[4] The new BNDD, as detailed in the plan, took the enforcement powers of Treasury and the FDA and transferred them to the singular Department of Justice, under the authority of the United States Attorney General.
[6] Ingersoll insisted that in order for anyone to obtain a badge from the BNDD, they would need to be credentialed as a federal agent, take the oath of office, and agree to a training program.
[6] Federal Agent at Large was a position that had only existed once before in the entire history of narcotics enforcement, and it had belonged to George Hunter White.Upon hearing the news that Elvis had initiated a meeting with Nixon, Haldeman replied in the margins of Bud Krogh's memo with a single sentence: "You must be kidding."
When Elvis did meet Nixon, he mentioned that he could infiltrate any group of "hippies or young people," and had "studied communist brainwashing and the drug culture.
Evidence exists today that; By 1970, BNDD had nine foreign offices;[3] The first federal narcotics task force was established in 1970 in New York City.
[3] In 1967, BNDD Deputy Director Andrew Tartaglino declared that: "France has been identified as the source of more than 75% of the heroin consumed by our drug addicts.
[18] The Bureau did not have enough funds to purchase a new aircraft, so he bought one under the United States Air Force Bailment Property Transfer Program.