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D.E.A. (2008)

D.E.A. poster
Original title
D.E.A. - Die Drogencops
Genre
drama television series, police procedural
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 14 episodes
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A reality series that follows DEA special agents as they investigate drug houses and make arrests. The show documents the daily work of making narcotics busts in Detroit and New Jersey.

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What happens

DEA is an American reality television series that ran for fifteen hour-long episodes in two seasons from April 2, 2008, to March 31, 2009, on the Spike television network. DEA follows the jobs of a squad of Drug Enforcement Administration special agents as they track down leads and make narcotics busts on houses suspected of selling, producing, or trafficking drugs. The first season was filmed in Detroit, Michigan, and consisted of six episodes aired from April 2, 2008, to May 7, 2008. The second season in the New York/New Jersey area consisted of nine episodes aired from February 10, 2009, to March 31, 2009, and follows a group of DEA agents and Task Force officers operating out of the DEA's northern New Jersey headquarters located in Newark. The show was produced for Spike TV by Al Roker Entertainment in association with Size 12 Productions. The first season follows DEA Group 14, while the second season follows a team of agents known as "Group 5-6", based at the DEA Newark Field Division office at 80 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey. The series was narrated by Lance Henriksen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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