United States Drug Enforcement Administration

On October 29, 2004, Task Force Officer John “Jay” Balchunas was fatally wounded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He died from his injuries on November 5, 2004. Officer Balchunas was conducting surveillance as part of the Department of Justice/FBI Fall Threat Initiative prior to the national elections. Task Force Officer Balchunas was...

Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Donald C. Ware died on October 12, 2004, of complications during a surgery that was directly attributed to gunshot wounds he received on June 9, 1975, while working on an undercover operation in Mexico. Special Agent Ware began his law enforcement career in 1967 with...

Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Terrance P. Loftus was killed on May 28, 2004, when the plane he was piloting crashed shortly after takeoff from Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Agent Loftus was providing air support to the Kansas City, Kansas District Office as part of a Title III...