DEA
President Richard M. Nixon signed the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act on October 27th, 1970. Moments later, he turned the law over to Attorney General John Mitchell, head of the Justice Department at the time, who was directed to head the federal drug-law enforcement effort. The act, which is known as the Controlled Substance Act, sets guidelines for the distribution of more than 20,000 drugs and establishes penalties for individuals convicted of illegal drug trafficking. The DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) was established in July 1973, under the Presidential Reorganization Plan Number 2. The agency combined the responsibilities, duties and staffs of five agencies that although performed their jobs at the fullest extent of the law, had some pretty serious problems through the years. In 1973, the DEA had only 1,470 personnel working for them in the first 6 yrs. Today, the Agency has more than 9,000 personnel including Special Agents, Lab and Information Analysts, even lawyers, working their hardest to keep drug sales and usage to a minimum.The writer Benjamin Nelson, writes, "The passage of the Controlled Substances Act highlig
Nelson stated, "It quickly became apparent that the spread of drug-related agencies had lead to an administrative mess" (52). Time and effort were being wasted as researchers and investigators in two or more agencies duplicated each other's efforts, often unknowingly. At the same time, uncertainty and disagreements among the groups as to who was in charge of what case or cases caused frustration and confusion. The federal anti drug effort was crumbling under their feet. In 1973, President Richard M. Nixon approved a plan to reorganize this effort for greater drug fighting capabilities.
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Approximate Word count = 798
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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