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Drug Enforcement Administration

Drug Enforcement Administration
Abbreviation DEA
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Seal of the Drug Enforcement Administration
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Badge of the Drug Enforcement Administration
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Flag of the Drug Enforcement Administration
Agency overview
Formed July 1, 1973; 43 years ago (1973-07-01)
Preceding agencies
Employees 10,784 (2009)
Annual budget US$2 billion (FY2014)
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency United States
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters 600-700 Army-Navy Drive
Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Special Agents 4,890
Agency executives
Parent agency United States Department of Justice
Website
www.dea.gov

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Justice, tasked with combating drug smuggling and use within the United States. The DEA is the lead agency for domestic enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act, sharing concurrent jurisdiction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security, and the U.S. Border Patrol. It has sole responsibility for coordinating and pursuing U.S. drug investigations both domestic, and abroad.

The Drug Enforcement Administration was established on July 1, 1973, by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973, signed by President Richard Nixon on July 28. It proposed the creation of a single federal agency to enforce the federal drug laws as well as consolidate and coordinate the government's drug control activities. Congress accepted the proposal, as they were concerned with the growing availability of drugs. As a result, the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD), the Office of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement (ODALE); approximately 600 Special Agents of the Bureau of Customs, Customs Agency Service; and, other federal offices merged to create the DEA.


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