--- title: Law Enforcement Sex: DEA Agents Attended Parties with Prostitutes description: DEA officers participated in "sex parties" with prostitutes hired by drug cartels in Colombia, according to allegations in a DOJ report. canonical: https://time.com/3759802/dea-sex-parties-colombia/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-26T16:16:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T05:28:14.801Z article:section: Politics og:title: U.S. Agents Attended 'Sex Parties' Funded by Colombian Drug Cartels, Report Says og:description: Some of the DEA officers may have received expensive gifts from the drug cartel og:url: https://time.com/3759802/dea-sex-parties-colombia/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: U.S. Agents Attended 'Sex Parties' Funded by Colombian Drug Cartels, Report Says twitter:description: Some of the DEA officers may have received expensive gifts from the drug cartel twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # U.S. Agents Attended 'Sex Parties' Funded by Colombian Drug Cartels, Report Says > Sponsored content. 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The Department of Justice (DOJ) report, a review of sexual misconduct allegations at several law enforcement agencies, cited widespread missteps at the agencies, including the failure of supervisors to report misconduct, inadequate guidelines for handling some behavior and a resistance to cooperating with DOJ requests. The “sex parties” in particular were listed as an example of weak security operations at the DEA. Some of the DEA officers may have received expensive gifts from the drug cartel, the report found. Ten DEA officers admitted that they had attended the parties and were suspended for a period that ranged from 2 to 10 days. Despite the punishment, the officers did not have to undergo a review of their security clearance, according to the report. The report also said that agencies need to clarify rules on whether officers can patronize prostitutes in countries where the practice is legal or tolerated. “When employees of law enforcement components commit sexual misconduct or sexual harassment…it affects the component’s reputation, undermines its credibility, and potentially compromises the government’s efforts in prosecutions,” the report reads. The DEA referred questions on Thursday to the Justice Department. DOJ commissioned the investigation in 2012 in response to [allegations](http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/05/22/dea-agents-under-investigation-in-colombian-prostitution-scandal/) regarding DEA officers’ use of prostitutes. 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