Department of Justice suspends DEA airport searches due to racial profiling
The U.S. Department of Justice has recently suspended the Drug Enforcement Administration's authority to conduct airport searches on passengers.
Justice Department halts DEA's random searches of airport travelers after report finds 'serious concerns'
The Justice Department ordered the Drug Enforcement Administration to halt random searches of passengers at airports and other transit hubs after a watchdog raised concerns.
Justice Department Orders DEA to Halt Airport Searches Because of 'Significant Issues' With Cash Seizures
The Justice Department has ordered the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to suspend most searches of passengers at airports and other mass transit
DOJ suspends DEA searches at airports over civil rights concerns
Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz announced the suspension after hearing concerns about in the DEA’s transportation interdiction efforts, which include conducting consensual searches. During such searches, the DEA Task Force Groups ...
DEA halts passenger searches after alleged civil rights violations and racial profiling
The Drug Enforcement Administration has been ordered to stop searching passengers at airports — and seizing their cash — after a watchdog raised concerns that it was fueling civil rights violations and potential racial profiling.
Justice Department blocks random searches of travelers by DEA at airports
The DOJ moved to limit the DEA from doing random searches at airports and other transportation facilities after an Inspector General review raised questions about the agency’s procedures.
DEA to suspend drug search program at airports after watchdog raises concerns
The DEA said it suspending a drug search program at U.S. airports after a DOJ watchdog said it could potentially "violate the legal rights of innocent travelers."
Justice Department orders all consensual searches stopped at airports after ANF report
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has ordered all consensual searches by drug enforcement agents conducted at the nation’s airports stopped after a series of Atlanta News First investigations uncovered how the agents often search innocent passengers at airport gates,
DEA seizes 670K fentanyl pills headed to Denver
The Drug Enforcement Agency said Monday that a tip led to the seizure of around 670,000 fake pills headed to Denver from ...
Judge drops case against DEA agent accused of deadly Salem crash
It's the first clinical trial of its kind, and it could pave the way for a new way to treat breast cancer. The Providence ...
Judge grants DEA agent immunity from negligent homicide charge in crash that killed bicyclist in Oregon
A federal judge Monday granted a federal narcotics agent, accused of blowing through a stop sign and hitting and killing a bicyclist while on a surveillance mission in Salem last year, immunity from ...
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DEA seizes more than 600,000 pills, Denver man arrested in Colorado Springs
More than 600,000 pills were seized earlier this month and a Denver man was arrested in Colorado Springs, according to the ...
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DEA catches man with 340,000 fentanyl pills in Colorado Springs
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DEA faces legal challenge as uncertainty clouds plan to reclassify marijuana
Pennington pointed out in his motion that the DEA approved as witnesses officials from Nebraska, which opposes ...
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DEA Judge Blocks Researcher's Motion In Cannabis Rescheduling Case,
The DEA denies MedPharm’s bid to join the cannabis rescheduling hearing, sparking concerns of bias and exclusion of key researchers. Critics claim the DEA favors prohibitionist groups, undermining ...
Coral Gables cop indicted on bribery charges linked to two convicted ex-DEA agents
The corruption case against Coral Gables police officer Edwin Pagan grew out of the prosecution of two ex-DEA agents.