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Drug Enforcement Agency

Noun

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federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations

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Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) officers in Kakata manhandled a motorcyclist who was taken a pregnant woman in labor to the C.H. Rennie Hospital, on grounds that, he violated the 3pm curfew. Source: Internet

He was promoted to detective lieutenant in 2017, and has been a youth aid detective, resident agent with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, team leader of the special response team and is a firearms and use of force instructor. Source: Internet

In a related development, Aldous said he was still seeking clarification from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on why his father remains on its so-called “narcolist”. Source: Internet

Presentations were taken from three key perspectives: Ministries of Justice, Health and the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) which included a Legal- Political Perspective, a Criminal-Correction Perspective and a Public Health Perspective. Source: Internet

SPD is working with our partners at the King County Sheriff’s Office, the Drug Enforcement Agency, and the Federal Bureau of Investigations to conduct ongoing investigations into fentanyl trafficking. Source: Internet

The Drug Enforcement Agency, which is heading the investigation, declined to disclose the locations of the raids or whether any individuals were detained or arrested. Source: Internet

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