DEA: Heroin, fentanyl are biggest drug threat to US
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says opioid overdose deaths hit the highest level ever recorded in the United States last year. A DEA report obtained by The Associated Press shows heroin, fentanyl and other opioids continue to be the highest…
Police across the US are buying an affordable iPhone cracker
By Mariella Moon from engadget More and more authorities in the US are getting access to an affordable device that can unlock iPhones, according to Motherboard. The publication’s investigation has revealed that a number of local and regional police forces,…
4 out of 5 people who had cash seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration weren’t charged with a crime
By Veronika Bondarenko From Business Insider The vast majority of people who have had cash seized by the Drug Enforcement Agency weren’t convicted of doing anything wrong. In a report released on March 29, the Department of Justice’s Inspector General…
FBI finally plans to track police killings
By Colin Dailedar From Mashabl Oct 17, 2016 Two years ago, as American media outlets began to realize the story of police brutality in America wasn’t just confined to Ferguson, Missouri, journalists started to look for context in data that…
Three J’cans among seven nabbed in US drug bust
From Jamaica Observer SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CMC) – Seven Caribbean nationals have been apprehended following two massive drug seizures by the United States Coast Guard in the region. On Friday, the Coast Guard said it seized contraband – with…