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| − | |wikipedia | + | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_Enforcement_Administration |
| − | |start | + | |start=July 1, 1973 |
| − | |preceding | + | |preceding=Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, Office of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement |
| − | |employees | + | |employees=10784 |
| − | |headquarters | + | |headquarters=Arlington, Virginia |
| − | |website | + | |website=http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/ |
| − | |subgroups | + | |subgroups=Special Operations Division |
| + | |interests=drugs, civil asset forfeiture | ||
| + | |constitutes=Police | ||
| + | |predecessors=Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, Office of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement | ||
| + | |abbreviation=DEA | ||
| + | |num_staff=10784 | ||
| + | |description=A police force focused on [[drugs]]. Many corrupt incidents have occurred with them. | ||
| + | |leaders=Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration | ||
| + | |powerbase=http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Drug_Enforcement_Administration | ||
| + | |historycommons=http://www.historycommons.org/entity.jsp?entity=drug_enforcement_administration_1 | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | The '''Drug Enforcement Administration''' was established on July 1, [[1973]], by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973, signed by [[Richard Nixon]], as a part of his rhetorical "[[war on drugs]]". | ||
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==Infiltration== | ==Infiltration== | ||
{{FA|DEA/Infiltration}} | {{FA|DEA/Infiltration}} | ||
| − | [[Sibel Edmonds]] | + | [[Douglas Valentine]] writes that "the DEA and its predecessor federal drug law enforcement organizations have always been infiltrated and, to varying degrees, managed by America’s intelligence agencies."<ref>Document:Operation Two-Fold</ref> |
| − | ==Call Tracking== | + | |
| + | ===Whistleblowers=== | ||
| + | [[Sibel Edmonds]]' testimony illustrates how this infiltration plays out in these days of high technology [[mass surveillance]]. A recurrent pattern frustrates [[FBI]] and/or DEA drug sting operations which pose a serious threat to [[deep state]] [[drug trafficking]]. Apparently, the [[US State Department]] regularly gets such operations called off at the last minute by claiming that since the traffickers have [[diplomatic immunity]] they must under no circumstances be arrested, for fear of causing a diplomatic incident. As she notes, this is suggestive not only of deep state involvement in the global drug trade, but also of [[mass surveillance]] used in real time to monitor the actions of selected individuals.<ref>http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/691</ref> Her observations correlate closely with other [[whistleblower]] testimonies and the "disappearance" of drug kingpins such as [[Juan Carlos Ramírez Abadía]].<ref>http://www.madcowprod.com/2013/08/30/colombian-drug-lord-vanishes-after-conviction-in-the-u-s</ref><ref>http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/717</ref> | ||
| + | [[image:dea_may_kill_you.jpg|left|340px]] | ||
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| + | ==Mass Surveillance== | ||
| + | The [[US deep state]] uses the DEA as a vehicle to deploy [[mass surveillance]] in the US. | ||
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| + | ===Hidden CCTV=== | ||
| + | In 2018 US government documents revealed that both the DEA was hiding [[CCTV]] cameras in street lights.<ref>https://qz.com/1458475/the-dea-and-ice-are-hiding-surveillance-cameras-in-streetlights/</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Call Tracking=== | ||
In 2015 it emerged during a court case that the DEA had secretly kept a vast database of American phone calls to foreign countries for over a decade. They claimed that the programme had been stopped.<ref>http://watchdog.org/193816/dea-secretly-kept-database-tracked-international-phone-calls-decade/</ref> | In 2015 it emerged during a court case that the DEA had secretly kept a vast database of American phone calls to foreign countries for over a decade. They claimed that the programme had been stopped.<ref>http://watchdog.org/193816/dea-secretly-kept-database-tracked-international-phone-calls-decade/</ref> | ||
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==Asset Forfeiture== | ==Asset Forfeiture== | ||
| − | Under the [[US Justice Department]]'s "civil asset forfeiture | + | {{FA|Civil asset forfeiture}} |
| + | Under the [[US Justice Department]]'s program of "[[civil asset forfeiture]]", the DEA claims the right to seize people's property without charging them with a crime. "We don’t have to prove that the person is guilty," an Albuquerque DEA agent stated "It's that the money is presumed to be guilty."<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/05/11/how-the-dea-took-a-young-mans-life-savings-without-ever-charging-him-of-a-crime/?tid=pm_business_pop_b</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Special Operations Division== | ||
| + | {{FA|Special Operations Division}} | ||
| + | The DEA Special Operations Division (SOD) is a secretive division within the DEA, which forwards information from wiretaps, intercepts and databases from various sources to federal agents and local law enforcement officials. The technique of [[Parallel Construction]] allows the group to use classified information obtained by illegal mass surveillance (normally disbarred) by the simple expedient of hiding it from the prosecution, defense, judge and jury alike. | ||
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| + | There was no official narrative about the DEA's Special Operations Division until their existence was betrayed by information from the [[Edward Snowden]] Affair. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{UG|type=cat|link=DEA|desc=the DEA}} | {{UG|type=cat|link=DEA|desc=the DEA}} | ||
| + | {{SMWDocs}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:35, 21 August 2023
 DEA  (Police)     | |
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| Abbreviation | DEA |
| Predecessor | • Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs • Office of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement |
| Formation | July 1, 1973 |
| Parent organization | US/DOJ |
| Headquarters | Arlington, Virginia |
| Leader | Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration |
| Subgroups | Special Operations Division |
| Staff | 10,784 |
| Interests | drugs, civil asset forfeiture |
| Interest of | Douglas Valentine |
| Subpage | •DEA/Administrator •DEA/Infiltration |
| A police force focused on drugs. Many corrupt incidents have occurred with them. | |
The Drug Enforcement Administration was established on July 1, 1973, by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973, signed by Richard Nixon, as a part of his rhetorical "war on drugs".
