Long inspections seek to prevent trafficking. Truck drivers from Mexico have begun blockading bridges along the U.S. Mexico border to protest an order made by Texas Governor Greg…
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Marijuana Legislation Enters House Floor This Week
The second time legalization bill has been proposed. A bill to remove marijuana from the list of federal controlled substances will be taken up on the House floor…
Read MoreTreasury Department Sanctions Drug Traffickers
Targets individuals and organizations in Guatemala and Mexico. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated the Los Huistas Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) as a sanctioned…
Read MoreDOJ Sentences Former Detective for Bribery
Multiple field offices worked to investigate the case. The Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs announced the sentencing of former FBI officer Christopher Collare after a thorough…
Read MoreSupreme Court Hears “Pill Mill” Arguments
Justices seek to determine best practices regarding controlled substances. The Supreme Court is deliberating the case that sentenced two doctors to prison for violation of the Controlled Substances…
Read MorePresident Wants Secure Southern Border
He praises technology at land ports of entry. In his State of the Union address this week, President Joe Biden called on Congress to secure America’s border with…
Read MoreTreasury Sanctions Two Major Narcotics Traffickers
Under Secretary Brian Nelson delivers announcement. Last week, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed tariffs on two major drug traffickers known to be highly…
Read MoreBorder Patrol Reports Smugglers Recruiting Minors
Social media used by criminal organizations to reach teen drivers. U.S. Border Patrol has revealed that Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCO) are using social media to recruit juvenile drivers…
Read MoreBipartisan Report Shows Cost of Overdose Epidemic
$1 trillion lost annually to opioid abuse nationwide. Representative David Trone of Maryland and Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas, the chairs of the Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid…
Read MoreU.S. Navy Seizes $4 Million Worth of Heroin
The fishing vessel was intercepted on the Arabian sea. The United States Navy seized $4 million worth of heroin on the Arabian Sea this week. In a statement…
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