DEA agent charged with carrying badge and gun at Capitol riot

Mark Ibrahim of Orange County, California, was arrested and charged with four crimes that include making a false statement and carrying a firearm on restricted grounds.

• Jul 21, 2021

DEA informant arrested in Moise killing

Many Haitians are begging to leave the country for fear of increased violence after the assassination of the nation's President last week. Mola Lenghi reports on the investigation into Christian Emmanuel Sanon, the Haitian National Police's key suspect in the attack.

• Jul 13, 2021
• 3:04

Haiti assassination suspect was former DEA source

One of the suspects in the assassination of Haiti’s president was an informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration, sources told CBS News. The agency denies any involvement. Mola Lenghi reports.

• Jul 13, 2021
• 2:15

Too big to prosecute

A 60 Minutes/Washington Post joint investigation into the DEA's response to the opioid epidemic again finds investigators who hit a brick wall in Washington. Bill Whitaker reports.

• Dec 17, 2017
• 15:12

"60 Minutes" preview

In the"60 Minutes"/Washington Post investigation on the opioid crisis in October, whistleblowers revealed how a new law weakened the DEA's ability to stop suspicious drug shipments within the U.S. In a follow-up investigation, they take a look at the biggest opioid case the DEA ever pursued against a drug company, McKesson. "60 Minutes" correspondent Bill Whitaker and Washington Post health reporter Lenny Bernstein join "CBS This Morning" to preview their Sunday report.

• Dec 15, 2017
• 5:54

Medical marijuana fight

A 12-year-old girl is spearheading a campaign to legalize medical marijuana across the whole country. Alexis Bortell said she and her family had no choice but to move from their Texas home to Colorado to treat her severe epilepsy. Now, her family and a handful of others are suing Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the DEA. Barry Petersen reports.

• Nov 20, 2017
• 3:43

"The Doctors" on opioid crisis

Opioid addiction is the deadliest drug crisis in American history. "The Doctors" traveled to Ohio to investigate for a special called "The United States of Addiction." "The Doctors" hosts Dr. Travis Stork and Dr. Nita Landry joined CBSN to discuss what they found.

• Oct 25, 2017
• 7:14

Opioid investigation

"60 Minutes" and The Washington Post's explosive report on how Congress, lobbyists and drug distributors contributed to the worsening of the opioid crisis is already sparking action. Washington Post reporters Lenny Bertstein and Scott Higham join CBSN to discuss the fallout.

• Oct 19, 2017
• 8:15

10/16/17: Red and Blue

President Trump to look into Drug Czar pick; Former Vice President Joe Biden awards Senator John McCain the Liberty Medal.

• Oct 16, 2017
• 30:15

10/16/17: CBSN Evening News

President Trump says he'll look into actions by Drug Czar nominee; Oldest female BMX racer defies the limits.

• Oct 16, 2017
• 51:50

Trump on opioid report

During an impromptu Q-and-A session in the White House Rose Garden, CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett asked President Trump about a joint investigation by CBS' "60 Minutes" and The Washington Post on the opioid crisis. The report found that Congress helped disarm the Drug Enforcement Administration. Rep. Tom Marino, R-Pennsylvania, a chief advocate for the bill at the center of the investigation, is Mr. Trump's nominee to be federal drug czar.

• Oct 16, 2017
• 1:09

Congress & the opioid crisis

A former DEA agent says Congress hindered the agency's efforts to fight the opioid crisis by passing a bill that made it harder to seize suspicious shipments of prescription pills. President Obama signed it into law in 2016. "60 Minutes" and the Washington Post conducted a joint investigation into how the drug industry impacted this law and the opioid crisis. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes talks to CBSN about the legislation and its key sponsors.

• Oct 16, 2017
• 4:31

WaPo's Lenny Bernstein on opioid crisis

A "60 Minutes" - Washington Post investigation found that, at the height of the opioid crisis, Congress passed a law that may have allowed the epidemic to worsen. The bill, introduced in 2015, was promoted as a way to ensure patients had access to the medication they needed. But a former DEA official said the law made it hard to stop distributors from sending prescription drugs to "bad pharmacies and doctor's offices." The Washington Post's health and medicine reporter Lenny Bernstein, who co-authored his paper's report, joins "CBS This Morning" from Washington.

