United States. Bureau of Narcotics

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
United States. Bureau of Narcotics
Other forms of name
United States. Federal Bureau of Narcotics
United States. Narcotics, Bureau of
United States. Department of the Treasury. Bureau of Narcotics
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 139543936
Wikidata: Q3740857
Library of congress: n 79096852
Sources of Information
  • Its Annual report, 1930/31.
  • The strength of the wolf, 2003:eCIP galley (Bureau of Narcotics; Federal Bureau of Narcotics; FBN)
  • LCN

Wikipedia description:

The Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN) was an agency of the United States Department of the Treasury, with the enumerated powers of pursuing crimes related to the possession, distribution, and trafficking of listed narcotics including cannabis, opium, cocaine, and their derivatives. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the FBN carried out operations and missions around the world. The bureau was in existence from its establishment in 1930 until its dissolution in 1968. FBN is considered a predecessor to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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