Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs | |
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Agency overview | |
Formed | April 8, 1968 |
Preceding agencies | |
Dissolved | July 1, 1973 |
Superseding agency | Drug Enforcement Administration |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | United States of America |
Operational structure | |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Department of Justice |
Facilities | |
Fixed wing aircraft | 24 |
The Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD) was a federal law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice with the enumerated power of investigating the consumption, trafficking, and distribution of narcotics and dangerous drugs. BNDD is the direct predecessor of the modern Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).[1]