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Border Patrol Foundation Inaugural Event

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November 10, 2009

The Border Patrol Foundation held its first annual recognition dinner in downtown D.C. to tout the creation of an organization whose mission is to “provide timely financial grants to the families of fallen” Border Patrol agents. Border Patrol agents often operate alone, in remote areas of our nation, many minutes and miles from backup or support. But given the impressive support shown by the Washington community at its inaugural event on Friday night, the Border Patrol Foundation appears to be off to a solid start.

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DEA veteran to lead DHS drug enforcement

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November 5, 2009

DEA veteran to lead DHS drug enforcement (11/4/09) — GovExec.com President Obama intends to nominate a Drug Enforcement Administration veteran, Grayling Williams, to lead the Homeland Security Department’s Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement, the White House announced on Tuesday.

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DEA Agents Killed in Afghanistan: Another Tragic Reminder

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October 30, 2009

The recent death of three DEA Special Agents in Afghanistan is a tragic reminder that the war on narcotics and terrorism cannot be separated in that part of the world. I doubt many heroin dealers and addicts in the U.S. make the connection between the two.

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Only in California: An MBA in dope dealing

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October 29, 2009

California University Offers Education in Marijuana – FOXBusiness.com Oaksterdam University is a cannabis trade school, founded in 2007, that offers students various courses in marijuana studies and “Canna-Business.” Oaksterdam’s Chancellor, Dale Clare, encourages enrolled students to study the marijuana laws of their hometown. She supports full legalization of marijuana in the U.S. to anyone over […]

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The Mexicanization of American Law Enforcement

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October 29, 2009

The Mexicanization of American Law Enforcement by Judith Miller, City Journal Autumn 2009 Chillingly, there are signs that one of the worst features of Mexico’s war on drugs—law enforcement officials on the take from drug lords—is becoming an American problem as well. Most press accounts focus on the drug-related violence that has migrated north into […]

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New Obama Policy on Medicinal Marijuana May Have Unintended Negative Consequences

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October 27, 2009

A recent policy from the Obama Administration directs federal prosecutors not to prosecute medical marijuana cases in states where medicinal use of the drug has been approved. This means that even though federal law conflicts with some state laws, those who act in compliance with state laws will not be prosecuted. The advance announcement providing assurance of no prosecution to a select group of people weakens the foundation of our effort to reduce the use of illegal drugs.

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DEA Announces Largest Single U.S. Strike Against Mexican Drug Cartels

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October 25, 2009

News from DEA, Domestic Field Divisions, New York City News Releases,10/22/09 DEA Acting Administrator Michele M. Leonhart joined Attorney General Eric Holder and other federal officials today to announce the results of “Project Coronado”, a 44-month multi-agency law enforcement investigation which targeted the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel. FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III and […]

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U.S. Counternarcotics Strategy in Afghanistan

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October 22, 2009

Michael Braun, former Chief of Operations for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, testified before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control regarding the Taliban’s involvement in drug production and trafficking.

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Anti-gunrunning lauded, questioned: IG questions use of funding

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October 22, 2009

Just days after the Justice Department said its anti-gunrunning project on the U.S.-Mexico border had made “enormous inroads into stemming firearms-related violent crime” and touted a planned expansion of the program, the department’s Office of Inspector General on Monday said some funding for the $22 million project was not being properly used.

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DEA to abandon enforcement efforts against marijuana dispensaries

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October 19, 2009

Feds to issue new medical marijuana policy – Yahoo! News Federal drug agents won’t pursue pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers in states that allow medical marijuana, under new legal guidelines to be issued Monday by the Obama administration. Two Justice Department officials described the new policy to The Associated Press, saying prosecutors will be […]

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