Drug Enforcement Administration

Drug Enforcement Administration
Abbreviation	DEA
Agency overview
Formed	July 1, 1973
Preceding agencies	Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Office of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement
Employees	10,891 (2006)
Annual budget	$2.415 billion USD (2006)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	United States
Operations jurisdiction	United States
General nature	Federal law enforcement
Operational structure
Headquarters	Arlington, Virginia
Special agents	5,500+
Elected officer responsible	Eric Holder, Attorney General
Agency executives	Chuck Rosenberg, Administrator (Vacant), Deputy Administrator
Parent agency	United States Department of Justice
Website
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is a law enforcement agency that works for the United States Department of Justice that enforces the United States drug laws. The DEA is the agency with the most responsiblility for drug enforcement in the U.S. and also shares its responsibilities with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It also has complete responsibility (duty to do something) for U.S. drug enforcement investigations in other countries.