DEA
1 Americanabbreviation
Example Sentences
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The DEA is supporting the Bolivian government as it conducts "reliability" screens on anti-narcotics officers using polygraph lie detectors.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
He was handed to DEA agents, who flew him to the United States, where he will stand trial.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
But an undercover DEA investigation targeting Honduras’s government, led by the agency’s elite Special Operations Division, unexpectedly ensnared the nephews.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
DEA agents apprehended Kassis hours after his arrival.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Though charges were dropped against him within seventy-two hours, the DEA refused to return his Learjet.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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