Originally Posted by
LETTERBOY
In both articles I linked to, the DEA clearly states that the searches were administrative and not criminal. If it were criminal, don't you think they would've had to get search warrants?
The WaPo article stated this:
He (Rusty Payne) characterized the DEA actions Sunday as “administrative” in nature,
That's different than a definitive statement saying they were administrative searches. More like weasel words to my way of thinking.