Drug Enforcement Administration

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federal law enforcement agency government agency

The Drug Enforcement Administration is a United States federal law enforcement agency responsible for combating drug trafficking and distribution and enforcing the nation’s controlled substances laws.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Drug Enforcement Administration canonical	128
United States Drug Enforcement Administration	4
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration	3
Chapter II – Drug Enforcement Administration	1
DEA	1
DEA Office of Forensic Sciences	1
Drug Enforcement Administration (through Hank Schrader)	1
Drug Enforcement Administration field divisions	1
Office of National Security Intelligence (Drug Enforcement Administration)	1
central operational office of the Drug Enforcement Administration	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T28662 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Drug Enforcement Administration
Context triple: [Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, cooperatesWith, Drug Enforcement Administration]

A. Office of National Drug Control Policy
The Office of National Drug Control Policy is a U.S. federal agency that coordinates and oversees national drug-control strategy and policies across the government.
B. United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice is the federal executive department responsible for enforcing U.S. law, ensuring public safety, and overseeing agencies such as the FBI and the Bureau of Prisons.
C. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is a U.S. federal agency responsible for regulating and taxing the alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and ammunition industries to ensure compliance with federal laws and generate revenue.
D. Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service is the U.S. federal agency responsible for administering and enforcing the nation’s tax laws and collecting federal taxes.
E. Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency is the United States’ primary civilian foreign intelligence service, responsible for gathering, analyzing, and conducting covert operations abroad to support national security and policy decisions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Drug Enforcement Administration
Target entity description: The Drug Enforcement Administration is a United States federal law enforcement agency responsible for combating drug trafficking and distribution and enforcing the nation’s controlled substances laws.

A. Office of National Drug Control Policy
The Office of National Drug Control Policy is a U.S. federal agency that coordinates and oversees national drug-control strategy and policies across the government.
B. United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice is the federal executive department responsible for enforcing U.S. law, ensuring public safety, and overseeing agencies such as the FBI and the Bureau of Prisons.
C. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is a U.S. federal agency responsible for regulating and taxing the alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and ammunition industries to ensure compliance with federal laws and generate revenue.
D. Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service is the U.S. federal agency responsible for administering and enforcing the nation’s tax laws and collecting federal taxes.
E. Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency is the United States’ primary civilian foreign intelligence service, responsible for gathering, analyzing, and conducting covert operations abroad to support national security and policy decisions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal law enforcement agency ⓘ government agency ⓘ
abbreviation	Drug Enforcement Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DEA
collaboratesWith	U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ surface form: Customs and Border Protection Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ Immigration and Customs Enforcement ⓘ state and local law enforcement agencies ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateFounded	1973-07-01 ⓘ
employs	diversion investigators ⓘ forensic chemists ⓘ intelligence analysts ⓘ special agents ⓘ
focusesOn	illegal drug distribution ⓘ illegal drug trafficking ⓘ
formerHeadquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
foundedBy	Richard Nixon ⓘ
hasDivision	DEA Intelligence Division ⓘ DEA Office of Diversion Control ⓘ Drug Enforcement Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DEA Office of Forensic Sciences DEA Special Operations Division ⓘ
hasProgram	DEA 360 Strategy ⓘ Prescription Drug Take Back Program ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Arlington, Virginia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
legalBasis	Controlled Substances Act ⓘ Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973 ⓘ
mission	combat drug trafficking and distribution in the United States ⓘ enforce controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States ⓘ
motto	Enforcing the Controlled Substances Laws and Regulations of the United States ⓘ
operatesIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States foreign countries ⓘ
oversees	National Drug Threat Assessment ⓘ
parentAgency	United States Department of Justice ⓘ
partOf	United States law enforcement community ⓘ
predecessor	Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs ⓘ surface form: Bureau of Customs (drug investigations) Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs ⓘ Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs ⓘ surface form: Office of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement
reportsTo	United States Attorney General ⓘ
responsibleFor	coordination of U.S. drug enforcement efforts with foreign governments ⓘ investigation of major drug trafficking organizations ⓘ regulation of controlled substances for medical, scientific, and industrial use ⓘ
supervisingOfficerTitle	Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ
typeOfLawEnforcement	drug control ⓘ
uses	DEA drug scheduling system ⓘ
website	https://www.dea.gov ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (142)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 → enforcedBy → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

DEA Training Academy → operator → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

DEA Training Academy → partOf → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

DEA Training Academy → establishedBy → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

Narcotics Unit → cooperatesWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Narcotics Unit (LAPD)

Joint Interagency Task Force South → coordinatesWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Central District of California → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the District of Arizona → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida → collaboratesWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Northern District of California → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the District of Alaska → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands → cooperatesWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas → collaboratesWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the District of Guam → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts → collaboratesWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York → collaboratesWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the District of Maryland → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the District of Nevada → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico → worksWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

Steve Murphy → employer → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

USMS → collaboratesWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Marshals Service

Joint Fugitive Task Forces → partnerWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

Steve Murphy – Boyd Holbrook → employer → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Steve Murphy (Narcos character)

Bureau of Drug Abuse Control → replacedBy → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

Mexican drug cartels → opposedBy → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

Title 21 → alsoInvolvesAgency → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations

Title 21 → chapter → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations

this entity surface form: Chapter II – Drug Enforcement Administration

BNDD → succeededBy → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

BNDD → absorbedInto → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration → partOf → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

Javier Peña → worksFor → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

Criminal Investigations Corps of Puerto Rico → cooperatesWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Drug Enforcement Administration

Georgia Bureau of Investigation → cooperatesWith → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

José Rodríguez Gacha → targetOf → Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