DEA Agent

professional resilient dutiful targeted deferential precise procedural

Frontline U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration operatives plunged into peril, five agents abducted on the treacherous road from Bogota to Puente Mayo in Colombia. Badges confirm their federal authenticity amid suspected C.R.F. ambush, igniting a midnight Situation Room crisis. Leo foresees execution, unleashing covert summit of State, Justice, and Pentagon brass. Their off-screen snatch catapults narcotics enforcement into White House crosshairs, embodying the raw jeopardy of international drug interdiction that derails domestic triumph into geopolitical brinkmanship.

6 appearances

International Narcotics Enforcement

Also known as: DEA REP, DEA Agents, U.S. Drug Enforcement

DEA Agent's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

6 moments

S2E13 · Bartlet's Third State of the Union

Leo Confronts DEA Abduction Crisis, Orders Covert Summit

Unknown (off-screen peril implied)

Five DEA agents referenced off-screen as abducted victims on Bogota-Puente Mayo road, their badges confirming U.S. Drug Enforcement identity, fueling Leo's execution fears and response mobilization.

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S2E13 · Bartlet's Third State of the Union

Leo Verifies Hostages, Briefs Mickey, Orders Rescue Plans

professional

Reports verification status of captured agents McGraff and Nunn, notes inability to verify the other three

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S2E13 · Bartlet's Third State of the Union

Mickey Pitches Negotiation with Guerra, Leo Probes Intel and Forces

Captive uncertainty

DEA agents' capture at the lab drives the entire exchange, with McGraff/Nunn verified and others pending, underscoring verification urgency and rescue stakes.

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S2E13 · Bartlet's Third State of the Union

Leo Overrides Diplomacy, Orders Unilateral Strike Plans

Captured and imperiled.

DEA agents collectively frame the abduction crisis, with two verified but others pending, driving verification urgency.

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S2E13 · Bartlet's Third State of the Union

Bartlet Weighs Agents' Execution Threat and Sets Rescue Deadline

deferential

confirms captured individuals are DEA agents via badges

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S2E13 · Bartlet's Third State of the Union

Bartlet Sets Three-Hour Cassiopeia Strike Deadline

professional

confirms identification of captured agents via DEA badges

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Affiliation

Drug Enforcement Administration

Federal Narcotics Enforcement, International Drug Interdiction, Hostage Rescue Operations, and Anti-Terrorist Intelligence Protection