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Drug Enforcement Administration

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is a United States federal law enforcement agency tasked with suppressing the sale of illegal recreational drugs.

To date, the DEA has not made a significant impact upon the flow of illegal drugs into the United States, despite the dedicated efforts of thousands of employees and the deaths of a number of undercover detectives.

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See also police, drug.

External links

  • DEA official web site [1] (http://www.dea.gov/)
  • The History of the DEA from 1973 to 1998: [2] (http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/history/)



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