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Drug Enforcement Administration

Drug Enforcement Administration

Federal agency · dea.gov
The Drug Enforcement Administration is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Justice tasked with combating illicit drug trafficking and distribution within the U.S. Wikipedia
Jurisdiction: United States
Founded: July 1, 1973, United States
Headquarters: Springfield, VA
Founder: Richard Nixon
Agency executives: Anne Milgram, Administrator; George S. Papadopoulos, Principal Deputy Administrator
Annual budget: US$ 3.28 billion (FY2021)
Employees: 9,848 (2021)