Rodney G. Benson
Special Agent in Charge
 Atlanta Field Division

Special Agent in Charge Rodney G. Benson was appointed to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Atlanta Field Division in March 2007. He is responsible for directing and leading federal drug enforcement operations throughout the states of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. 

Special Agent in Charge Benson began his career with the DEA as a student intern in 1983, and was hired as a Special Agent in Boston, Massachusetts in 1986. Mr. Benson served as a Special Agent in Newark, New Jersey, from February 1987 through September 1995. In October 1995, Mr. Benson was promoted to Resident Agent in Charge in Imperial County, California, where he supervised enforcement efforts targeting national and international Mexican drug trafficking organizations. In March 1998, Mr. Benson transferred to DEA Headquarters and was assigned to International Operations, Mexico and Central America Section, where he coordinated enforcement activities conducted by DEA offices in Mexico and Central America.

In October 1999, Mr. Benson was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) of the Special Operations Division where he coordinated national and international drug trafficking operations. From February 2002 through August 2004, Mr. Benson served as an ASAC in the Boston Field Division, where he directed enforcement efforts in Massachusetts. Mr. Benson was the Special Agent in Charge of the Seattle Field Division from September 2004, until his reassignment as the Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta Division.

SAC Benson graduated from Northeastern University in 1986, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice.