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Over 600 people arrested in operations targeting Sinaloa drug cartel, DEA says

Over 600 people arrested in operations targeting Sinaloa drug cartel, DEA says

More than 600 people were arrested in a weeklong series of operations targeting the Sinaloa drug cartel, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced on Monday. The operations took place between Aug. 25 and Aug. 29, according to the DEA. During that timespan, DEA agents in 23 field divisions in the U.S., and seven “foreign regions,” carried out actions resulting in 617 …

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Mexico says there’s no agreement with DEA for new border enforcement collaboration

Mexico says there’s no agreement with DEA for new border enforcement collaboration

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum denied her administration had an agreement with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Tuesday, a day after the U.S. agency announced “a major new initiative” to collaborate in the fight against drug cartels. Sheinbaum was referring to “Project Portero,” an effort announced Monday by the DEA, calling it a “flagship operation” against smuggling routes …

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D.C. AG: Bondi naming DEA chief emergency police commissioner "unlawful" – Axios

D.C. AG: Bondi naming DEA chief emergency police commissioner “unlawful”  Axios AG Bondi strips power from DC police chief, rescinds sanctuary city protections in crime crackdown operation  Fox News Live Updates: DC Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Police Takeover  The New York Times DC sues Trump admin over move to sideline MPD chief, calls it ‘hostile takeover’  NBC4 Washington Donald Trump’s Move to Seize DC …

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Bondi orders DC to end sanctuary city policies and appoints DEA chief as emergency police commissioner

Bondi orders DC to end sanctuary city policies and appoints DEA chief as emergency police commissioner

Facebook Tweet Email Link Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday evening directed the Washington, DC, mayor and police department to end the capital’s sanctuary city policies and formalized the federal government’s control of DC police. In an order, Bondi declared that Terry Cole, the head of the Drug Enforcement Agency, is now operating as the district’s “emergency police commissioner,” giving …

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Pam Bondi names DEA administrator as ’emergency’ DC police chief

Pam Bondi names DEA administrator as ’emergency’ DC police chief

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi further cemented the Trump administration‘s takeover of D.C. law enforcement Thursday by shifting decision-making authority from its police chief and handing it to the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration. In an interview on Fox News, Bondi previewed an order by the Justice Department naming DEA head Terry Cole as “emergency police commissioner” of …

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Bondi orders D.C. mayor to recognize DEA head as ‘emergency police commissioner’ – The Washington Post

Bondi orders D.C. mayor to recognize DEA head as ‘emergency police commissioner’  The Washington Post Pam Bondi names DEA administrator as ’emergency’ DC police chief  NBC News Bondi names DEA head ’emergency police commissioner’ amid Trump’s takeover of DC police  AP News Terry Cole, chosen to take over DC’s police force, has spent 22 years at DEA  WTOP Karoline Leavitt says chief of police …

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Who is Terry Cole, the DEA boss now tasked with overseeing D.C. police? – The Washington Post

Who is Terry Cole, the DEA boss now tasked with overseeing D.C. police?  The Washington Post DECLARING A CRIME EMERGENCY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  The White House (.gov) Why is Trump sending US National Guard to Washington, DC?  Al Jazeera Trump has federalized DC’s police force. Now what?  CNN Signs of Trump’s takeover of D.C. policing are in view, with more to come  The …

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