Thread by @SpicyPurritos, the DEA is a rogue agency that does more harm than good [...]

the DEA is a rogue agency that does more harm than good & should be disbanded. they were created to solve the war on drugs that they only have made worse & continued to abuse the system. decriminalize drugs & get rid of the DEA. https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/1273302086579621890

https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/1273302086579621890

#DisbandTheDEA https://twitter.com/politico/status/1273307038626590721?s=21

https://twitter.com/politico/status/1273307038626590721?s=21

#DisbandTheDEA https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2017/10/23/how-the-dea-keeps-changing-the-overdose-numbers

How the DEA Changed the Overdose Numbers — Pain News Network

By Pat Anson, Editor The Drug Enforcement Administration has released its annual report on the threat posed to the U.S. by drug trafficking and the abuse of illicit drugs. The 2017 National Drug...

https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2017/10/23/how-the-dea-keeps-changing-the-overdose-numbers

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this docket proves they knew illicit fentanyl was an issue since AT LEAST 2007 but they did nothing about it.
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=DEA-2007-0060-0001

#DisbandTheDEA https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5992324?test_ad=taboola_iframe_mw_news

12 Of The Sketchiest Things The DEA Has Ever Done (That We Know Of)

We have the war on drugs to thank for these.

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5992324?test_ad=taboola_iframe_mw_news

#DisbandTheDEA http://nationalpainreport.com/opinion-dea-denying-necessary-medications-8836075.html

Opinion: DEA Denying Necessary Medications

By Steve Ariens P.D. Pharmacist. There are an estimated 20 – 30 million patients suffering from intractable chronic pain—most of whom require opiates 24/7 to help manage their pain. Best pra…

http://nationalpainreport.com/opinion-dea-denying-necessary-medications-8836075.html

#DisbandTheDEA https://www.thedailybeast.com/dea-wants-inside-your-medical-records-to-fight-the-war-on-drugs

DEA Wants Inside Your Medical Records to Fight the War on Drugs

The feds are fighting to look at millions of private files without a warrant, including those of two transgender men who are taking testosterone.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/dea-wants-inside-your-medical-records-to-fight-the-war-on-drugs

#DisbandTheDEA https://www.firstcoastnews.com/mobile/article/news/dirty-dea-agent-facilitated-drug-influx-to-jacksonville-complaint-says/77-622098556

'Dirty' DEA agent facilitated drug influx to Jacksonville, complaint says

Special Agent Nathan Koen used his position to assist large-scale drug transactions, warning dealers of pending investigations and otherwise enabling shipments of heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine...

https://www.firstcoastnews.com/mobile/article/news/dirty-dea-agent-facilitated-drug-influx-to-jacksonville-complaint-says/77-622098556

#DisbandTheDEA https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-evanston-cop-international-drug-conspiracy-20181211-story.html

DEA agent in Chicago charged with conspiring to traffic guns and drugs with international gang

A former Evanston police detective has been accused of joining the DEA so he could conspire to traffic guns and narcotics with a violent international gang responsible for numerous murders.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-evanston-cop-international-drug-conspiracy-20181211-story.html

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https://www.drugpolicy.org/news/2015/04/dea-administrator-chief-michele-leonhart-expected-resign

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Scandal-ridden DEA: What You Need to Know
https://www.drugpolicy.org/sites/default/files/DEA_Scandals_Everything_You_Need_to_Know_Drug_Policy_Alliance.pdf

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Audit of the DEA done by the Office of the Inspector General
https://oig.justice.gov/reports/2015/a1528.pdf

#DisbandTheDEA https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/08/us/dea-agent-money-laundering-drug-scheme-invs/index.html?no-st=9999999999

DEA agent linked to Colombian money laundering scheme, prosecutors say

An agent with the US Drug Enforcement Administration is under investigation in connection with a scheme to launder millions of dollars for Colombian drug traffickers, CNN has learned.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/08/us/dea-agent-money-laundering-drug-scheme-invs/index.html?no-st=9999999999

