Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
The DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) is formed to combat the sale and use of illegal drugs and narcotics. The DEA is part of the Justice Department, and is the leading law enforcement agency in the country, with the mission of combating illegal drugs and narcotics usage and distribution (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration). This administration was established from an Executive Order from President Richard Milhous Nixon, wishing to create a single unified command to fight the world wide war on drugs in July 1973 (DEA History in Depth). At first, the DEA only had around 1,470 special agents and a budget of 75 Million, yet over 42 years they have expanded to nearly 5,000 special agents and a budget off of 2.02 Billion ( DEA History in Depth).
However, with all these employees they rarely have their targets set upon minor drug dealer. They mainly target major violators of controlled substances all over the world (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration). This does not mean that agents who work for the DEA make only 300 arrests a year. Special agents who work for the DEA make nearly 30,000 arrests. This means over the 42 years the DEA has been active they have arrested an estimate of
However, with all these employees they rarely have their targets set upon minor drug dealer. They mainly target major violators of controlled substances all over the world (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration). This does not mean that agents who work for the DEA make only 300 arrests a year. Special agents who work for the DEA make nearly 30,000 arrests. This means over the 42 years the DEA has been active they have arrested an estimate of