U.S.  Department  of  Justice 
*££*  Drug  Enforcement  Administration 
THE  DRUG  ENFORCEMENT  ADMINISTRATION 
ANNUAL  REPORT 
FISCAL  YEAR  1986
DRUG  ENFORCEMENT  ADMINISTRATION 
John  C.  Lawn  Thomas  C.  Kelly 
Administrator  Deputy  Administrator 
The  Drug  Enforcement  Administration' s  (DEA)  primary 
responsibility  is  to  enforce  the  controlled  substances  laws  and 
regulations  of  the  United  States  of  America.  DEA  also  recommends 
and  supports  non-enforcement  programs  aimed  at  reducing  the 
demand  for  illicit  drugs  and  reducing  the  availability  of 
controlled  substances  in  the  illicit  domestic  and  international 
markets. 
In  support  of  the  Administration's  and  the  Attorney 
General's  commitment  to  the  war  on  drugs,  DEA's  strategic  goals 
for  Fiscal  Year  1986  were  to: 
0  Reduce  the  Availability  of  Illicit  Drugs  in  the  United 
States.  This  was  accomplished  by  targeting  major  drug 
traffickers  and  their  organizations,  fully  exploiting 
DEA's  authority  to  seize  trafficker  assets  in  each 
investigation,  increasing  the  arrest  and  conviction  rates 
for  top  level  violators,  enhancing  the  Domestic  Cannabis 
Eradication  Program,  and  targeting  for  investigation 
chemical  companies  which  provide  precursor  chemicals  used 
in  clandestine  drug  laboratories.  -.-.«:-. 
°  Reduce  the  Supply  of  Illicit  Drugs  from  Foreign  Source 
Countries.  This  was  accomplished  by  influencing  foreign 
counterparts  to  significantly  increase  arrests  and 
seizures  overseas,  developing  strategies  to  reduce  the
supply  of  drugs  in  source  countries,  designing  programs 
to  improve  the  collection  and  utilization  of  foreign  drug 
intelligence,  aggressively  promoting  expansion  of  foreign 
eradication  programs  using  aerial  herbicidal  techniques, 
and  encouraging  bi-lateral  and  multi-lateral  working 
relations  among  all  countries  affected  by  international 
drug  trafficking. 
0  Enhance  Investigative  and  Administrative  Systems  and 
Services  Supporting  PEA  Operations,  this  was 
accomplished  by  strengthening  and  modernizing  DEA  systems 
and  services  which  provide  teleoamunications,  advanced 
technology,  logistical  support,  financial  resources, 
training,  and  information. 
SIGNIFICANT  EVENTS 
Over  the  past  year,  various  events  affected  the  way  in  which 
DEA  approached,  performed,  and  accomplished  its  mission.  There 
was  a  "new"  drug  epidemic  in  parts  of  the  country,  a  "national 
mandate"  to  increase  efforts  in  drug  abuse  prevention  and 
education,  and  a  rerewed  worldwide  interest  in  fighting  the  war 
on  drugs.  These  events  and  some  of  DEA's  more  significant 
accomplishments  are  described  below. 
•   Our  country  experienced  a  problem  associated  with  the 
cocaine  derivative  known  as  crack.  In  June  1986,  DEA  hosted  a 
conference  on  crack  in  New  York  for  representatives  from  DEA 
Headquarters  and  Special  Agents  in  Charge  of  DEA  field  divisions 
experiencing  the  most  severe  crack  problems.  At  this  meeting,
DEA  consulted  with  scene  of  this  country's  experts  and  developed 
the  foundation  for  a  multi-faceted  strategy  to  address  the 
crack  epidemic.  In  response  to  this  problem  and  Congressional 
requests,  DEA  modified  its  system  for  classifying  its  enforcement 
activities,  the  Geo-Drug  Enforcement  Program  (GHDEP),  to  identify 
investigations  targeting  crack  traffickers  and  their 
organizations.  This  permits  DEA  to  monitor  enforcement  activity 
and  results  in  this  area. 
