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... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > drugs and society > drug policy > drugs organizations and agencies > Federal Bureau of Narcotics
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > deviance > drugs and society > drug policy > drugs organizations and agencies > Federal Bureau of Narcotics
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > deviance > drugs and society > drug policy > drugs organizations and agencies > Federal Bureau of Narcotics

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Federal Bureau of Narcotics  

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  • On June 14, 1930, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN) became an agency within the Treasury Department, marking the unofficial beginning of what became known officially in the 1970s as the war on drugs. The FBN's establishment took a circuitous route. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S.-Latin American Relations; Federal Bureau of Narcotics]

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