Do NOT attempt any apprehensions or arrests based on this information. The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office updates this information regularly, to ensure that it is complete and accurate, however this information can change quickly. This information is made available to the public and law enforcement in the interest of public safety.
The functions of the OLEA were transferred to the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, established June 19, 1968, by Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. Textual Records: General correspondence, 1965-68.
The Drug Enforcement Administration was created by President Richard Nixon through an Executive Order in July 1973 in order to establish a single unified command to combat an all-out global war on the drug menace.. At its outset, DEA had 1,470 special agents and a budget of less than $75 million.