0   The  accumulation  of  vast  assets  enable  drug  trafficking 
organizations  to  continue  large  scale  operations,  even  after  the 
arrest  and  conviction  of  their  leaders.  DEA  seized  over  $370 
million  of  these  assets.  This  amount  is  more  than  double  that  of 
Fiscal  Year  1985  and  constitutes  over  80%  of  the  overall 
contributions  to  the  Department  of  Justice  Asset  Forfeiture  Fund. 
More  importantly,  this  figure  represents  the  first  time  that  DEA 
seized  assets  which  exceeded  the  Agency's  annual  budget. 
0    DEA  strengthened  its  demand  reduction  effort  as  a  vital  and 
integral  part  of  the  Federal  strategy  in  combatting  international 
drug  abuse  and  trafficking.  In  Fiscal  Year  1986,  DEA  created  a 
Demand  Seduction  Section  to  direct  the  Agency's  efforts  in  the 
area  of  drug  abuse  prevention  and  education.  DEA  participated  in 
15  national  conferences  and  one  international  seminar  related  to 
drug  abuse  and  disseminated  publications  an&other  information  to 
approximately  200,000  drug  abuse  prevention  advocates. 
DEA  expanded  its  drug  abuse  prevention  activities  with  the 
Explorer  Division  of  the  Boy  Scouts  of  America.  At  the  1986 
National  law  Enforcement  Explorer  Conference  in  Seattle,
Washington,  the  expanded  program  was  launched  at  an  Ail-Star 
Rally  Against  Drugs,  Athletes  and  celebrities  joined  DEA, 
ACTION,  and  PRIDE  in  urging  Explorer  posts  from  around  the 
nation  to  become  involved  in  drug  abuse  prevention  programs  in 
their  communities.  Through  this  initiative,  DEA  estimated  that 
over  one  million  young  people  would  be  motivated  to  participate 
in  drug  abuse  prevention  programs. 
The  Sports  Drug  Awareness  Program  was  introduced  to  the 
international  community  in  March  1986  with  the  presentation  of  a 
seminar  in  Belgium. 
°   Bolivia  is  one  of  the  major  cocaine  producers  of  the  world. 
During  July  1986,  the  government  of  Bolivia,  in  coordination  with 
DEA,  initiated  Operation  BLAST  FUBNWZE,  an  enforcement  effort 
targeted  at  coca  paste  and  cocaine  production.  Bolivian 
Narcotics  Strike  Force  Troops  and  DEA  personnel  began  a  series  of 
raids  against  cocaine  laboratories  in  Bolivia,  which  DEA 
intelligence  had  pinpointed.  DEA  Intelligence  Analysts  were  sent 
to  La  Paz  where  they  developed  daily  situation  reports,  provided 
a  strategic  intelligence  report  for  DEA  management,  and  obtained 
and  analyzed  ledgers  found  at  three  different  cocaine  laboratory 
sites.  The  analysis  of  the  ledgers  provided  tentative 
identification  of  several  major  Bolivian  violators  and  an 
assessment  of  the  cocaine  production  capacitgkof  Bolivian 
trafficking  organizations. 
The  government  of  Bolivia  requested  and  received  a 
contingent  of  six  United  States  Military  Black  Hawk  helicopters, 
manned  with  United  States  Army  pilots  and  support  personnel,  to
transport  the  Bolivian  Strike  Teams  to  the  suspected  laboratory 
sites.  Eight  cocaine  laboratories  and  one  staging/transshipient 
location  were  located  and  destroyed.  It  was  determined,  from 
information  gathered  at  the  sites,  that  a  number  of  these 
laboratories  were  capable  of  producing  1,000  kilograms  of  cocaine 
per  week;  at  least  one  laboratory  was  operational  since  1982. 
