DEA agent
Federal narcotics officer
A DEA agent is a federal law enforcement officer who works for the Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. agency responsible for combating drug trafficking and distribution.
DEA agents investigate drug crimes, conduct undercover operations, and coordinate with international agencies: DEA agents raided the warehouse at dawn.
The term appears frequently in crime dramas and news coverage of drug busts.
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- controlled substanceLegally regulated intoxicant or medication
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- deep coverProlonged covert infiltration
- bustFailure or sculpture
cartel · cocaine · heroin · badge · informant · surveillance · wire tap · raid · drug bust · trafficking · smuggler · wiretap · sting · task force · search warrant · federal · investigation · seizure
- Agentsspy, operative, CIA officer, intelligence officer, case officer
- Federal Jobsfederal judge, federal prosecutor, customs officer, park ranger, postal worker
- investigatorsdetective, investigator, inspector, sleuth, gumshoe
- justice workerspolice officer, detective, judge, prosecutor, defense attorney
- law enforcementFBI, police station, patrolmen, police officer, cop
- Lawmensheriff, constable, marshal, deputy, lawman
DEA agentdrug dealer
Sells illegal substances
drug trafficker · cartel boss · drug lord · narco · mule
DEA agentbeat cop
Officer assigned regular route
county sheriff · state trooper · municipal police · city police · town marshal