They were the first dea personnel to be killed in afghanistan. The southeast asian traffickers simply turned around and exported to europe, which had been virtually drugfree for decades. Federal eye dea identifies 3 agents killed in afghanistan. The secret story of how america lost the drug war with the taliban. Dec 16, 2016 an afghan heroin bust in october may be the largest ever of its kind in the world, with u. Oct 29, 2003 two cia operatives have been killed in an ambush in afghanistan, the cia said yesterday. Dea, cv5004, nylj 12027469623, at 1 edny, decided january 8, 2016 case name. Supervised the work of personnel in both offices, which consisted of. In order to expand his business, fletcher merged with a partner, gary best.
Don winslow, on writing the reallife horrors in the cartel. Deas efforts in afghanistan are supported through both direct appropriations and reimbursable agreements with the departments of state dos and defense dod. History of the united states army special forces wikipedia. More than 60,000 members of afghan security forces have been killed, a casualty rate that. Oct 22, 2012 special agents with a drug enforcement administration s dea foreigndeployed advisory support teams fast team burns a hashish field in afghanistan after a joint raid on the location with nato.
Heroin haul largest ever in afghanistan, if not the. Dirty war in afghanistan global researchglobal research. Bob fletcher owned a toy factory in marietta, georgia near lockheed dobbins air force base in 1985. The documents were generated by a federal project examining the root. Dea agents killed in helicopter crash in afghanistan. Former alum, navy seal and cia agent killed in ambush. In fy 2014, dea will gradually reduce staffing in a manner consistent with the u.
Afghan heroin bust may be largest ever in the world. Prior to bogota, dobrich oversaw the dea s militarystyle fast teams that battled drug traffickers in afghanistan and latin america, and were criticized for a series of fatal shootings in honduras. In november 2009, three dea agents and seven american soldiers were killed when. Dea agents idd as forrest leamon, chad michael and michael weston. In the first five months of 2017, the homicide rate leapt another 30 percent. Aug 10, 2017 in 2005, the dea embarked upon an unprecedented operation. Later, he found best was a highranking covert intelligence agent who intended to use the toy company for arms dealing. The operation, which also included american special forces and an afghanistan counternarcotics unit, took down a reported superlab in the western afghan province of. The car was waved through three security checkpoints without stopping before. Follis says the dea and cia often bumped heads in afghanistan. In one of the books, the main protagonist has an acquaintance who is a former delta operator working with the cia. The last cowboy culminates in the hunt for the terror cell that killed five afghan cia. Cia director lou panetta issued a statement saying, those who fell.
As the obama administration ramps up the drug enforcement administrations presence in afghanistan, some specialagent pilots contend that theyre being illegally forced to go to a combat zone, while others whove volunteered say theyre not being properly equipped. Deas militarized commando teams honed in afghanistan, but. Oct 27, 2009 two nato helicopters collided in afghanistan yesterday. Drug enforcement administration, american special forces and afghan counternarcotics operation last october resulted in the seizure of 20 tons of drugs. Several chris ryan novels, though told from the pov of special air service troopers, make casual references to delta force. Jack lawn, dea chief under ronald reagan and george h. A book trailer for against all enemies was released by putnam books online on. Dea agents ambushed in afghanistan firefight youtube. Nov 17, 2009 dea agent killed in afghanistan remembered michael weston was among the three agents from the drug enforcement administration who was killed recently in a helicopter crash in afghanistan. One was a hardcharging north carolinian who everyone called billyboy. A drug warriors inside look at the war on afghanistans. Dea agents were aboard a helicopter which crashed on monday. Department of state and drug enforcement administration officials, and as. Drug enforcement administration agents and others capturing 20 tons of the drug.
Sep 06, 2017 the deaths are a reflection of the heavy price the agency has paid in a secret, nearly 16yearold war, where thousands of c. Michael weston was among the three agents from the drug enforcement administration who was killed recently in a helicopter crash in. Dea agents among 14 americans killed in afghanistan the. Bush the linkage between fighting drugs and fighting terrorism is, with seeds of terror, now firmly established. The recent revelation that the dea is operating several militarized commando squads in latin america signals an apparent u. Dea personnel among 14 dead in afghan copter crash kabul, afghanistan cnn three drug enforcement administration personnel were among 14 americans killed when three helicopters went down in afghanistan on monday, a law enforcement source said. Highstakes plan to indict afghan drug lords on conspiracy charges. By early 2006, i was the country attache, a senior member of the drug enforcement administration at level gs15in military terms, the paygrade equivalent of a fullbird colonel. As a young man, his passion lead him to become a navy seal and later a cia agent, deployed first to iraq, then to afghanistan, a few months after he graduated from uc san diego.
