By vote of the eligible voting members, AFNA has changed its name from the Associate of Federal Narcotics Agents (AFNA) to the Drug Enforcement Association of Federal Narcotics Agents (DEAFNA). “This change formalizes our association with the name of the
Annual DEAFNA Foundation Scholarship: Jan. 1 to April 1
The Annual DEAFNA Foundation Scholarship Each of the Six DEAFNA Regions will grant a $2500.00 scholarship to the selectee The application period is yearly: January 1st to April 1st Qualification Requirements • The Scholarship is only open to children and
Who’s Eligible for DEAFNA Membership?
DEAFNA welcomes for membership all current and former DEA employees and sworn TFOs. If you, or someone you know, are interested in joining DEAFNA, please click JOIN US for membership info and to complete the application or ABOUT US to
No longer receiving DEAFNA email & Can’t access the private side of the site?
Do you no longer receive DEAFNA email or have access to the members only side of the DEAFNA website? It could mean that: 1. Your membership has elapsed. If you’d like to reinstate your membership to enjoy the many benefits
Passing of TFO Randy Hecht, Riverside DO, LAFD
Sad to report the passing due of TFO Randy Hecht, Riverside DO, LAFD, on November 9, 2024, due to heart related issues. Randy was with the Riverside CA PD and assigned to Gp 1, RDO from approximately 2000 to 2010.
New Thriller Novel
THE FOREVER GAME “The Forever Game by Jeffrey James Higgins is a tautly-plotted thriller bursting with both action and depth. Higgins himself has ‘been there and done that, ‘ and this experience reveals itself on every page. I’ve no doubt
AG signed a notice of proposal to reschedule a controlled substance sidestepping the long standing precedent for the DEA Administrator to do so
Greg Cherundolo asked to share the below: This appears to be the first time an Attorney General has directly initiated and signed off on a notice of proposed rulemaking to reschedule a controlled substance. Historically, the rescheduling process has been carried
The DEAFNA Foundation 2024 Golf Tournaments
Dan Salter asked to share the below: The DEAFNA Foundation 2024 Tournaments These tournaments support the DEAFNA Foundation which is the charitable wing of DEAFNA that exists to provide aid and assistance to members of DEAFNA, DEA, DEA Task Force
DEAFNA Letters Sent in Opposition to Rescheduling Marijuana
Marshall Fisher DEAFNA President, Dan Salter Past President, Greg Cherundolo President-Elect, and member, John Coleman collaborated in drafting the letter below in opposition to Rescheduling Marijuana from Schedule I Classification. The letter was sent to: U.S. Department of Justice Attn: Honorable Merrick
Busting Drug Dealers: Diaries of a DEA Special Agent
Mike Fredericks worked as a sky marshal, US Customs Special Agent, and DEA Special Agent in the Pacific Northwest, at EPIC, and in overseas assignments in Colombia, Pakistan, the Caribbean, and South Asia, busting drug traffickers and enforcing US drug
Lop-Sided Prison Exchanges: Ob Ed
AFNA Mid-Atlantic Region VP and Retired Chief of Operations, Greg Cherundolo wrote the below Op Ed. VP Cherundolo, eloquently stated what we all felt regarding the Victor Bout trade. Thanks to VP Cherundolo for taking the initiative. Dan Salter President
Book- California’s Capitol Corridor by Matthew Gerald Vurek
The “Capitol Corridor” is the name of the Amtrak passenger train route between California’s capital, Sacramento, and San Jose, the state’s first capital upon admission to the Union in 1850. The scenery between these two areas highlights vastly different land uses; examples include an industrialized shoreline covered with a forest of petroleum refineries, urban areas transitioning from industrial to residential use, and a wildlife refuge disturbed only by the passage of freight trains. The Capitol Corridor is now an integral part of the transportation scene in Northern California. Since 1991, its equipment and infrastructure have evolved to keep pace with technology as well as the area’s dynamic economic and social environment.
The author is retired DEA Intelligence Research Specialist Matthew G. Vurek, a past president of the Central Coast Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.
Book- One Hell of a Ride 2 By Pierre Charette
B00K 2 “ONE HELL OF A RIDE 2” From French Connection to Operation Southern Comfort, this is finally released for you reading. Southern Comfort was declared by the Attorney General of the United States , as the “LARGEST COCAINE CONSPIRACY
Qualified Charitable Distribution – Worth considering
At the AFNA Conference this week, Tom Byrne brought to my attention a section of the IRS Code regarding Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD), which may be of benefit to members that have an IRA. Clearly, this may not apply to
Tweeker Parade By Philippa LeVine
Flight of the Westwind
The latest release from JEBWizard Publishing, The Flight of the Westwind by Russ Protentis. Russ takes you inside the investigations of some of the largest cocaine cartels in the world giving the reader a unique perspective of the frustrations, dangers,
Gary Baldocchi’s Book wins The Independent Author Network 2019 Book of the Year Award
John Seaman asked to share the below: Gary Baldocchi who was the former RAC in San Jose and retired in the mid 2000s from DEA has written a spy action novel with a DEA theme that just won the The
Suggested Reading: Missing Man by Barry Meier
Barry Meier, author of Missing Man, asked to share the below: An ex-FBI agent turned CIA consultant disappears in Iran…The spy agency abandons him…Arms dealers and criminals join the manhunt…Then, a hostage video appears. It may sound like fiction. But
BOOKS FOR YOUR READING PLEASURE
Submitted by David G. Wilson on August 17, 2015 – 1:18pm Below is a list of books recently published that I think would be of interest to the membership. They are written by members of the AFFNA family and they