and use of narcotics in the US.
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Trump Administration Drops Obama-Era Easing Of Marijuana Prosecutions
The US Justice Department on Thursday rescinded an Obama administration policy that had eased enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that legalized the drug, instead giving federal prosecutors wide latitude to pursue criminal charges.
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3 Charged In Australia Over Light Plane Drugs Plot
An elderly pilot is among three men charged for allegedly plotting to smuggle large amounts of the drug "ice" from the United States to Australia in a light plane, officials said Thursday.
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Daniel Radcliffe to Play Drug Smuggler in Beasts of Burden
Swedish filmmaker Jesper Ganslandt is directing from a script by Adam Hoelzel. The story focuses on a pilot who runs drugs across the border and must evade the Drug Enforcement Administration and drug cartels
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Why Would Anyone Use A Chemical Weapon To Make Drugs? Money
This summer, carfentanil - one of the most potent opioids on the planet - hit the streets of North America. Many users who thought they were taking heroin actually injected or snorted a substance that has until recently been viewed as a chemical weapon . First responders pumped hundreds of dying, bluish people full of the antidote naloxone to try t...
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US Drug Enforcement Administration Denies Petition To Reclassify Marijuana
The US Drug Enforcement Administration on Thursday denied requests to loosen the classification of marijuana as a dangerous drug with no medical use.
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30 Kilos Of Cocaine Found In Airline Stewardess' Bag
A flight attendant fled when she was selected for a random screening at Los Angeles International Airport, prompting a search that turned up 66 pounds (30 kg) of cocaine in her carry-on bags, a Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman said on Monday.
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Zydus Pharma Inc Recalls 9,504 Bottles of Risperidone Tablets
The ongoing Class III US nationwide including Puerto Rico voluntary recall is for Risperidone orally disintegrating tablets in the strength of 2 mg, United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) said in it's Enforcement Report for the week of March 2.
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Indian-Origin 'Dr Death' Arrested In US After 36 Patients Die
An Indian-origin psychiatrist dubbed "Dr Death" by police has been arrested in the US after 36 of his patients died with at least 12 killed by overdose on prescription medication.
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Drug Overdose Epidemic Top Cause of US Injury Deaths
Drug overdoses have reached epidemic levels in the United States where they are the leading cause of injury deaths, surpassing car accidents and gunshots, the Drug Enforcement Administration said on Wednesday.
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Former US Agent Gets Over 6 Years Jail for Bitcoin Theft
A former US federal agent was sentenced to 78 months in prison on Monday for stealing bitcoins during the government's investigation of Silk Road and for secretly soliciting payment from the operator of the online black market for information on its probe.
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Trump's DEA Pick Chad Chronister Withdraws After Covid Criticism
US President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Chad Chronister, has withdrawn his name from consideration.
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How Delhi Cops Teamed Up With FBI To Bust $20-Million Call Centre Racket
A call centre gang run from India duped US citizens of 20 million dollars by impersonating a top officer of the US' Drugs Enforcement Administration (DEA), Delhi Police have said.
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Snapchat's New Tool to Educate Users on Drug Dangers Following Fentanyl Deaths in US
Snap, the parent company of popular social media platform Snapchat, has announced a new in-app tool that it says will educate users searching or drug-related key words on Snapchat about the dangers of drugs. The announcement comes after a public safety alert from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) last week that warned about an increase i...
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Former US Drug Agency Informant Arrested In Haiti Assassination: Report
One of the Haitian-American men arrested on suspicion of taking part in the assassination of Haiti's president last week had been an informant to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, a DEA official said on Monday.
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Top Indian-Origin Lawyer Appointed Acting Head Of Drug Enforcement Agency
Uttam Dhillon, an Indian-American top White House lawyer, has been appointed as the new Acting Administrator of the crucial Drug Enforcement Agency that combats the smuggling and use of narcotics in the US.
-
Trump Administration Drops Obama-Era Easing Of Marijuana Prosecutions
The US Justice Department on Thursday rescinded an Obama administration policy that had eased enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that legalized the drug, instead giving federal prosecutors wide latitude to pursue criminal charges.
-
3 Charged In Australia Over Light Plane Drugs Plot
An elderly pilot is among three men charged for allegedly plotting to smuggle large amounts of the drug "ice" from the United States to Australia in a light plane, officials said Thursday.
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Daniel Radcliffe to Play Drug Smuggler in Beasts of Burden
Swedish filmmaker Jesper Ganslandt is directing from a script by Adam Hoelzel. The story focuses on a pilot who runs drugs across the border and must evade the Drug Enforcement Administration and drug cartels
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Why Would Anyone Use A Chemical Weapon To Make Drugs? Money
This summer, carfentanil - one of the most potent opioids on the planet - hit the streets of North America. Many users who thought they were taking heroin actually injected or snorted a substance that has until recently been viewed as a chemical weapon . First responders pumped hundreds of dying, bluish people full of the antidote naloxone to try t...
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US Drug Enforcement Administration Denies Petition To Reclassify Marijuana
The US Drug Enforcement Administration on Thursday denied requests to loosen the classification of marijuana as a dangerous drug with no medical use.
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30 Kilos Of Cocaine Found In Airline Stewardess' Bag
A flight attendant fled when she was selected for a random screening at Los Angeles International Airport, prompting a search that turned up 66 pounds (30 kg) of cocaine in her carry-on bags, a Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman said on Monday.
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Zydus Pharma Inc Recalls 9,504 Bottles of Risperidone Tablets
The ongoing Class III US nationwide including Puerto Rico voluntary recall is for Risperidone orally disintegrating tablets in the strength of 2 mg, United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) said in it's Enforcement Report for the week of March 2.
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Indian-Origin 'Dr Death' Arrested In US After 36 Patients Die
An Indian-origin psychiatrist dubbed "Dr Death" by police has been arrested in the US after 36 of his patients died with at least 12 killed by overdose on prescription medication.
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Drug Overdose Epidemic Top Cause of US Injury Deaths
Drug overdoses have reached epidemic levels in the United States where they are the leading cause of injury deaths, surpassing car accidents and gunshots, the Drug Enforcement Administration said on Wednesday.
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Former US Agent Gets Over 6 Years Jail for Bitcoin Theft
A former US federal agent was sentenced to 78 months in prison on Monday for stealing bitcoins during the government's investigation of Silk Road and for secretly soliciting payment from the operator of the online black market for information on its probe.
