We found that the DEA is circumventing its policy for issuing and tracking firearms assigned to Special Agents in order to permanently assign more weapons to individual Special Agents than permitted by policy.

Members of a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Special Response Team (SRT) move out after insertion via UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flown by the 185th Aviation Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard during a training operation. DEA SRTs are the agency's special weapons and tactics (SWAT) teams.

May 23, 2023 · Rock River Arms LAR-15 > Firearm type (s): Select-fire assault rifle > Chambered in: 5.56×45mm NATO > Est. base price: $1,000 > Users include: FBI SWAT, DEA, U.S. Marshals

Jul 21, 2021 · An off-duty special agent for the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) was armed with his DEA-issued gun when he attended the riot on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, according to court documents...

Jan 21, 2025 · Maltz is a passionate, dedicated, career special agent who served 28 years at DEA before retiring in 2014. He also proudly served as the Chief of the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force, the country’s oldest and largest drug task force.

May 4, 2012 · DEA - Agent The DEA issues the 9mm SIG-Sauer P228 pistol, 9mm Colt CAR-15 Model 635 submachine gun, 5.56mm Colt M16A2 burst-fire rifle and 12-gauge Remington Model 870P shotgun.

Apr 7, 2023 · The Colt SMG was a 9mm submachine gun with a 10.5-inch barrel that was externally an AR-type firearm. Internally it was a direct blowback gun. They saw some success withThe Marine Corps and numerous police agencies, including the DEA. The DEA bought standard SMGs, and they had their own special version made, commonly called the DEA Model.

Jul 11, 2023 · Almost all are using Glock 19s. HSI has a Sig. Glock 9mms are the standard for FBI, DEA, ATF, USMS, and most OIGs. Some OIGs however are still using legacy Glock .40cals. Sig Sauer P320s are the standard for HSI. HSI, IRS-CI, and FBI among others are starting to issue them equipped RMRs.

According to DEA Special Agent Maurice Hill, drug dealers in Miami began to switch over from revolvers to higher capacity pistols in the early 1970s. By the end of the decade, they had begun using shoulder-carried weapons, and by the early 1980s had upgraded to weapons like the UZI.

Feb 24, 2021 · Agents spying on Sinaloa Cartel associates traced two of their high-powered, semi-automatic assault rifles to a surprising source — a supervisor with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.