DEA Drug Storage Cages

DEA Drug Storage Cages are ideally suited for pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, medical facilities, distribution centers, record storage area, drug warehouses, and other places where security is key.

When properly installed, our secured storage cages meet the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) requirements for physical security of Schedule III through V controlled substances as outlined in Title 21 CFR Sections1301.72-1301.76 physical security controls. They feature self-closing and self-locking doors, as well as wire mesh walls and ceiling panels constructed of a 2″ x 1″ 10 gauge wire. 2″ square steel support posts are spaced no more than 10′ apart, with welded-on base plates for lagging to the floor. The walls of the drug storage cages have a minimum of 1 1/2″ horizontal reinforcement at least every 5′. The panels mount flush to floor, and utilize heavy 3/8″ hardware which is non-accessible from the exterior. WireCrafters panels are stackable to any height and clear spanning ceilings up to 30′.

DEA Storage Cage Features

WireCrafters DEA approved secured storage cages feature self-closing and self-locking doors, and wire mesh walls and ceiling panels constructed of a 2″ x 1″ 10 gauge wire. 2″ square steel support posts are spaced no more than 10′ apart, with welded-on base plates for lagging to the floor. The walls of the drug storage cages have a minimum of 1 1/2″ horizontal reinforcement at least every 5′. The panels mount flush to floor, and utilize heavy 3/8″ hardware which is non-accessible from the exterior. WireCrafters panels are stackable to any height and clear spanning ceilings up to 30′.

Key Driver Cage Features

DEA Cages: Flexible Configurations

The flexibility of WireCrafters Style 840 Wire Partitions makes it possible to construct a DEA controlled substance storage cage of any size or shape. The DEA cage can have a free spanning ceiling up to 30′ or a ceiling of any size with vertical support tubes. Panels can also be stacked to any height so that the DEA cage can be tied into the facility’s existing walls and ceiling. All of our slide and hinge doors can be made self-closing and accessible with a card reader or ten digit keypad with the installation of an electric strike or mag lock.

Drug Experience
We have many years of experience providing DEA-approved enclosures to the drug and pharmaceutical industry, and have never failed a DEA inspection.

Our DEA Cages Meet the Drug Industry’s Special Needs
As stipulated by 21 CFR 1301.72, storage areas for Schedule III through V controlled substances require a high level of security.

Doors must be self-closing and self-locking.
We offer a number of standard and custom secured storage lock options to meet this requirement, as well a line of self-closing doors with mechanical and powered operators.

Walls constructed of not less than No.10 steel fabric with openings not more than 2-1/2” across the square, mounted on steel posts, set no more than ten feet apart with horizontal reinforcement.
Our standard panels are at a maximum ten feet long, four or five feet tall, and are made of 2″ x 1″ opening 10 gauge steel wire. The frames of our wire mesh panels satisfy the requirement for horizontal reinforcement every 60 inches.

Wall shall be mounted to posts at least one inch in diameter, lagged to the floor.
Our standard posts are 2″ square with base plates for floor anchoring welded to each. Lag bolts need to be pinned or brazed once installed.

Shall have a ceiling of same materials or erected to reach the structural ceiling of the building.
Our DEA drug storage cage system uses the same panels in walls and ceilings. Furthermore, our system is so strong, that panels can be stacked between posts to reach the ceiling of almost any building.

Panels mount flush to the floor.
A simple modification to the hole layout on our stock posts eliminates the sweep space allowing flush-to-floor mounting of the wire mesh panels as required for this application.