Subsequent  intelligence  indicated  that  Operation  BLAST 
FURNaCE  brought  cocaine  production  to  a  virtual  standstill  in 
Bolivia.  There  was  an  exodus  of  known  and  suspected  traffickers 
from  Bolivia,  a  drop  in  the  price  of  coca  leaves  from  $276  per 
hundred  kilograms  to  $44,  a  virtual  end  to  small  aircraft  traffic 
throughout,  the  country,  a  reduction  in  the  availability  of  United 
States  dollars,  no  harvesting  of  coca  fields,  and  requests  by 
farmers  for  assistance  to  plant  alternate  crops. 
°   Frederick  John  Luytjes  was  formerly  one  of  the  most 
significant  non-Colombian  cocaine  violators  operating  in  the 
United  States.  On  December  23,  1985,  as  a  result  of  a  joint 
investigation  by  DEA,  the  United  States  Customs  Service,  and  the 
Internal  Revenue  Service,  the  United  States  Attorney  for  the 
Middle  District  of  Pennsylvania  indicted  Luytjes  and  five  others 
(including  four  Colombian  nationals)  for  smuggling  cocaine  into 
northeastern  Pennsylvania  during  the  preceding  four  years. 
Luytjes  dealt  directly  with  the  highest  leu&rvenbers  of  a 
Medeliin,  Colombia  drug  cartel  to  smuggle  cocaine  into  the  United 
States.
The  case  received  national  media  coverage,  including  a  press 
release  by  Attorney  General  Meese,  which  highlighted  the 
significance  of  this  investigation.  The  conspiracy  utilized 
sophisticated  high  performance  aircraft  over  a  five-year  period 
to  smuggle  a  minimum  of  seven  metric  tons  of  pure  cocaine  into 
the  United  States.  At  least  $30  million  in  drug  profits  were 
delivered  to  cocaine  violators  in  Colombia,  and  United  States 
banking  officials  were  enlisted  by  the  traffickers  to  launder 
millions  of  dollars  belonging  to  the  stateside  members  of  the 
conspiracy. 
This  investigation  resulted  in  the  seizure  of  $16  million  in 
cash  and  assets  and  an  additional  $5-10  million  worth  of  assets 
were  earmarked  for  seizure.  A  total  of  13  defendants  were 
indicted,  including  two  prominent  Colombian  cocaine  cartel 
members. 
0   Because  of  Mexico's  increasing  role  in  drug  trafficking,  in 
Fiscal  Year  1986  DEA  established  the  United  States  Southwest 
Border  Intelligence  Task  Force.  This  Task  Force  supports  DEA 
intelligence  operations  and  enhances  intensified  enforcement 
efforts  along  the  United  States-Mexican  Border.  The  Task  Force 
provides  strategic  assessments  of  all  aspects  of  drug  trafficking 
from  Mexico  to  the  United  States  and,  in  conjunction  with  DEA 
field  offices,  collates,  analyzes,  and  disseminates  intelligence 
on  major  Mexican  drug  traffickers  and  their  organizations.  This 
information  is  used  to  target  high  level  traffickers  operating  in 
Mexico  and  affecting  the  United  States.
0   An  act  of  violence  against  a  DEA  Special  Agent  in  Mexico 
occurred  for  the  second  time  in  the  last  two  years.  On 
August  13,  1986,  Special  Agent  Victor  Cortez,  of  the  DEA  Office 
in  Guadalajara,  Mexico,  along  with  an  informant,  was  detained  and 
tortured  by  Jalisco  State  Police  detectives.  They  were 
subsequently  released  at  the  insistence  of  the  DEA  office  in 
Guadalajara  and  with  the  aid  of  the  Mexican  Attorney  General's 
office.  This  required  DEA  to  review  its  working  relationship 
with  Mexican  law  enforcement  authorities,  its  presence  in  Mexico, 
and  the  risks  to  family  members  of  DEA  personnel  stationed  in 
Mexico. 
