Drug Enforcement Administration
The embarrassing downgrade is a massive win for Mexican cartels.
Details on the “anticipated timing of arrests” and names of those to be charged were allegedly handed over in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars.
“The drugs were destined for New York streets, and the weapons shipments were meant for factions in unstable nations.”
The Portland woman walked around for an entire year with a badge she thought was real, going on fake ride-alongs, and developing “confidential informants,” the feds said.
Because pharmacies have finally restricted supplies of powerful painkillers, the market for potent fakes has exploded.
Mexican official says the battle over Cienfuegos is becoming their “Cuban missile crisis” as 750-page dossier paints detailed picture of his alleged entanglement with a cartel.
Mexico’s law requiring the U.S. to share sensitive investigations with officials—despite government corruption and cartel ties—will present a big challenge to the new president.