Aug 19, 2009 dea agents must pass a grueling multiweek tryout to make the team. Moore, along with a dea agent embedded in the cartel as a sicario and his. Against all enemies is a spy thriller novel, written by tom clancy and co authored with peter. You take a dea agent and paratroop him in anywhere in the world, in short order hell meet with local cops, develop information. Jul 02, 2009 such complaints, so far mostly arising from the dea s aviation division, could complicate the obama administrations efforts to send dozens of additional dea agents to afghanistan as part of a. The dea foils an afghan heroin conspiracy how to become. Army special forces traces its roots as the armys premier proponent of unconventional warfare from purposeformed special operations units like the alamo scouts, philippine guerrillas, first special service force, and the operational groups ogs of the office of strategic services. Their goal was to stem the countys massive opium trade, which helps fund the taliban. Against all enemies is a spy thriller novel, written by tom clancy and coauthored with peter. Dea agents among 14 americans killed in afghanistan. Jan 29, 2009 campaign for liberty war mass destruction police cops mall cop taser tazer dont taze me bro dont war on drugs police abuse prison jail intimidation kop busters blue light gang human rights watch.
We speak with gretchen peters, author of a book that traces links between afghanistan s drug trade, the. In 1973, he sent thirty dea agents to bangkok, where they did a very effective job of seizing heroin bound for the united states, thus imposing an informal customs duty on thailands heroin exports. The dea has agents working around the world to fight drug trafficking, and the us has been vigorously fighting the heroin trade in afghanistan. Dea agents to stage afghan offensive world news south. The linkage between fighting drugs and fighting terrorism is, with seeds of terror. Drug agents neardeath in afghanistan highlights risks. Two cia agents killed in afghan ambush the independent. Fifty years of the royal anglian regiment 19642014 1st by bowns, steven isbn. A dea agent who was shot in the head last week in afghanistan during a mission remains hospitalized in suburban d.
Prior to bogota, dobrich oversaw the deas militarystyle fast teams that battled drug traffickers in afghanistan and latin america, and were criticized for a series of fatal shootings in honduras. The drug enforcement administration has identified the three agents killed monday in a helicopter crash in afghanistan, the agencys first fatalities in its counternarcotics operations in that. This is plausible, as delta force and the sas often work in tandem. Oct 27, 2009 the drug enforcement administration has identified the three special agents killed on monday in afghanistan in a helicopter crash. The biggestever seizure of heroin in afghanistan if not the world which took place last october in a joint operation between the dea, american special forces and afghanistans sensitive investigative unit and national interdiction unit the haul included 129 kilograms of crystal heroin, 6. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It is a primer for the new administrationa blueprint for what must be done in afghanistan to rescue victory from the jaws of defeat. Although the oss was not an army organization, many army personnel were assigned to the oss and later. On december 30, 2009, humam khalil abumulal albalawi was picked up by arghawan, an afghan who was the chief of external security at camp chapman, at the border between miranshah, pakistan, and khost, afghanistan. Follis joined the drug enforcement administration after a stint in the.
Piersante, 46, was one of scores of dea agents deployed to afghanistan after the u. The casualties marked the drug enforcement administration s first deaths since it began operations here in 2005. If anything happened to any of my agents or informants during an operationeven routine travel outside of the secure us embassy compoundthe weight was on me. Dea agent killed in afghanistan remembered michael weston was among the three agents from the drug enforcement administration who was killed recently in a helicopter crash in afghanistan. Special agent joe piersante, a member of the fast team foreign advisory support team, was seriously wounded in helmand province, afghanistan. United states drug enforcement administration, defendant. The task force included dea agents like jose and rogelio, but also a group of special agents from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms atf.
Gretchen peters has covered pakistan and afghanistan for more than a decade. The bureau of narcotics and law enforcement affairs inl works with the government of afghanistan goa and the international community to achieve sustainable reductions in poppy cultivation and narcotics trafficking, increase law enforcement capabilities, and reform the afghan criminal justice system to strengthen public security and. It features the same two protagonists, dea agent art keller and mexican drug lord adan barrera. The two men, both former members of the special forces on contract to the agency, were said to have been.
Jan 12, 2015 a drug warriors inside look at the war on afghanistans heroin trade a dea veteran recounts fighting the taliban and the cia while trying to bring down afghan drug kingpins. While in country, they train like soldiers, with target practice and other drills. Now, its authors drug enforcement administration agents and. With help from a number of other countries, this agency just scored a major coup against afghan drug traffickers.
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