AGENCY  FUNCTIONS 
To  accomplish  its  many  responsibilities,  the  DEA  workforce 
includes  approximately  2,400  Special  Agents  and  2,500 
professional,  technical,  and  support  personnel.  DEA  maintains  19 
domestic  field  divisions  with  approximately  100  subordinate  field 
offices,  the  El  Paso  Intelligence  Center  (EPIC) ,  seven  regional 
forensic  laboratories,  a  Special  Testing  and  Research  laboratory, 
and  an  Air  Wing.  Overseas,  DEA  maintains  over  60  offices  in  over 
40  foreign  countries.  DEA  Headquarters  is  canprised  of  three 
main  divisions,  three  staff  offices,  and  an  Administrative  law 
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OPERATIONS  DIVISION 
The  Operations  Division  is  responsible  for  DEA's 
investigative  activities.  Managed  by  an  Assistant  Administrator, 
the  Division's  organizational  elements  are:  1)  four  Drug 
Investigative  Sections  and  an  Investigative  Support  Section,  2) 
the  Office  of  International  Programs,  3)  the  Office  of 
Intelligence,  4)  the  Office  of  Diversion  Control,  5)  the  Office 
of  Training,  and  6)  the  Management  Staff. 
Each  of  the  four  drug  Sections  (Cocaine,  Heroin,  Cannabis, 
and  Dangerous  Drugs)  manages  the  DEA  worldwide  program  with 
respect  to  investigative  activities  for  its  specific  drug  type  in 
order  to  ensure  coordination  among  all  Headquarters  and  field 
operational  elements.  These  Sections  also  monitor  Special 
Enforcement  Operations  (SEOs) ,  Organized  Crime  Drug  Enforcement 
Task  Force  (OCDETF)  cases,  and  other  high  level  investigations. 
The  Investigative  Support  Section:  1)  coordinates  all 
investigative  support  programs  and  projects,  2)  manages  the 
technical  operations  program  which  includes  all  investigative, 
radio  communications  and  polygraph  equipment  used  by  DEA 
worldwide,  and  3)  operates  the  DEA  aviation  program. 
The  Office  of  International  Programs  assists  foreign 
countries  in  traditional  enforcement  activities,  develops  drug 
law  enforcement  programs,  and  implements -other -programs  aimed  at 
reducing  the  supply  of  illicit  drugs  destined  for  the  United 
States.  Through  its  foreign  activities,  DEA  attempts  to  develop 
stronger  diplomatic  efforts,  reduce  illicit  crops  and  chemicals 
used  in  drug  production,  immobilize  drug  production  facilities,
identify  drug  transit  areas,  disrupt  snuggling,  and  reduce  the 
diversion  of  legally  manufactured  drugs.  DEA  Country  Attaches 
assigned  to  overseas  posts  act  as  the  principal  advisors  to  the 
United  States  ambassadors  on  all  international  narcotics  and 
dangerous  drug  natters.  DEA  also  encourages  host  countries  to 
enact  legislation  allowing  seizure  and  forfeiture  of  assets 
obtained  through  drug  profits  and  to  identify  other  legislative 
or  administrative  actions  that  could  affect  the  drug  trade. 
The  DEA  Intelligence  Program  emphasizes  the  exchange  of 
information  with  enforcement  counterparts  and  cooperating 
agencies  worldwide  to  provide  optimum  support  to  domestic  and 
international  drug  enforcement  operations.  The  Office  of 
Intelligence;  1)  provides  tactical  and  operational  intelligence 
products  and  services  which  identify  the  structure  and  members  of 
international  and  domestic  drug  trafficking  organizations  and 
exploitable  areas  for  enforcement  operations;  2)  prepares 
strategic  intelligence  assessments,  estimates,  and  probes 
focusing  on  trafficking  patterns,  source  country  production,  and 
domestic  production  and  consumption  trends;  3)  develops 
intelligence  that  focuses  on  the  financial  aspects  of  drug 
investigations  such  as  money  laundering  techniques,  drug  related 
asset  discovery  and  forfeiture,  and  roacro-ecxnomic  impact 
assessments  of  the  illegal  drug  trade;  and-4V  provides 
interagency  intelligence  support  to  other  Federal,  state,  and 
local  law  enforcement  organizations,  assists  a  variety  of  state
and  foreign  drug  intelligence  clearinghouses,  and  participates  in 
the  National  Narcotic  Border  Interdiction  System  (NNBIS)  and 
chairs  the  National  Narcotics  Intelligence  Consumers  Committee 
(NNIOC) . 
