In 2005, the United States reached what was thought to be the peak of the methamphetamine epidemic. Thousands of domestic labs dotted the country. Users were overdosing at unthinkable rates and law enforcement agencies, including the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), were doing their best to keep the synthetic substance off...

In anticipation of round-up number two in 2019, in September 24-28, 2018, the Asheville Post of Duty (POD), along with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the Swain County, Jackson County and Buncombe County Sheriff’s Offices, the Cherokee Indian Police Department, the Asheville Police Department and several other state and...

CHICAGO – A partnership was announced this month among the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Chicago Crime Commission, and Clear Channel Outdoor to highlight a public awareness campaign that addresses the prescription opioid, heroin and fentanyl epidemic plaguing the city of Chicago, our state, and our nation. Provocative and...