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This portion of a photo posted on Twitter by the DEA's New York division on Aug 30, 2019 shows Nicholas Palmeri. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration quietly removed Palmeri, its top official in Mexico, in 2022 over improper contact with lawyers for narcotraffickers, an embarrassing end to a brief tenure marked by deteriorating cooperation between the countries and a record flow of cocaine, heroin and fentanyl across the border. (DEA via AP)

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DEA Mexico chief quietly ousted over ties to drug lawyers
By JOSHUA GOODMAN AND JIM MUSTIAN - Associated Press
Fri,01/27/23-2:23PM , 86 Reads
MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration quietly ousted its former top official in Mexico last year over improper contact with lawyers for narcotraffickers, an embarrassing end to a brief tenure marked by deteriorating cooperation between the countries and a record flow of cocaine, heroin and fentanyl across the border.
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This June 13, 2016, file photo shows Drug Enforcement Administration agents in Florida. A current U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent and a former supervisor in the agency were indicted Friday, May 20, 2022 on federal charges accusing them of leaking confidential law enforcement information to defense lawyers in Florida in exchange for cash and gifts. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

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Veteran Miami DEA agents charged in bribery conspiracy
By JOSHUA GOODMAN AND JIM MUSTIAN - Associated Press
Fri,05/20/22-1:35PM , 217 Reads
A current U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent and a former supervisor in the agency were charged Friday with leaking confidential law enforcement information to defense lawyers in Miami in exchange for $70,000 in cash.
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DEA agent gets 12 years for conspiring with Colombian cartel
By JOSHUA GOODMAN AND JIM MUSTIAN - Associated Press
Thu,12/09/21-4:34PM , 153 Reads
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A once-standout U.S. narcotics agent who used his badge to build a lavish lifestyle of expensive cars, parties on yachts and Tiffany jewels was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison Thursday for conspiring to launder money with a Colombian cartel.
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