•Hie  Office  of  Diversion  Control  enforces  provisions  of  the 
Controlled  Substances  Act  (CSA)  which  pertain  to  the  manufacture 
and  distribution  of  controlled  substances  for  medical  and 
research  purposes.  This  Office  is  responsible  for  the  detection 
and  prevention  of  the  diversion  of  controlled  substances  from 
legitimate  channels.  It  conducts  periodic  investigations  of  drug 
manufacturers  and  wholesalers,  conducts  special  investigations  of 
targeted  registrants  who  are  high-level  violators,  identifies 
drug  shipments  in  foreign  countries  that  are  destined  for  illegal 
snuggling  operations,  monitors  all  imports  and  exports  of 
controlled  substances,  registers  all  handlers  of  controlled 
substances,  and  conducts  pre-registration  investigations  prior  to 
approval  of  applications  for  registration.  It  also  prepares 
reccnmendations  for  the  Administrator's  decision,  regarding  the 
establishment  of  manufacturing  quotas  for  all  Schedule  I  and  II 
substances  and  the  placement  of  drugs  of  abuse  in  the  appropriate 
CSA  Schedule. 
The  Office  of  Training  develops  and  provides  entry-level, 
in-service,  and  advanced  training  for  DEA  eKployees,  as  well  as 
specialized  multi-level  training  in  drug  enforcement  techniques 
for  other  Federal,  state,  local,  and  foreign  officials.
The  Management  Staff  develops  the  policies  and  procedures 
governing  the  conduct  of  DEA  investigative  activities,  The  Staff 
also  coordinates  the  development  of  foreign  and  domestic  offices' 
work  plans,  reoomends  the  annual  reallocation  and  distribution 
of  all  core  series  positions,  develops  the  Operations  Division 
financial  plan,  and  coordinates  all  of  its  budget  matters. 
OPERATIONAL  SUPPORT  DIVISION 
The  Operational  'Support  Division,  managed  by  one  of  the 
three  Assistant  Administrators,  supports  DEA's  worldwide 
operations  by  providing  administrative  and  technological  services 
to  all  offices.  Six  organizational  elements  comprise  the 
Operational  Support  Division:  1)  the  Office  of  Personnel,  2)  the 
Office  of  Administration,  3)  the  Office  of  Science  and 
Technology,  4)  the  Office  of  Information  Systems,  5)  the  Office 
of  the  Controller,  and  6)  the  Equal  Employment  Opportunity  Staff. 
The  Office  of  Personnel  formulates  DBA  personnel  management 
policy  and  directs  a  comprehensive  personnel  management  program 
which  includes  employee  relations,  benefits,  health,  safety, 
recruitment  and  placement,  pay  and  position  management,  and 
performance  appraisal  systems. 
The  Office  of  Administration  attends  to  administrative 
matters  such  as  property  controls,  contracfciflg>  procurement, 
facilities,  and  transportation. 
The  Office  of  Science  and  Technology  is  responsible  for 
overall  engineering,  scientific,  and  forensic  science  support  for 
DEA.  It  also  provides  forensic  information  on  illicit  drug
availability  and  trends  and  related  scientific  and  laboratory 
assistance  to  other  Federal,  state,  local,  and  foreign  law 
enforcement  agencies. 
