Video Archive

The Museum hosts a variety of programs and events that captivate domestic and international audiences. Artifact talks, memorials, and interviews with special guests are only some of the videos you can explore in this interactive archive.

Disrupt, Dismantle, and Destroy: Smuggling Stories

DEA Museum Lecture Series Smuggling Stories, hosted by Josh Edmundson, focuses on a fundamental element of all major drug trafficking organizations’ business models and a critical component of DEA’s work: smuggling.

2021 DEA Memorial Service

The annual DEA Memorial Service pays tribute to the men and women of DEA and its predecessor agencies who lost their lives while on duty.

Disrupt, Dismantle, and Destroy: The Kingpin Strategy

Former Administrator Robert C. Bonner reflects on leading DEA when it enacted the “Kingpin Strategy,” a tactic to combat violent and powerful drug trafficking organizations.

Who We Are and What We Do: Professional and Technical Support

Take a peek into the inner workings of DEA’s professional and technical support staff in the Museum’s 2019 lecture series “Who We Are and What We Do.”

Who We Are and What We Do: Diversion Control

Take a peek into the inner workings of DEA’s diversion investigators in the Museum’s 2019 lecture series “Who We Are and What We Do.”

2019 DEA Memorial Service

The annual DEA Memorial Service pays tribute to the men and women of DEA and its predecessor agencies who lost their lives while on duty.

Who We Are and What We Do: Special Agents

Take a peek into the inner workings of DEA’s special agents in the Museum’s 2019 lecture series “Who We Are and What We Do.”

Who We Are and What We Do: Forensics

Take a peek into the inner workings of DEA’s forensics specialists in the Museum’s 2019 lecture series “Who We Are and What We Do.”

Who We Are and What We Do: Intelligence

Take a peek into the inner workings of DEA’s intelligence program in the Museum’s 2019 lecture series “Who We Are and What We Do.”

From Addiction to Zig-Zag and Everything in Between: Artifacts from the DEA Museum Collection

The DEA Museum’s Director and chief curator, Laurie A. Baty, brings six of the Museum’s most interesting artifacts out of their cases to demonstrate a tangible connection to the problem of illicit drugs as well as the stories of the men and women who enforce drug laws.