# File 150 - The DEA Ran a 5-Year Drug Investigation Into Epstein. Nobody Was Ever Charged.

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Podcast: [The Epstein Files](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-epstein-files-7685609)
Published: 2026-04-13T16:59:37+00:00
Episode link: https://nbn.fm/epstein-files/episode/ep150
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## Resource

On May 18, 2015, the Director of the DEA's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces prepared a 69-page memorandum opening Operation Chain Reaction - a formal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and 14 other co-subjects for illegitimate wire transfers tied to ketamine, ecstasy, and methamphetamine distribution across the U.S. Virgin Islands and New York City. The case was closed in June 2023 without a single charge. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche personally intervened in March 2026 to...

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