The Drug Enforcement Administration's CENTAC Program--An Effective Approach To Investigating Major Traffickers That Needs To Be Expanded

The Central Tactical Program was established by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to conduct investigations of major drug organizations. The Federal strategy for drug abuse and drug traffic prevention is aimed at immobilizing major drug organizations. The CENTAC program has proven to be an effective method of investigating and prosecuting large numbers of high level narcotics traffickers. Using few resources, Central Tactical investigations have accounted for a high number of arrests of major traffickers.