Tag Archives: DEA
Russia warns citizens abroad of US law enforcement overreach
“Warning for Russian citizens traveling internationally,” the Foreign Ministry bulletin said. “Recently, detentions of Russian citizens in various countries, at the request of American law enforcement, have become more frequent — with the goal of extradition and legal prosecution in the United States.” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/03/world/europe/russia-issues-travel-warning-about-united-states.html?ref=world Citing examples in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Lithuania and […]
The new American Drug War
The new documentary by director Kevin Booth, American Drug War 2, highlights the case of a 2-year-old boy who lay in a coma not eating for over 40 days after surviving brain surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. His parents are told to make funeral arrangements. However, his father had read about a version of an ancient […]
US college student wins civil suit after DEA torture detention
A university student in the US city of San Diego has received $4.1m (£2.7m) from the US government after he was abandoned for more than four days in a prison cell. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23512853 Daniel Chong said he drank his urine to stay alive, tried to carve a message to his mother on his arm and hallucinated. […]
Colombian troops die in rescue attempt of US operative
At least 17 Colombian troops have died in an ambush in the east of the country, close to Venezuela’s border. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23394408 Saturday’s ambush happened in a rural part of Arauca known as El Mordisco. A number of guerrilla fighters were injured and captured, reports said. Earlier the Farc said it had captured a former US […]
DEA agent assassinated in Colombia
A Drug Enforcement Administration agent was killed in Colombia, the American ambassador, P. Michael McKinley, said Friday. Colombian authorities said the American agent, James Watson, 43, was stabbed four times. Mr. Watson left a meeting with friends at a Bogotá restaurant and got into a taxi. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/22/world/americas/dea-agent-in-colombia-is-killed-in-possible-attempt-at-robbery.html?ref=world Col. Camilo Cabana of the National Police said […]
West takes hold of narco-states in Africa
D.E.A. operatives posed as members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, the rebel group designated a terrorist organization by the United States. They met with ranking members of the Bissau military to import thousands of kilos of cocaine into the country.http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/world/africa/us-sting-that-snared-guinea-bissau-ex-admiral-shines-light-on-drug-trade.html?ref=world The operations have laid bare some of the inner workings of […]
Former DEA says “Reefer Madness” will descend on CO, WA
Former DEA chief Peter Bensinger warned that full implementation of the marijuana legalization laws would “cause havoc” in the communities, schools and roads of Colorado and Washington state. “The highways would be littered with fatalities because you’re going to have increased use and marijuana stays in the body much longer than alcohol,” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21674166 “Most of these […]
Dirty Babylon 