King, Justin

Justin King is a retired Special Agent in Charge with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). He began his career in DEA working on the Southwest border in Laredo, TX. Justin served as a DEA Foreign-deployed Advisory Support Team (FAST) member, where he worked alongside Special Operations Forces conducting counter-narcotics/counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan. He led the HIDTA Task Force in Oklahoma City, OK, before returning to the FAST program as a Team Leader and ultimately as the Section Chief. As the Section Chief for FAST, he oversaw the initial training program to standardize DEA Special Response Teams throughout all domestic divisions. Justin served three years as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge in Little Rock, overseeing all DEA operations in Arkansas. As the Special Agent in Charge of the Omaha Division, he was responsible for 11 offices across Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Justin served in both the enlisted and officer ranks of the United States Army, completing assignments in the 3rd Infantry Division, 101st Airborne Division, and 4th Infantry Division. He also served as the Senior Instructor for the Texas Army National Guard's Officers Candidate School.