Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is blocking the release of an unredacted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) document tied to a 2015 investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged drug trafficking and money laundering activities, according to a March 18 letter from Senator Ron Wyden. The document, part of the Epstein files, details a probe conducted by the now-defunct Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) into Epstein and multiple associates.
- Wyden alleges the DOJ intervened to prevent the DEA from providing an unredacted 69-page memorandum requested on February 25.
- The document outlines a 2015 OCDETF investigation (Operation “Chain Reaction”) into alleged drug trafficking, prostitution, and illicit financial activity tied to Epstein and others.
- The probe referenced “illegitimate wire transfers” linked to activities in the U.S. Virgin Islands and New York City.
- Wyden states the document is unclassified and argues there is “no reason” to withhold it from Congress.
- Reports indicate the investigation involved alleged distribution of drugs including ecstasy, methamphetamine, and ketamine.
- Senator Sheldon Whitehouse separately requested details on a related OCDETF operation known as “Trip Knot,” tied to money laundering and trafficking networks.
- OCDETF, a multi-agency task force targeting organized crime, was dismantled in 2025.
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