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The seal of the Drug Enforcement Administration is seen on a lectern before the start of a 2013 press conference at DEA Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

Nation Dec 09

U.S. narcotics agent sentenced to 12 years in prison for conspiring with Colombian cartel

By Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian, Associated Press

Nation Jul 20

Security Fencing Continues To Come Down Around Washington, DC
Off-duty DEA agent arrested on Capitol riot charges

An off-duty Drug Enforcement Administration agent posed for photographs in which he flashed his DEA badge and firearm outside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot.

By Michael Kunzelman, Jim Mustian, Associated Press

Nation Aug 15

The seal of the Drug Enforcement Administration is seen on a lectern before the start of a 2013 press conference at DEA Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
WATCH: U.S., Mexico announces new plans on cartels

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officials will hold a news conference at 3 p.m. ET today. Watch their remarks here.

By Michael Tarm, Associated Press

Politics Sep 26

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Acting DEA chief tells employees he will step down

A person familiar with the move says Chuck Rosenberg will leave the post Oct. 1.

By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press

Nation Jan 15

What happens if kratom becomes illegal?

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has received thousands of comments on whether it should make kratom, a popular painkiller, illegal.

By PBS NewsHour

Apr 15

Reclassifying pot could usher in a new era in medical marijuana research

By David Noonan, Scientific American

As the government considers reclassifying cannabis, researchers say easing the rules could lead to big advances.

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Jul 17

DEA chief confident escaped drug lord ‘El Chapo’ will be found again

By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Drug Enforcement Administration's top agent hasn't really slept since he got word Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman had sneaked out of maximum-security prison in Mexico though a mile-long tunnel that opened beneath his cell's shower nearly a week…

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Sep 27

New rule to ease safe disposal of unwanted prescription drugs

By Carey Reed

In October, a new rule goes into effect making it easier for people to safely dispose of unneeded prescription drugs throughout the year at participating retail pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, narcotic treatment programs and prescription drug manufacturers.

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