US EditionTrump Set to Dissolve Transnational Crime Unit
- The Trump administration is set to disband a Department of Justice unit specializing in combating transnational criminal networks and drug trafficking by September 30, 2025.
- The closure follows an internal DOJ email stating the unit's 2026 budget will be zeroed out and the office dissolved without explaining the reason.
- OCDETF focused on breaking up international criminal organizations such as drug trafficking groups, human trafficking operations, and fraudulent schemes targeting elderly victims, handling thousands of ongoing investigations.
- Over two fiscal years, the task force confiscated more than $2 billion and contributed significantly to the apprehension of the head of the Sinaloa drug organization, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
- The shutdown raises uncertainty over ongoing probes and conflicts with the administration's stated commitment to combat drug trafficking and organized crime.
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'Zeroed out': Trump eliminates DOJ unit protecting Americans from organized crime
The Trump administration is “decommissioning” a Department of Justice unit known for dismantling transnational organized crime networks, including drug cartels, human trafficking rings and lottery and phone scams that target President Donald Trump’s senior supporters. Bloomberg reports leaders of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces Unit, or OCDETF, were told they had until Sept. 30 to shut down operations, according to anonymous int…
Trump Admin Shutting Down DOJ Task Force, per Bloomberg
The Trump administration reportedly is shutting down a Department of Justice task force that has focused on dismantling transnational organized crime networks, drug cartels and human trafficking rings. Leaders of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces were given until Sept. 30 to shut down operations, Bloomberg reported. The outlet said it obtained records showing a DOJ budget analyst last week emailed a counterpart at OCDETF said its …
'Zeroed out': Trump plans to shut down critical crime unit — and no one knows why
President Donald Trump's administration is moving to shut down a critical Department of Justice unit fighting organized crime and drug trafficking that dates all the way back to the Reagan administration, Bloomberg News reported — and there doesn't seem to be any clear reason why.The leaders of this...
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