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Trump Team Set to Dissolve Reagan-Era Transnational Crime Unit.

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  • Author(s): Leopold, Jason (AUTHOR)
  • Source:
    Bloomberg.com. 5/5/2025, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      Transnational crime; Budget cuts; Justice administration; Law enforcement agencies; Trump, Donald, 1946-; Drug control; United States. Dept. of Justice; Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004; Presidential administrations
    • Abstract:
      The Trump administration is dismantling the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), a unit established during the Reagan era to combat transnational organized crime, drug cartels, and human trafficking. The decision to dissolve the unit came as part of broader budget cuts across federal agencies, with the Department of Justice facing an 8% reduction. The move has left thousands of active investigations in limbo, with uncertainty surrounding the fate of ongoing probes and the future of the unit's employees. [Extracted from the article]
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