25.FACTS
1.The DEA was created in July 1973
2. DEA performs an important law enforcement mission across America and in more than 50 countries around the globe.
3. nation's top federal drug law enforcement agency
4. Busts meth labs in middle America
5. Tracks drug finances through international banking systems
6. Keeps city streets safe from drug gangs
7. Makes cases against the world's most dangerous and powerful drug lords
8. Finds links between terrorists and drug traffickers
9. DEA has 223 domestic offices in 21 Divisions throughout the United States
10.DEA also has 86 foreign offices in 67 countries.
11. DEA has been successful in dismantling major drug rings.
12. DEA took down The Medellin and Cali cartels in Colombia.
13. DEA joins forces with the FBI to bolster the effort with more anti drug manpower and resources.
14. Congress passes an amendment to the CSA to address new problems in the rapidly changing world of drugs.
15. Special Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena is kidnapped and murdered while on assignment in Mexico. His murder leads to the most comprehensive homicide investigation ever undertaken by DEA and is the reason Red Ribbon week was created.
16. DEA establishes the Demand Reduction Section to provide leadership, coordination, and resources for drug prevention and education.
17. The first major drug smuggling tunnel known to run between the United States and Canada is shut down.
18. President George W. Bush declares November 30, 2006 National Methamphetamine Awareness Day–the largest single nationwide effort warning against the dangers of using meth.
19. A member of an Afghan Taliban cell is convicted on charges of narcotics distribution and narco-terrorism—the first U.S. federal court narco-terrorism conviction.
20.The DEA has close to 11 thousand employees.
DEA was created by Executive