Follow-Up: DEA Drug Probe Into  Epstein Surfaces as Howard Lutnick Island Photo Draws Scrutiny (2/27/26)

Follow-Up: DEA Drug Probe Into Epstein Surfaces as Howard Lutnick Island Photo Draws Scrutiny (2/27/26)

Recently released federal documents revealed that Jeffrey Epstein had been the subject of a previously undisclosed Drug Enforcement Administration investigation beginning in 2010 that examined potential drug trafficking and prostitution-related financial activity tied to the U.S. Virgin Islands and New York. The 69-page memo, heavily redacted and marked “law enforcement sensitive,” identified Epstein and more than a dozen others as targets within an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces probe that reportedly remained active for years. Despite the scope suggested by the document, no drug trafficking charges were ever brought, prompting Sen. Ron Wyden to demand fuller disclosure and an explanation of why the investigation did not result in prosecutions.

Separately, documents released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act included a photograph of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick standing with Epstein on Little St. James, Epstein’s private Caribbean island. The image was initially made public within the Justice Department’s online archive before being temporarily removed and later restored, raising questions about how Epstein-related records are curated and reviewed. The brief removal triggered bipartisan calls for clarification, with critics questioning the explanation that the image had been flagged under standard review procedures. Together, the disclosures added to broader concerns about transparency, oversight, and the handling of evidence connected to Epstein’s network and associations.


to contact me:

bobbycapucci@protonmail.com



source:

Senator calls for DEA to provide info on "incredibly disturbing" Epstein drug investigation - CBS News

Photo of Lutnick on Epstein's island removed from Justice Department files now restored - CBS News







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