The  Office  of  Information  Systems  plans  and  manages  DEA's 
equipment  and  systems  for  automated  data  processing  (ADP) , 
telecommunications,  teleprocessing,  microfiche,  facsimile,  word 
processing,  secure  voice,  and  office  automation. 
The  Office  of  the  Controller  is  responsible  for  the  overall 
financial  management  "of  the  Agency,  including  accounting, 
budgeting,  management  analysis,  A-123,  and  A-76  activities. 
The  Equal  Employment  Opportunity  Staff  develops  equal 
employment  opportunity  policies,  programs,  and  goals  for  DEA  in 
conformance  with  government  regulations.  The  Staff  also 
formulates  EEO  plans  of  action  and  processes  any  complaints  of 
discrimination . 
PIANNING  AND  INSPECTION  DIVISION 
Under  the  direction  of  an  Assistant  Administrator,  the 
Planning  and  Inspection  Division  consists  of  four  major  offices  £ 
1)  the  Office  of  Inspections,  2)  the  Office  of  Planning  and 
Evaluation,  3)  the  Office  of  Security  Programs,  and  4)  the  Office 
of  Professional  Responsibility. 
The  Office  of  Inspections  conducts  regular  and  special 
inspections  of  DEA  Headquarters  and  field  elements  to  ensure 
effectiveness,  efficiency,  economy  of  operation,  and  compliance
with  statutes,  regulations,  policies,  and  procedures.  It  also 
carries  out  fiscal  audits  of  all  DEA  entities  having  procurement, 
financial  approval,  and  disbursement  responsibilities. 
The  Office, of  Planning  and  Evaluation  is  responsible  for 
agency-wide  strategic  planning,  special  studies  and  policy 
analyses,  evaluation  of  agency-wide  programs,  the  development  and 
maintenance  of  DEA's  statistical  information  systems,  and  the 
physical  fitness  program. 
Tte  Office  of  Security  Programs  is  responsible  for  the 
coordination  of  personnel  security  investigations,  maintenance  of 
physical  security  standards  for  DEA  facilities,  establishment  of 
procedures  for  classification  and  storage  of  national  security 
materials,  evaluation  of  cotmunications  and  data  processing 
security,  and  the  coordination  of  DEA  countermeasure  initiatives 
and  emergency  preparedness  plans. 
"Hie  Office  of  Professional  Responsibility  coordinates  the 
establishment  of  employee  standards  of  conduct  and  directs 
investigations  of  allegations  of  misconduct  and  criminal 
violations  by  DEA  employees. 
STAFF  OFFICES 
^  Office  of  Chief  Counsel  handles  all  legal  issues 
concerning:  1)  the  criminal  enforcement  responsibilities  of  DEA, 
2)  asset  seizure  and  forfeiture,  3)  the  diversion  of  controlled 
substances  and  the  regulation  of  the  legitimate  controlled 
substance  industry,  and  4)  civil  litigation,  personnel  and  EEO 
matters,  and  tort  and  employee  claims.  It  advises  DEA  officials
with  respect  to  the  application  of  international  conventions  and 
protocols  relating  to  narcotics  and  psychotropic  substances  and 
drafts  legislation  relating  to  drug  law  enforcement.  It  assists 
state,  local,  and  foreign  officials  in  establishing  adequate  and 
uniform  legislation  and  regulations  in  this  regard.  This  Office 
is  also  responsible  for  the  administrative  processing  of  all 
assets  seized  by  DEA  to  be  forfeited  to  the  United  States 
government. 
The  Office  of  Congressional  and  Public  Affairs  serves  as  the 
principal  advisor  to  the  Administrator  and  other  DEA  officials  on 
all  matters  relating  to  the  United  States  Congress,  the  media, 
and  the  general  public.  This  Office  coordinates  DEA's 
involvement  in  fact-finding  and  legislative  hearings  and  escorts 
congressional  or  staff  delegations  on  narcotic  fact-finding 
missions  to  source  and  transit  countries  throughout  the  world. 
