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The Office of National Security Intelligence of the
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(DEA), established in 1973, helps initiate new investigations of major drug organizations, strengthens ongoing ones and subsequent prosecutions, develops information that leads to seizures and arrests, and provides policy makers with
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trend information upon which programmatic decisions can be based. Additionally, the intelligence program has been one of the
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since 2006. It employs over 680 intelligence analysts (I/As) and is led by the
DEA The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA; ) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Justice tasked with combating drug trafficking and distribution within the U.S. It is the lead agency for domestic en ...
Assistant Administrator for Intelligence.


Functions

The specific functions of the DEA's intelligence mission are: *Collect and produce intelligence in support of the DEA Administrator and other federal, state, and local agencies; *Establish and maintain close working relationships with all agencies that produce or use narcotics intelligence; *Increase the efficiency in the reporting, analysis, storage, retrieval, and exchange of such information; and, undertake a continuing review of the narcotics intelligence effort to identify and correct deficiencies.


See also

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El Paso Intelligence Center The El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) was established in 1974 in response to a study by the Justice Management Division of the U.S. Department of Justice entitled, "A Secure Border." Recommendation number 7 of this study suggested the estab ...
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Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) is a federal drug enforcement program in the United States, overseen by the Attorney General and the Department of Justice. The principal mission of the OCDETF program is to identify, disr ...
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War on drugs The war on drugs is a global campaign, led by the United States federal government, of drug prohibition, military aid, and military intervention, with the aim of reducing the illegal drug trade in the United States.Cockburn and St. Clair, 1 ...


References

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