Tennessee Death Penalty Drug Seized By DEA

• Justice Department Pursues 'Strange' Probe of Execution Drug 

Judson Berger reports that the DEA has seized the Death Penalty Drug, sodium thiopental, used in Tennessee, Georgia and Kentucky.

The investigation stems from concerns about the overseas source of the drug, .... The seizures started in Georgia, where the Drug Enforcement Administration in March grabbed their supply of sodium thiopental. From there, the DEA swooped into Tennessee, Kentucky and other states to confiscate their stash, forcing the states to either find an alternative chemical or suspend executions. 

Dorinda Carter, with the Tennessee Department of Correction, said the state turned over its "entire supply" at DEA request in late March. "They had some concerns about our domestic vendor's import procedures," she said.