Interview with former DEA Group Supervisor Mike Messier
Years of Service: 1995-2010
Mike joined the DEA after working as a stockbroker on Wall Street. He decided that the DEA was his calling, even with a substantial pay cut, and after graduating from the DEA academy in Quantico, VA, he was assigned to the San Diego office.
Mike began working on traditional drug trafficking cases and soon found his specialty, working on money laundering cases and tracking the illicit proceeds that are made as a result of the sale of illegal drugs coming across the Southern Border.
During his career, Mike was stationed in San Diego, assigned to Mexico City, and promoted to Group Supervisor. While stationed in Mexico, Mike was recruited by Bank Of America as a compliance/regulator.