U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is the federal agency responsible for enforcing the Controlled Substances Act. Entries naming it from 2025 onward record its participation in joint task forces operating in U.S. cities, including the conduct of those operations and the data gathered through them.
Also known as DEA
2026 Events (2)
DEA agent fatally shot man during Memphis Safe Task Force warrant service at East Memphis hotel
On the morning of July 8, 2026, a DEA agent assigned to the Memphis Safe Task Force fatally shot a man while task force members forced entry to serve a Shelby County felony drug warrant at an Extended Stay hotel in East Memphis. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, which said only that the agent fired into the room after the situation escalated, is investigating; it is the second fatal task force shooting in four days and the fourth death linked to the unit since it began operating in Memphis in fall 2025.
DEA agent fatally shot Darrin Pigram while serving Memphis Safe Task Force arrest warrant
On the morning of May 13, 2026, a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent with the Memphis Safe Task Force fatally shot 41-year-old Darrin Pigram while serving a Shelby County arrest warrant at a Burger King in the Frayser area of Memphis. Pigram, who had been indicted days earlier on charges including aggravated assault, allegedly reached for his waistband as agents approached; he was transported to a hospital and later died of his injuries, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the shooting at the request of the Shelby County District Attorney.
2025 Events (1)
DEA agent used Illinois detective's Flock login for 24 unauthorized immigration searches
On January 27-28, 2025, a Drug Enforcement Administration Group 22 task force agent identified only by the initials "B.K." used Palos Heights, Illinois police detective Todd Hutchinson's Flock automated license-plate- reader login to run 24 searches logged as "immigration violation" investigations. Illinois law bars using the state's license-plate-reader network for immigration enforcement.