DEA Regulatory Agencies

Administrative Law and Regulatory Agencies
Legal Environment of Business
(DEA) Drug Enforcement Agency

The administrative agency we decided on was the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). It was created by President Richard Nixon in 1973 through an Executive Order to establish unified command to combat. It was formed to regulate and put a stop to drug trafficking. It has nearly 5,000 Special Agents and a budget of $2.02 billion per year.
Also, a few more reasons on why it is formed:
Manage the national drug intelligence program in cooperation with federal, state, local, and foreign officials to collect, analyze, and disseminate strategic and
Operational drug intelligence information.
Seizure and forfeiture of assets derived
The level of government the DEA applies would be the Judicial Branch because all the offenders that are convicted are transferred to jail to carry out their sentence.
The federal Freedom of Information Act applies to documents held by agencies in the executive branch of the federal government. The executive branch includes cabinet departments, military departments, government corporations, government controlled corporations, independent regulatory agencies, and other establishments in the executive branch.
The FOIA does not apply to elected officials of the federal government, including the President, Vice President, Senators, and Congressmen. The FOIA does not apply to the federal judiciary. The FOIA does not apply to private companies; persons who receive federal contracts or grants; tax-exempt organizations; or state or local governments.
All States and some localities have passed laws like the FOIA that allow people to request access to records. In addition, there are other federal and state laws that may permit access to documents held by organizations not covered by the federal
"By making this award, the Court has basically decided that DEA's attempt to outlaw hemp foods never had any real legal merit."
The Privacy Act applies of course to the DEA in that there are in depth investigations that take place so the record keeping in such agency is necessary and relevant to accomplish a legitimate agency purpose. The three branches of government which are executive, legislative and judicial all relate to the DEA in some sort of way. The power of the Executive branch is vested in the President of the United States, who also acts as head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. The President is responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by Congress and, to that end, appoints the heads of the federal agencies. The Executive power is to prosecute violations of statutes and administrative rules and orders. This includes the power to investigate suspected violations, issue administrative subpoenas, and conduct administrative