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PRESS RELEASE. Idaho Man Convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute Meth Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison. October 10, 2024. BOISE, Idaho – Jason Earl Wright, 49, of Jerome, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today.
Update on the DEA's efforts to reschedule cannabis: what you …
Sep 11, 2024 · The DEA's efforts to reschedule cannabis mark a significant shift in federal drug policy. While reclassification represents a move towards aligning federal policy with contemporary scientific...
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DEA Releases 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment - DEA.gov
May 9, 2024 · WASHINGTON – Today, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram announced the release of the 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA), DEA’s comprehensive strategic assessment of illicit drug threats and trafficking trends endangering the United States.
DEA chief faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, no-bid contracts - AP News
Apr 20, 2023 · WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog is investigating whether the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration under chief Anne Milgram improperly awarded millions of dollars in no-bid contracts to hire her past associates, people …
Opioid crisis: DEA to strip license of large U.S. drug distributor - NPR
May 26, 2023 · The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says it will strip one of the nation's largest drug distributors of its license to sell and ship highly addictive painkillers within 90 days if some kind...
US DEA will reclassify marijuana, ease ... - Associated Press News
Apr 30, 2024 · The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country.
DEA cracks down on pill presses in latest front in the fight ... - CBS News
Feb 27, 2024 · In one bust, DEA agents seized several presses, along with 200,000 suspected fentanyl pills, in a duplex-turned-drug lab in New York City.
New DEA Rule Expected to Extend Controlled Substance …
5 days ago · In late August 2024, POLITICO broke news on the DEA’s internal plans to release an unworkable regulation that would render telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances functionally impractical. Although the draft rule was not publicly released, reporters uncovered how the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services strongly opposed the ...
Yearlong DEA operation cracks down on cartel associates ... - ABC News
May 5, 2023 · From May 1, 2022, to May 1, 2023, the DEA arrested 3,337 people and seized nearly 44 million fentanyl pills, more than 6,500 pounds of fentanyl powder, more than 91,000 pounds of methamphetamine, 8,497 firearms, and more than $100 million, according to a statement from the department.