Patel, a former national security official under Trump and the first Indian-American to lead the FBI, framed the fentanyl epidemic not as a policing issue, but as a global, coordinated attack on ...

Patel also highlighted a landmark DEA operation in May, which led to the seizure of more than 400 kilograms of fentanyl and 16 arrests—the largest bust in the agency’s history.

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's choice to be director of the FBI, arrives for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.

FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared Monday at a national sheriffs’ conference in Fort Lauderdale to make a pitch for buttressing cooperation with lo… ...

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Some senior officials who have taken the test have been asked whether they said anything negative about the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel. By Adam Goldman Reporting from Washington Typically, the F ...