Drug Enforcement Administration

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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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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

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Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States occupant Drug Enforcement Administration
subject surface form: Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
NYPD Organized Crime Control Bureau collaboratesWith Drug Enforcement Administration
John "Breacher" Wharton employer Drug Enforcement Administration
Controlled Substances Import and Export Act administeredBy Drug Enforcement Administration
Office of Air and Marine collaboratesWith Drug Enforcement Administration
Hank Schrader employer Drug Enforcement Administration
Title 8, Title 21, Title 42 of the United States Code (various sections) usedBy Drug Enforcement Administration
subject surface form: Title 21 of the United States Code
this entity surface form: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Office of the Deputy Attorney General coordinatesWith Drug Enforcement Administration
Marie Schrader associatedWithOrganization Drug Enforcement Administration
this entity surface form: Drug Enforcement Administration (through Hank Schrader)
United States Attorney’s Offices collaboratesWith Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA Headquarters operator Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA Headquarters locatedInJurisdiction Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA Headquarters category Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA Headquarters primaryRole Drug Enforcement Administration
this entity surface form: central operational office of the Drug Enforcement Administration
HSI collaboratesWith Drug Enforcement Administration
HSI special agents cooperateWith Drug Enforcement Administration
Federal Analog Act enforcedBy Drug Enforcement Administration
United States Attorney for the District of Vermont worksWith Drug Enforcement Administration
Title 21 of the United States Code administeredBy Drug Enforcement Administration
Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act relatedTo Drug Enforcement Administration
Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act enforcedBy Drug Enforcement Administration
Tortuga worksFor Drug Enforcement Administration
United States federal drug laws enforcedBy Drug Enforcement Administration
United States federal drug laws administeredBy Drug Enforcement Administration
JIATF-S hasParticipant Drug Enforcement Administration
this entity surface form: United States Drug Enforcement Administration
Philadelphia Police Department cooperatesWith Drug Enforcement Administration