21 U.S.C. § 878 : US Code - Section 878: Powers of enforcement personnel

Search 21 U.S.C. § 878 : US Code - Section 878: Powers of enforcement personnel

(a) Any officer or employee of the Drug Enforcement
Administration or any State or local law enforcement officer
designated by the Attorney General may -
(1) carry firearms;
(2) execute and serve search warrants, arrest warrants,
administrative inspection warrants, subpenas, and summonses
issued under the authority of the United States;
(3) make arrests without warrant (A) for any offense against
the United States committed in his presence, or (B) for any
felony, cognizable under the laws of the United States, if he has
probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has
committed or is committing a felony;
(4) make seizures of property pursuant to the provisions of
this subchapter; and
(5) perform such other law enforcement duties as the Attorney
General may designate.
(b) State and local law enforcement officers performing functions
under this section shall not be deemed Federal employees and shall
not be subject to provisions of law relating to Federal employees,
except that such officers shall be subject to section 3374(c) of
title 5.