DEA Special Operations Division

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The DEA Special Operations Division is a specialized unit within the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration that coordinates high-level, often international, counter-narcotics investigations and intelligence operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intelligence coordination unit
law enforcement unit
activity communications interception support
deconfliction of investigations
intelligence analysis
intelligence collection
operational coordination
classifiedAs sensitive law enforcement unit
collaboratesWith Department of Homeland Security components
Drug Enforcement Administration
surface form: Drug Enforcement Administration field divisions

Federal Bureau of Investigation
foreign law enforcement partners
state and local law enforcement agencies
country United States of America
surface form: United States
employs intelligence analysts
interagency liaison officers
special agents
field counter-narcotics
law enforcement intelligence
organized crime investigations
focusesOn cartel leadership targets
major drug trafficking networks
transnational criminal organizations
goal disrupt and dismantle major drug trafficking organizations
improve information sharing among agencies
protect sensitive intelligence sources and methods
hasCharacteristic centralized intelligence hub
highly classified operations
multi-agency staffing
jurisdiction federal
international
locatedIn United States of America
surface form: United States
parentAgency Drug Enforcement Administration
partOf Drug Enforcement Administration
United States Department of Justice
purpose coordinate high-level drug trafficking investigations
facilitate multi-agency counterdrug operations
provide operational intelligence support
support international narcotics investigations
subjectOf media reports on parallel construction practices
public controversy over surveillance practices
uses signals intelligence
telecommunications metadata
undercover operations support

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this entity surface form: DEA special operations team
Drug Enforcement Administration hasDivision DEA Special Operations Division