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DEA

1 American  
  1. Drug Enforcement Administration.


Dea. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Deacon.


Example Sentences

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He was handed to DEA agents, who flew him to the United States, where he will stand trial.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

"We are investigating with the DEA, we are exchanging information."

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

DEA agents apprehended Kassis hours after his arrival.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

She said she never received the large sum of money from Epstein cited in the memo and was never contacted by the DEA.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

By 2000, the DEA had directly trained more than 25,000 officers in forty-eight states in Pipeline tactics and helped to develop training programs for countless municipal and state law enforcement agencies.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander