DEA Forensic Science Week: Turning Evidence into Science and Science into Evidence
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DEA Forensic Science Week: Turning Evidence into Science and Science into Evidence
September 21 - 25
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The mission of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is to ensure the safety and health of American communities by combating criminal drug networks bringing harm, violence, overdoses, and poisonings to the United States. To accomplish this mission, the DEA employs approximately 10,000 personnel throughout the world – Special Agents, Diversion Investigators, Intelligence Analysts, Chemists, and professional staff – across 241 domestic offices in 26 Divisions and 81 foreign offices across the globe.
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