History Characters / BreakingBadDEAAndPolice

| '''Individuals:''' [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White]], [[Characters/BreakingBadJessePinkman Jesse Pinkman]], [[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Saul Goodman]], [[Characters/BreakingBadMikeEhrmantraut Mike Ehrmantraut]], [[Characters/BreakingBadGustavoFring Gustavo Fring]] | '''Groups:''' [[Characters/BreakingBadWaltsFamily Walt's Family]], [[Characters/BreakingBadHeisenbergsEmpire Heisenberg's Empire]], DEA and Police, [[Characters/BreakingBadJuarezCartel Juarez Cartel]], [[Characters/BreakingBadSalamancaFamily Salamanca Family]], [[Characters/BreakingBadLosPollosHermanos Los Pollos Hermanos]], [[Characters/BreakingBadMadrigalElectromotive Madrigal Electromotive]], [[Characters/BreakingBadAryanBrotherhood Aryan Brotherhood]], [[Characters/BreakingBadOtherCriminals Other Criminals]], [[Characters/BreakingBadOtherCivilians Other Civilians]] | -]]]]]

!Drug Enforcement Administration

!Albuquerque Police Department

This page is for the DEA agents and police officers in ''Series/BreakingBad'' aside from [[Characters/BreakingBadWaltsFamily Hank Schrader]]. For the main page, see [[Characters/BreakingBad here]].

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Wanna know how to say ‘get bent’ in Spanish?"'']]
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Steven Michael Quezada

* HeroAntagonist: Same as his partner Hank. He follows him in attempting to catch the elusive and increasingly brutal Heisenberg, unware that he's actually Hank's in-law Walter White.

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!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Michael Shamus Wiles

-->''"I had him out to my house. Fourth of July. We cooked out in the backyard. My son shucked the corn. My daughter cut up potatoes. Fring brought sea bass. Every time I grill it now, I make a little foil pouch, just like he showed me. That whole night, we were laughing, telling stories, drinking wine. And he's somebody else completely. Right in front of me. Right under my nose."''

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's a pretty good boss, all things considered. He ''does'' suspend Hank, but he's largely sympathetic about it and from both a legal and professional stand point, he didn't really have a choice.

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Todd Terry

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' J.D. Garfield

->'''Played By''': Nigel Gibbs

A detective with the Albuquerque Police Department, who works closely with Hank Schrader and the D.E.A. under George Merkert's watch.

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Gonzalo Menendez & Creator/JasonDouglas

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!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DJQualls

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* {{Good is Not Nice}}: To the point, were despite being detectives investigating a suspect, their demeanors make them come across as far more unlikeable than the criminals they investigate.

* {{Pride}}: In season 4, Hank goads Gomez into conducting an extrajudicial search of the laundry that Hank believes hides Gus's meth lab, by insulting his abilities as a cop.

* InSeriesNickname: Gomie

* BadassBeard: Grows one in season 4.

* BadassMustache: Just look at the page picture; it helps complete his DaChief image.

->'''Portrayed By:''' Steven Michael Quezada

->'''Portrayed By:''' Michael Shamus Wiles

->'''Portrayed By:''' Todd Terry

->'''Portrayed By:''' J.D. Garfield

->'''Portrayed By:''' Gonzalo Menendez & Creator/JasonDouglas

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DJQualls

* KarmaHoudini: He gets no comeuppance for lying about a fake law in the constitution to get Badger arrested and putting the cartel through hell to keep Badger from going to prison or having their drug business ruined.

* LyingToThePerp: Deliberately lies to Badger about the "[[MustStateIfYourACop cops have to answer truthfully if asked if they are a cop]]" myth, claiming it's a real law written in the constitution.

* LyingToThePerp: Deliberately lies to Badger about the "[[MustStateIfYourACop cops have to answer truthfully if asked if they are a cop]]" muth, claiming it's a real law written in the constitution.

* PutOnABus: After Gus' death, he's forced out of the DEA due to his close personal friendship with Gus.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Despite voicing his suspicions about Gus Fring to Hank, he quietly disappears from the narrative afterwards without really contributing much to the Fring investigation.
* FriendOnTheForce: In addition to his help with the Gus Fring case, he also helps Marie avoid a theft charge due to her kleptomania.

!!Getz

* ButtMonkey: Saul, Hank, and Badger of all people mock him mercilessly during his time on screen usually due to his appearance, although Hank also makes a jab at his shoddy police work.
* GoodCopBadCop: Attempts to act the part of the Good Cop during said interrogation.
* ImprobableAge: Saul [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this immediately. Hank later refers to Getz as "[[Series/DoogieHowserMD Detective Doogie Howser]]". Ironically, Qualls was in his early 30s when playing the part.
* PerpSweating: Tries interrogating Badger before being ushered out of the room by Saul.

->'''Portrayed By:''' DJ Qualls

Hank’s relatively fair-minded superior at the DEA.

* BadassMustache: Just look at the page picture.
* DaChief: Hank's immediate superior until season 5. He gets along with Hank much better than most examples of the trope do though.

* PutOnABus: Resigns in disgrace after Gus' death.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's a pretty good boss, all things considered, even if he does suspend Hank he really didn't have any other options given that Hank had just assaulted Jesse.
* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: Is shocked to discover a long time friend Gus was a drug kingpin.
* WhatTheHellHero: Marie calls him out for suspending Hank and leaving him unarmed before the Cousins attacked even though he couldn't have possibly seen it coming and he really had no alternative course of action given the situation at the time.

* DaChief: Heads up the El Paso branch of the DEA making him Merkert's, and later Hank's, immediate superior. Fittingly, he ends up butting heads with Hank during season 5.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Grows impatient with the progress of the DEA's investigation into Mike Ehrmantraut, ordering the investigation closed.

Hank's closest friend in the DEA. Hank makes fun of Gomez for being Latino, Gomez makes fun of Hank for being white, but they get along fine. A good cop in his own right.

[[folder:Special Agent Steven Gomez]]
!!Steven 'Gomie' Gomez

->'''Played By''': Steven Michael Quezada

[[folder:George Merkert]]

->'''Played By''': Michael Shamus Wiles

[[folder:SAC Ramey]]

->'''Played By''': Todd Terry

Special Agent in Charge of the El Paso DEA branch. He becomes Hank's new superior after Merkert resigns [[spoiler: and Hank gets promoted to take his place]].

[[folder:Agent Vanco]]

->'''Played By''': J.D. Garfield

An APD detective and friend of Hank's. He first helps investigate Walt's disappearance in Season 2, and later asks Hank for his help in Gale's murder.

[[folder:Detectives Kalanchoe and Munn]]
!!APD Dets. Kalanchoe and Munn
->'''Played By:''' Gonzalo Menendez and Jason Douglas

[[folder:Detective Getz]]

->'''Played By''': DJ Qualls