Contents
Infiltration
- Full article: DEA/Infiltration
- Full article: DEA/Infiltration
Douglas Valentine writes that "the DEA and its predecessor federal drug law enforcement organizations have always been infiltrated and, to varying degrees, managed by America’s intelligence agencies."[1]
Whistleblowers
Sibel Edmonds' testimony illustrates how this infiltration plays out in these days of high technology mass surveillance. A recurrent pattern frustrates FBI and/or DEA drug sting operations which pose a serious threat to deep state drug trafficking. Apparently, the US State Department regularly gets such operations called off at the last minute by claiming that since the traffickers have diplomatic immunity they must under no circumstances be arrested, for fear of causing a diplomatic incident. As she notes, this is suggestive not only of deep state involvement in the global drug trade, but also of mass surveillance used in real time to monitor the actions of selected individuals.[2] Her observations correlate closely with other whistleblower testimonies and the "disappearance" of drug kingpins such as Juan Carlos Ramírez Abadía.[3][4]
Mass Surveillance
The US deep state uses the DEA as a vehicle to deploy mass surveillance in the US.
Hidden CCTV
In 2018 US government documents revealed that both the DEA was hiding CCTV cameras in street lights.[5]
Call Tracking
In 2015 it emerged during a court case that the DEA had secretly kept a vast database of American phone calls to foreign countries for over a decade. They claimed that the programme had been stopped.[6]
Asset Forfeiture
- Full article: Civil asset forfeiture
- Full article: Civil asset forfeiture
Under the US Justice Department's program of "civil asset forfeiture", the DEA claims the right to seize people's property without charging them with a crime. "We don’t have to prove that the person is guilty," an Albuquerque DEA agent stated "It's that the money is presumed to be guilty."[7]
Special Operations Division
- Full article: Special Operations Division
- Full article: Special Operations Division
The DEA Special Operations Division (SOD) is a secretive division within the DEA, which forwards information from wiretaps, intercepts and databases from various sources to federal agents and local law enforcement officials. The technique of Parallel Construction allows the group to use classified information obtained by illegal mass surveillance (normally disbarred) by the simple expedient of hiding it from the prosecution, defense, judge and jury alike.
There was no official narrative about the DEA's Special Operations Division until their existence was betrayed by information from the Edward Snowden Affair.
See Also
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parallel Construction | “A secretive U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration unit is funneling information from intelligence intercepts, wiretaps, informants and a massive database of telephone records to authorities across the nation to help them launch criminal investigations of Americans.
Although these cases rarely involve national security issues, documents reviewed by Reuters show that law enforcement agents have been directed to conceal how such investigations truly begin - not only from defense lawyers but also sometimes from prosecutors and judges. The undated documents show that federal agents are trained to "recreate" the investigative trail to effectively cover up where the information originated, a practice that some experts say violates a defendant's Constitutional right to a fair trial. If defendants don't know how an investigation began, they cannot know to ask to review potential sources of exculpatory evidence - information that could reveal entrapment, mistakes or biased witnesses.” | John Shiffman Kristina Cooke | 5 August 2013 |
References
- ↑ Document:Operation Two-Fold
- ↑ http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/691
- ↑ http://www.madcowprod.com/2013/08/30/colombian-drug-lord-vanishes-after-conviction-in-the-u-s
- ↑ http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/717
- ↑ https://qz.com/1458475/the-dea-and-ice-are-hiding-surveillance-cameras-in-streetlights/
- ↑ http://watchdog.org/193816/dea-secretly-kept-database-tracked-international-phone-calls-decade/
- ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/05/11/how-the-dea-took-a-young-mans-life-savings-without-ever-charging-him-of-a-crime/?tid=pm_business_pop_b
