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…
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DOJ 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…
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Supreme 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…
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President 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…
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Treasury 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…
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Border 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…
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Bipartisan 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…
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U.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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Secretary of State Travels to South America
Secretary Blinken met with officials in Ecuador and Columbia. This week, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to South America for the first time in his position…
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CBP Confiscates Record Amounts of Smuggled Narcotics
Border agents and their canine partners successfully interdict shipments of illicit substances. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has continued to protect the American public from illegal drugs…
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