The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and the Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU) released their latest alert, Changes Related to COVID-19 in the Illegal Drug Supply and Access to Services, and Resulting Health Harms . This CCENDU alert was developed in response to indications that COVID-19-related disruption to an already-unpredictable market […]
Adel El Zabayar allegedly worked with the former President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro Moros and other prominent Venezuelan officials to distribute cocaine and weapons in coordination with terrorist organizations DEA Press Release Adel El Zabayar Charged in Manhatten DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York […]
Drug Agents with the Myanmar National Police recovered a significant amount of liquid fentanyl. This is the first recovery of the deadly drug in the notorious Golden Triangle of of Southeast Asia. The Golden Triangle refers to the opium producing region of which includes Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. The seizure shows that there is an […]
Today, Attorney General William P. Barr announced the appointment of Timothy J. Shea as Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration. “I am pleased to appoint Tim Shea as DEA Acting Administrator,” said Attorney General Barr. “A highly regarded public servant, Tim’s long career in both federal and state government and extensive experience in law […]
The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime recently released a document outlining the impact of COVID-19 on the world’s illicit drug supply. There are some interesting facts coming out of the document which is lengthy. Here are the major key points in the document: Key Points of the Impact of COVID-19 on the World’s […]
The DEA sent out the following press release after extraditing a critical CJNG cartel member. The CJNG also goes by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and has been very violent in recent years. Patrol officers and narcs alike should be keeping track of CJNG as they continue to grow within the borders of the United […]
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently released stats showing Age-Adjusted Drug Overdose Death Rates, by State, in the United States. Their analyses reveal that in 2018, 23 states and DC had drug overdose death rates that were higher than the national rate of 20.7 per 100,000. Except for Arizona and New Mexico, states with […]
On Tuesday, the DEA issued a final order to increase the 2020 Aggregate Production Quotas for a variety of opioids, benzodiazepines and other drugs used to treat people with COVID-19 (coronavirus). The order increases the APQ by 15 percent for certain substances including fentanyl, morphine, hydromorphone, codeine, ephedrine, and pseudoephedrine, and certain controlled substance intermediates […]
The darknet is a place on the internet few people go. To compare it to the real world, it is the seedy part of town that you warn people not to venture to. It’s a place where you can get all matter of drugs from marijuana to fentanyl to LSD. In a recent poll, 10% […]
More than a dozen states have said that marijuana and the dispensaries that provide it are essential services in a quarantine. Just like health services, grocery stores, pharmacies, and hospitals, many states are considering marijuana an essential product. California went so far to say in their shelter in place declaration that dispensaries are critical infrastructure […]