• Oct 16, 2017
• 4:23

Searching for answers

Forty-one attorneys are demanding information and documents from prescription opioid manufacturers or distributors. The Pennsylvania attorney general is part of that investigation. He says 13 people die every day in his state from drug addiction. CBS News correspondent Demarco Morgan reports.

• Oct 16, 2017
• 2:29

Fighting the opioid epidemic

A justice department memo shows 65 doctors, pharmacies and drug companies received suspension orders in 2011, before the new opioid law went into place. The DEA has issued no suspension orders against a distributor for nearly two years. The agency says in a statement it will continue to "use all the tools at our disposal to combat this epidemic." CBS News correspondent Paula Reid reports.

• Oct 16, 2017
• 1:36

Fueling the opioid crisis

An investigation found the drug industry contributed at least $1.5 million to 23 lawmakers who co-sponored the bill, weakening enforcement laws at the height of the opioid epidemic. Congressman Tom Marino, the chief advocate for that bill, is now President Trump's nominee to be federal drug czar. CBS News correspondent Nancy Cordes is on Capitol Hill with more information about the bill and its key sponsors.

• Oct 16, 2017
• 1:47

Lawmakers face tough questions

Lawmakers face tough questions over an explosive "60 Minutes" report, finding Congress helped disarm the Drug Enforcement Administration during the height of the opioid crisis. The investigation with the Washington Post highlights the impact of a new law, sponsored by Republicans and approved by Democrats.

• Oct 16, 2017
• 2:24

DEA's opioid crackdown derailed?

Ninety-one people die every day in America from opioid drug overdoses. In a joint investigation by "60 Minutes" and The Washington Post, whistleblowers explain how the drug industry, with the help of Congress, turned the epidemic into a full-blown crisis. "60 Minutes" correspondent Bill Whitaker and Washington Post investigative reporter Scott Higham join "CBS This Morning" for a preview of Sunday's report and to discuss their explosive findings. Watch the full report on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. PT.

• Oct 13, 2017
• 6:50

Hunt for illegal opioids at JFK

John F. Kennedy International Airport processes more than a million inbound packages every day. As fentanyl and other potent synthetic opioids pour into the U.S., it has also become the front lines in the opioid crisis. Tony Dokoupil reports.

• Sep 28, 2017
• 3:28

6/18: CBS Evening News

The bodies of American sailors killed in a crash off the coast of Japan have been found; and, the son of an undercover Drug Enforcement Agent followed his father's footsteps and advice by staying away from law enforcement, but not the law.

• Jun 18, 2017
• 18:23

DEA chief on epidemic

The Drug Enforcement Agency's acting administrator Chuck Rosenberg joins CBSN to discuss fight against the opioid epidemic in the United States. He also discusses the debate over medical marijuana.

• Nov 17, 2016
• 8:53

DEA chief on opioid epidemic

A groundbreaking new report calls substance abuse one of America's most pressing public health problems, with 12.5 million Americans having abused prescription painkillers last year. Seventy-eight Americans die every day from opioid overdoses, and the CDC says more people died from drug overdoses than car accidents or gun violence in 2014. Drug Enforcement Administration acting administrator Chuck Rosenberg joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the crisis.

• Nov 17, 2016
• 4:45

Dangerous opioid overdoses

Addicts often don't know what is mixed into the heroin they've picked up from their dealer. Drugs like carfentanil and fentanyl are being used more often in these mixes, and the added potency is leading to more overdoses. Anna Werner has more.

• Aug 25, 2016
• 2:29

8/11: Evening News

The DEA has declined to remove marijuana from its list of dangerous drugs in the United States; the "duel in the pool" between Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps is one of the most famous rivalries of the Olympics.

• Aug 11, 2016
• 19:59

DEA and marijuana

The DEA has declined to remove marijuana from its list of dangerous drugs in the United States. However, the administration will be increasing research. Don Dahler has more.

• Aug 11, 2016
• 2:39

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