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Asset Forfeiture

DEA is the premier drug enforcement organization in the world and is responsible for conducting national and international investigations targeting global drug trafficking networks and drug-related terrorism involved in the illegal growing, manufacture, or distribution of controlled substances appearing in or destined for illicit traffic in the United States. A component of DEA’s strategic mission is the use of the Asset Forfeiture Program. Working with other local, state, national, and international law enforcement agencies, DEA has seized records amounts of cash, assets, and other drug-related proceeds. By attacking the financial infrastructure of drug trafficking organizations world-wide, DEA has disrupted and dismantled major drug trafficking organizations and their supply chains, thereby improving national security and increasing the quality of life for the American public.