#DisbandTheDEA @ACLU https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/privacy-and-surveillance/dea-thinks-you-have-no-constitutionally-protected

The DEA Thinks You Have “No Constitutionally Protected Privacy

The Drug Enforcement Administration thinks people have “no constitutionally protected privacy interest” in their confidential prescription records, according to a brief filed last month in federal

https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/privacy-and-surveillance/dea-thinks-you-have-no-constitutionally-protected

#DisbandTheDEA https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2014/feb/03/dea-parallel-construction-guides/

DEA teaches agents to recreate evidence chains to hide methods

The DEA's training guides on parallel construction emphasize the risks and rewards of using sensitive intelligence information in domestic law enforcement, as well as the methods available to agents...

https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2014/feb/03/dea-parallel-construction-guides/

#DisbandTheDEA https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/03/29/since-2007-the-dea-has-taken-3-2-billion-in-cash-from-people-not-charged-with-a-crime/

Since 2007, the DEA has taken $3.2 billion in cash from people not charged with a crime

The practice, known as, civil asset forfeiture is completely legal -- but a new report is raising ethical questions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/03/29/since-2007-the-dea-has-taken-3-2-billion-in-cash-from-people-not-charged-with-a-crime/

#DisbandTheDEA https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2019/5/4/is-the-dea-overreaching-its-authority

Is the DEA Overreaching Its Authority? — Pain News Network

By Lynn Webster, MD, PNN Columnist The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) does not have the legal authority to determine which health care activities constitute a “ legitimate medical purpose .”...

https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2019/5/4/is-the-dea-overreaching-its-authority

#DisbandTheDEA https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/452181-watchdog-dea-supervisor-had-improper-personal-relationship-with

Watchdog: DEA supervisor had 'improper personal relationship' with

A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) group supervisor had an “improper personal relationship” with a confidential source and approved payments to the source without justification, accor

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/452181-watchdog-dea-supervisor-had-improper-personal-relationship-with

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this thread is getting long! https://reason.com/2017/10/04/dea-agents-sold-opioids-stole-cash/

DEA Agents Sold Opioids, Stole Cash, and Falsely Identified Drug Suspects, Say Feds

Seize the drugs. Sell the drugs. Arrest the buyers. Repeat.

https://reason.com/2017/10/04/dea-agents-sold-opioids-stole-cash/

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going to include two links in this one to show how they contradict.
https://www.newsweek.com/dea-responds-chronic-pain-victims-opioid-prescriptions-1465090

https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2019/10/23/dea-announces-additional-regulatory-steps-address-opioid-epidemic

DEA, amid backlash to proposed cuts to opioid production, responds to pain victims: We don't...

After hundreds of chronic pain patients begged the Drug Enforcement Administration to reconsider its proposed cuts to opioid production, the agency told Newsweek it's not responsible for their...

https://www.newsweek.com/dea-responds-chronic-pain-victims-opioid-prescriptions-1465090

#DisbandTheDEA https://nypost.com/2019/11/06/crooked-dea-agent-took-bribes-to-protect-drug-dealing-pals-authorities/

Crooked DEA agent took bribes to protect drug-dealing pals: authorities

A former agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration has been accused of taking at least $250,000 in bribes to protect his drug-dealing pals with ties to the Buffalo Mafia, officials said. Joseph

https://nypost.com/2019/11/06/crooked-dea-agent-took-bribes-to-protect-drug-dealing-pals-authorities/

#DisbandTheDEA https://nypost.com/2020/02/21/dea-agent-allegedly-laundered-money-for-colombian-drug-cartel/

DEA agent allegedly laundered money for Colombian drug cartel

The feds arrested a star US Drug Enforcement Administration agent who they say has been living a high-flying lifestyle while secretly laundering money for the Colombian drug cartel he was supposedly

https://nypost.com/2020/02/21/dea-agent-allegedly-laundered-money-for-colombian-drug-cartel/

that’s all the links that i just personally already had saved but if you have others please add them with the tag #DisbandTheDEA!

#DisbandTheDEA https://twitter.com/michaelney19/status/1273635415384363010?s=21