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Student forgotten in cell by DEA files $20 million torture lawsuit

Daniel Chong, the 23-year-old student at UC San Diego who was left in a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) holding cell for five days without food or water, has filed a $20 million lawsuit against the agency, according to NBC San Diego. “The deprivation of food and water for four and…

DEA apologizes to student left handcuffed in holding cell without food or water

The Drug Enforcement Administration has apologized to a college student that was left handcuffed in a holding cell for nearly five days without food or water. DEA San Diego Acting Special Agent-In-Charge William R. Sherman said in a statement to the Associated Press that he extended his “deepest apologies” to…

Student abandoned in DEA holding cell drank own urine to survive

UPDATE: DEA apologizes to student left handcuffed in holding cell without food or water Daniel Chong, a 24-year old student at UC San Diego, was taken into custody during a drug raid and abandoned in a holding cell for five days without food or water, according to NBC San Diego.…