Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Latest Breaking News

Judi Lynn

(160,601 posts) Mon Mar 12, 2012, 03:58 PM Mar 2012

DEA fake success in Colombia: convicted agent

Source: Colombia Reports

DEA fake success in Colombia: convicted agent
Monday, 12 March 2012 06:57
Arron Daugherty

A convicted U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agent has said his former employer inflates its success rate in capturing drug trafficking leaders in Colombia, reported Noticias Uno Sunday.

According to the report convicted DEA agent Fausto Aguero sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. In the letter Aguero said, "very low key subjects are accused of being drug lords or leaders of drug trafficking organizations. [...] A simple messenger who is responsible for payment of telephone bills or serving coffee at a meeting, gets reported as a coordinator for all logistics in smuggling cocaine."

Aguero said agents regularly falsify reports to keep funding coming to the agency and to receive promotions.

The former agent was arrested January 13 of last year and found guilty of cocaine and weapons trafficking. Aguero is currently in a Bogota prison awaiting extradition to the U.S.

Read more: http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/22745-dea-fake-success-in-colombia-convicted-agent.html

6 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

DEA fake success in Colombia: convicted agent (Original Post) Judi Lynn Mar 2012 OP

Another reason to stop the war on drugs....It's overblown and badly needed resources midnight Mar 2012 #1

The purpose of the WOSD is to divert those badly needed resources from the voters they could help Vincardog Mar 2012 #2

Well.... Cases like this DEA talking about the inflated stats sure does support that idea. midnight Mar 2012 #3

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #4

The ultimate cold call... Octafish Mar 2012 #5

k & freakin r! nt wildbilln864 Mar 2012 #6

midnight

(26,624 posts)

1. Another reason to stop the war on drugs....It's overblown and badly needed resources

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Mar 12, 2012, 04:00 PM

Mar 2012

could go to more important areas like education.....

Vincardog

(20,234 posts)

2. The purpose of the WOSD is to divert those badly needed resources from the voters they could help

Reply to midnight (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 12, 2012, 04:04 PM

Mar 2012

in the permanent underclass, and support the Police and Prison wing of the MIC.

Without the WOSD we could not have the state taking some peoples property (Seizing 'drug profits')
and disenfranchising people at will.