On this page you can read how DEA and its people have fulfilled this mission over the past five decades, and the important work of our predecessor agencies during “The Early Years” of …

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Justice tasked with combating illicit drug trafficking and …

50 Years Of DEA: Partnerships and Collaborations. Hosted by the DEA Museum and the first of a series of programs to celebrate DEA’s 50th anniversary, 50 Years of DEA: Partnerships and …

Established: In the Department of Justice by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973, effective July 1, 1973. Predecessor Agencies: Functions: Enforces federal narcotics and controlled substance …

Federal drug law enforcement is founded on a record of achievement as old and honorable, as colorful and proud, as any in the annals of American criminal justice. The achievement is the …

DEA allows the reinstatement of an expired registration for one calendar month after the expiration date. If the registration is not renewed within that calendar month, an application for …

When DEA was established in 1973, its agents received this newly designed, gold-and-blue badge. An eagle representing the United States proudly sits atop the badge’s sunburst-shaped …

Creation of the DEA (July 1, 1973) In 1973, President Richard Nixon declared “an all-out global war on the drug menace” and sent Reorganization Plan No. 2 to Congress. “Right now,” he …

The mission of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is to ensure the safety and health of American communities by combating criminal drug networks bringing harm, violence, …

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is a law enforcement agency that works for the United States Department of Justice that enforces the United States drug laws. The DEA is the …