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A joint review concluded last month the DEA mishandled an internal probe of civilian shootings during its 2012 “Operation Anvil” in Honduras.

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Lawmakers scolded federal authorities Tuesday over reports of gross mismanagement of confidential informants, calling it a “horror show” of theft and abuse.

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An investigation reveals the DEA freed a suspected gun trafficker, seven months before his smuggled weapons were used in a deadly attack on border agents.

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Seven Baltimore police officers in an elite gun unit were arrested Wednesday, all of them accused of wide ranging abuses of power including citizen shakedowns, falsified court documents and overtime fraud.

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The task force will combat illegal immigration and violent crimes like drug trafficking and gang and gun-related crimes, while restoring a sense of safety.

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel met with Attorney General Jeff Sessions Monday, after weeks of President Donald Trump’s tough talk claiming he’ll “send in the Feds” to fix Chicago’s violence problem.

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The money must be paid within five days and will be dispersed to the Enrique "Kiki" Camarena’s widow and six children.

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A bill has been proposed in U.S. House of Representatives that would eliminate the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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It was the King of Rock n’ Roll’s birthday over the weekend; and while Elvis has left the building, so to speak, a gun he gifted to a bodyguard in the 1970’s fetched more than $10,000 at auction Saturday.

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White said he wasn’t at all surprised by the pick, noting, “I know the DEA better than anyone – inside and out.”

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Authorities said Friday a Romanian weapons trafficker will spend a decade in prison for arming a Colombian terrorist group targeting Americans abroad.

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A Puerto Rico man pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in trafficking firearms, according to last week’s announcement from the Justice Department.

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