It  monitors  pending  legislation  that  may  affect  DEA's  mission, 
policies,  and  personnel  practices.  This  Office  also  coordinates 
news  media  requests  and  related  public  information  matters.  It 
manages  the  public  inquiry  and  publications  program,  coordinates 
DEA's  speech  activities,  drafts  articles  about  DEA's  program  for 
national  publication,  publishes  DEA's  internal  publications,  and 
writes  DEA's  monthly  report  to  the  White  House.  In  March  1986, 
this  Office  was  assigned  the  responsibility-  i&c  coordinating 
DEA's  efforts  in  the  field  of  drug  abuse  prevention  and 
education.
The  Board  of  Professional  Conduct  reviews  all 
integrity /misconduct  investigations,  determines  appropriate 
charges  and  penalties,  and  issues  proposal  notices  for 
disciplinary  action  and/or  recommendations  for  letters  of 
clearance.  It  also  reviews  all  accident  reports  and 
investigations  relating  to  official  government  conveyances  and 
issues  letters  of  clearance/caution  or  proposal  notices  for 
disciplinary  action. 
The  Administrative  law  Judge  presides  over  and  arranges  for 
all  hearings  which  are  required  pursuant  to  the  Administrative 
Procedures  Act  (5  U.S.C.  551  et  seq.)  and  prepares  recommended 
decisions  for  the  DEA  Administrator  based  upon  the  evidence 
presented  at  hearings.  The  Administrative  Law  Judge  conducts 
hearings  regarding  registrations  under  the  Controlled  Substances 
Act,  the  placement  of  controlled  substances  in  appropriate 
schedules  established  by  the  Act,  the  setting  of  certain 
manufacturing  and  procurement  quotas,  and  the  issuance  of  import 
and  export  permits  for  certain  controlled  substances.  The 
Administrative  Law  Judge  is  an  autonomous  entity  within  the  DEA 
organizational  structure. 
FIELD  DIVISIONS 
Field  Divisions  are  responsible  for:  D-^eonducting 
drug-related  criminal  investigations  and  scheduled  investigations 
of  legitimate  controlled  substances  handlers;  2)  participating 
with  other  Federal,  state,  and  local  law  enforcement  and 
regulatory  offices  in  conducting  drug-related  criminal
investigations  and  assisting  them  in  cooperative  drug  abuse 
prevention  efforts;  3)  directing  the  activities  of  State  and 
local  Task  Forces  within  their  jurisdictions;  and  4)  developing, 
utilizing,  and  distributing  intelligence  data  relating  to 
significant  trafficking  trends,  major  violators,  and  clandestine 
laboratories  within  their  scope  of  geographic  responsibility. 
EL  PASO  INTELLIGENCE  CENTER 
The  El  Paso  Intelligence  Center  (EPIC)  is  a  cooperative 
intelligence  operation  managed  by  DEA.  EPIC  is  designed  to 
target,  track,  and  interdict  international  movement  of  drugs, 
aliens,  and  weapons.  EPIC  functions  as  a  tactical  intelligence 
center  which  provides  for  the  immediate  exchange  of  intelligence 
for  drug  interdiction  and  investigations.  Nine  agencies 
participate  in  EPIC:  DEA,  the  Immigration  and  Naturalization 
Service,  the  U.S.  Customs  Service,  the  U.S.  Coast  Guard,  the 
Federal  Bureau  of  Investigation,  the  Federal  Aviation 
Administration,  the  Internal  Revenue  Service,  the  Bureau  of 
Alcohol,  Tobacco,  and  Firearms,  and  the  U.S.  Marshals  Service. 
In  addition,  all  fifty  states,  the  Virgin  Islands,  and  Puerto 
Rico  have  information  sharing  agreements  with  EPIC. 
INTERNATIONAL  ACOOMPLISHMEKTS 
DEA's  international  program  strategy  continued  to  be 
directed  at  reducing  the  supply  of  illicit  drugs  at  their  source. 
