President Donald Trump has officially named his pick to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)—selecting a decades-long agency veteran and top Virginia official who’s voiced concerns about the dangers of marijuana and linked its use to higher suicide risk among youth.

He served as the DEA's liaison to the National Security Council, the DEA Chief of Global Operations' Chief of Staff and Executive Officer, the DEA/Department of Justice Special Operations Division, and the DEA's assistant regional director in Mexico City.

As Virginia’s Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, Terry Cole has done an outstanding job keeping Virginians safe, fighting fentanyl, human trafficking and illegal immigration,” said Youngkin.