National Drug Threat Assessment

iStock_000017279422_FullOn November 4, 2015, DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg announced the results of the 2015 National Drug Threat Assessment Summary (NDTA). In addition to reporting in-depth findings regarding the availability and use of nine drugs of abuse, the 2015 NDTA focuses on the increasing threat of transnational criminal organizations (“TCOs”), confirming Michelle Leonhart’s testimony before her departure from the Agency about the integral role of TCOs in the “new face of organized crime.”