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    DEA Seeks Prosecutors To Fight Opioid Crisis; Critics Fear Return To War On Drugs

    The Drug Enforcement Administration wants to hire prosecutors "to hold accountable the people who are facilitating addiction." Advocacy groups worry the move would exceed the DEA's legal authority.
    by Carrie Johnson May 04, 2017 2 minutes
    An advocacy group says a move at the Drug Enforcement Agency to hire prosecutors is another signal of how the Justice Department is changing under Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

    The Drug Enforcement Administration has proposed hiring its own prosecutor corps to bring cases related to drug trafficking, money laundering and asset forfeiture — a move that advocacy groups warn could exceed the DEA's legal authority and reinvigorate the 1980s-era war on drugs.

    Citing the epidemic

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