Drug Enforcement Administration
PUBLIC NOTICE- DEA Criminal Investigators
Drug Enforcement Administration, Locust Hill, Kentucky, United States
PUBLIC NOTICE- DEA Criminal Investigators
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Responsibilities
Conduct complex criminal investigations targeting narcotics and drug-related activities.
Prepare comprehensive and succinct investigative reports and deliver briefings to senior personnel and other federal, state, and local agencies.
Identify and apprehend drug traffickers and arrest individuals engaged in criminal drug activities.
Gather and analyze evidence through investigative leads, seizures, arrests, execution of search warrants, and a variety of other means.
Testify on behalf of the Federal government in court or before grand juries.
Basic Agent Training Applicants who have not completed previous federal law enforcement training must attend and complete a 16‑week residential training program. Current or former 1811 applicants who have successfully completed a Federal Criminal Investigation training program may qualify for a 3‑week Special Agent Transition Program (FCIT transcripts must be attached).
Requirements
U.S. citizenship required.
Must obtain and maintain a Top‑Secret security clearance.
Sign a mobility agreement confirming relocation to any DEA location.
Complete a pre‑employment medical clearance and annual medical examination.
A full‑scope pre‑employment polygraph is required; 1811 applicants with prior polygraph may seek reciprocity.
Selective Service registration for males born after 12/31/59.
Age 21 – 36 at appointment (veteran preferences apply).
Pass the E‑Verify employment verification check.
One‑year or two‑year trial period as applicable.
Valid state driver’s license.
Random drug testing.
Complete the 16‑ to 20‑week Basic Agent Training (BAT) course at the DEA Training Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
Qualifications
GL‑07: One year of specialized experience at GL/GS‑05 level (assisting investigations, writing reports, researching data).
Substitution of education for experience: One full year of graduate‑level education or superior academic achievement (SAA) can meet the GL/GS‑07 requirement.
GL‑09: One year of specialized experience at GL/GS‑07 level (assisting investigations, collecting data, writing reports, testifying).
Substitution of education for experience: Master’s degree, 2‑year graduate education, LL.B. or J.D. can meet the GL/GS‑07 requirement.
GL‑11: One year of specialized experience at GL/GS‑09 level (conducting federal criminal investigations, developing operational plans, operating undercover, eliciting information, testifying).
Substitution of education for experience: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three years of progressive graduate education can meet the GL/GS‑09 requirement.
Education must be accredited by an institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Foreign education must be comparable to a U.S. accredited institution.
Additional Information Special Agents may be required to work substantial overtime and irregular schedules, including weekends and holidays. A mobility agreement confirms the acceptance of reassignment to any domestic DEA facility. Relocation expenses and benefits are provided in accordance with agency policy.
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Responsibilities
Conduct complex criminal investigations targeting narcotics and drug-related activities.
Prepare comprehensive and succinct investigative reports and deliver briefings to senior personnel and other federal, state, and local agencies.
Identify and apprehend drug traffickers and arrest individuals engaged in criminal drug activities.
Gather and analyze evidence through investigative leads, seizures, arrests, execution of search warrants, and a variety of other means.
Testify on behalf of the Federal government in court or before grand juries.
Basic Agent Training Applicants who have not completed previous federal law enforcement training must attend and complete a 16‑week residential training program. Current or former 1811 applicants who have successfully completed a Federal Criminal Investigation training program may qualify for a 3‑week Special Agent Transition Program (FCIT transcripts must be attached).
Requirements
U.S. citizenship required.
Must obtain and maintain a Top‑Secret security clearance.
Sign a mobility agreement confirming relocation to any DEA location.
Complete a pre‑employment medical clearance and annual medical examination.
A full‑scope pre‑employment polygraph is required; 1811 applicants with prior polygraph may seek reciprocity.
Selective Service registration for males born after 12/31/59.
Age 21 – 36 at appointment (veteran preferences apply).
Pass the E‑Verify employment verification check.
One‑year or two‑year trial period as applicable.
Valid state driver’s license.
Random drug testing.
Complete the 16‑ to 20‑week Basic Agent Training (BAT) course at the DEA Training Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
Qualifications
GL‑07: One year of specialized experience at GL/GS‑05 level (assisting investigations, writing reports, researching data).
Substitution of education for experience: One full year of graduate‑level education or superior academic achievement (SAA) can meet the GL/GS‑07 requirement.
GL‑09: One year of specialized experience at GL/GS‑07 level (assisting investigations, collecting data, writing reports, testifying).
Substitution of education for experience: Master’s degree, 2‑year graduate education, LL.B. or J.D. can meet the GL/GS‑07 requirement.
GL‑11: One year of specialized experience at GL/GS‑09 level (conducting federal criminal investigations, developing operational plans, operating undercover, eliciting information, testifying).
Substitution of education for experience: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three years of progressive graduate education can meet the GL/GS‑09 requirement.
Education must be accredited by an institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Foreign education must be comparable to a U.S. accredited institution.
Additional Information Special Agents may be required to work substantial overtime and irregular schedules, including weekends and holidays. A mobility agreement confirms the acceptance of reassignment to any domestic DEA facility. Relocation expenses and benefits are provided in accordance with agency policy.
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