Drug Enforcement Agency agents allegedly had « sex parties » with prostitutes hired by drug cartels, according to an inspector general report released Thursday by the Justice Department.

« The foreign officer allegedly arranged ‘sex parties’ with prostitutes funded by the local drug cartels for these DEA agents at their government-leased quarters, over a period of several years, » the report said.

According to Politico, the alleged « sex parties » took place in Colombia from 2005 to 2008. The report didn’t appear to name the agents involved but seven admitted to attending them and were subsequently punished with short suspensions.

The report further accused the agents of creating « security risks » by allowing the prostitute parties to occur around sensitive government equipment. (According to complaints, the parties were « loud. »)

« In particular, the Inspector said that she explained to [Office of Professional Responsibility] management that the fact that most of the ‘sex parties’ occurred in government-leased quarters where agents’…