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  2. Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs - Wikipedia

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    The Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD) was a federal law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice with the enumerated power of investigating the consumption, trafficking, and distribution of narcotics and dangerous drugs. BNDD is the direct predecessor of the modern Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). [1]

  3. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

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    Over 2,000 agencies and more than 17,000 individuals currently use eTrace, including over 33 foreign law enforcement agencies. Gun tracing provides information to federal, state, local, and foreign law enforcement agencies on the history of a firearm from the manufacturer (or importer), through the distribution chain, to the first retail purchaser.

  4. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    1. Uniformed policeman; law-enforcement official; plainclothes cop [63] 2. Chat idly, to exaggerate [64] 3. railroad security guard [65] bull session Male talkfest, gossip, stories of sexual exploits [66] bum's rush Thrown out of an establishment [6] bump Kill, murder, assassination [67] bump gums Argue; talk excessively; see run one's gums [68 ...

  5. Federal Bureau of Narcotics - Wikipedia

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    The FBN was established on June 14, 1930, consolidating the functions of the Federal Narcotics Control Board and the Bureau of Prohibition (BOI) Narcotic Division. [4] These preceding bureaus were established to assume enforcement responsibilities assigned to the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act of 1914 and the Jones–Miller Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act of 1922.

  6. Thenoyltrifluoroacetone - Wikipedia

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    Thenoyltrifluoroacetone (TTFA) is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C 8 H 5 F 3 O 2 S. It is used pharmacologically as a chelating agent.It is an inhibitor of cellular respiration by blocking the respiratory chain at complex II.

  7. Trifluoroacetone - Wikipedia

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    Trifluoroacetone is produced from trifluoroacetoacetic acid, which is synthesized by condensation of ethyl trifluoroacetate and ethyl acetate: CF 3 CO 2 C 2 H 5 + CH 3 CO 2 C 2 H 5 → CF 3 C(O)CH 2 CO 2 C 2 H 5 + C 2 H 5 OH. Hydrolysis of the keto-ester, followed by decarboxylation affords trifluoroacetone: CF 3 C(O)CH 2 CO 2 C 2 H 5 + H 2 O ...

  8. Escaped North Carolina inmate has history of trying to flee ...

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    A "dangerous" inmate who is on the run Wednesday after fleeing a North Carolina jail with the help of his cellmates has a history of trying to evade law enforcement, including one incident in ...

  9. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents - Wikipedia

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    Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), was a case in which the US Supreme Court ruled that an implied cause of action existed for an individual whose Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizures had been violated by the Federal Bureau of Narcotics.