In Re Farkas

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

GLASSER, District Judge:

Petitioner Kerwin Farkas seeks an order expunging all records of a prior arrest. For the reasons set forth below, his application is denied.

The arrest in question, which took place nearly two decades ago, arose out of an investigation conducted by the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD), the predecessor of the present-day Drug Enforcement Administration. According to BNDD records, Farkas first came to the attention of federal authorities on October 2, 1972. On that date, two confidential informants notified BNDD agents that Far-kas was…