This  was  accomplished  by  providing  program  guidance,  technical 
advice,  investigative  cooperation,  intelligence,  and  training  to
many  foreign  governments.  In  Fiscal  Year  1986,  there  were 
important  successes  throughout  the  world  in  the  following  areas: 
crop  eradication,  prevention  of  illicit  drug  production,  drug 
removals,  asset  seizures,  criminal  prosecutions,  treaty 
initiations,  legislative  improvements,  drug  intelligence 
advancements,  enforcement  program  development,  conferences,  and 
training. 
DEA  assisted  and  guided  the  continuation  of  established  crop 
eradication  programs  and  the  development  of  new  programs  in 
several  countries.  Some  of  the  most  significant  results  were: 
0  The  Royal  Thai  Army  manually  destroyed  approximately 
1,500  hectares  of  poppies  throughout  the  major  growing 
areas  in  northern  Thailand.  This  year's  eradication 
campaign  was  a  clear  demonstration  to  Thai  farmers  that 
opium  eradication  is  now  an  accepted  national  policy  of 
the  Thai  government. 
°  Burma  destroyed  approximately  13,800  hectares  of  poppies 
in  the  Northern  and  Eastern  Shan  States.  The  experience 
and  tactics  developed  during  one  aspect  of  this  effort 
formed  the  basis  for  a  full-scale  aerial  eradication 
program. 
0  Panama  destroyed  approximately  85%  to  90%  of  its  cannabis 
cultivation.  .*.--*-■- 
0  Jamaica  expanded  manual  eradication  efforts  and  reduced 
annual  cannabis  production  by  one  third.
e  Venezuela  discovered  almost  7,000  hectares  of  cannabis 
planted  among  corn,  banana  trees,  and  other  crops  on  the 
Venezuelan/Colombian  Border.  The  Venezuelan  Police 
manually  destroyed  over  one  million  cannabis  plants.  The 
Venezuelan  government  is  reviewing  the  possibility  of 
initiating  a  spraying  program  to  eradicate  any  future 
discoveries  of  cannabis. 
°  The  Royal  Thai  Police  destroyed  approximately  900  metric 
tons  of  fresh  cannabis  and  three  metric  tons  of  dry 
cannabis  in  Northeast  Thailand.  This  campaign  was  the 
first  concerted  effort  attempted  during  what  is 
considered  to  be  the  "off  season  and  it  took  the  growers 
and  financiers  by  complete  surprise. 
0  The  Brazilian  Federal  Police  initiated  a  major 
intelligence  gathering  operation  to  identify  the 
organizations  responsible  for  cannabis  cultivation  and 
distribution.  The  initial  stages  of  the  operation 
resulted  in  the  eradication  of  over  3,000  metric  tons  of 
cannabis. 
Cooperative  efforts  between  DEA  and  its  foreign  counterparts 
disrupted  the  conversion  of  cultivated  plants  into  illicit  drugs. 
This  cooperation  resulted  in  the  destruction  of  various 
processing  laboratories  and  the  seizure  of  =±*licit  drugs  and 
precursor  chemicals  which  are  essential  to  the  production  of 
illicit  drugs.  A  sample  of  these  accomplishments  follow:
0    Joint  DEA  and  Royal  Thai  Border  Patrol  Police  operations 
conducted  in  northern  Thailand  resulted  in  the  location 
and  destruction  of  seven  heroin  laboratories,  an 
unprecedented  nuntoer. 
°  India  seized  two  heroin  laboratories  along  with 
approximately  1,600  kilograms  of  heroin  during  the  first 
six  months  of  1986. 
°  The  Brazilian  Federal  Police,  through  the  investigation 
of  chemical  purchases,  located  and  seized  two  cocaine 
laboratories  capable  of  producing  approximately  250 
kilograms  of  cocaine  per  month. 
*  Peru  and  Colombia  initiated  a  joint  enforcement  effort 
near  the  Colombian  border  to  ensure  that  previously 
destroyed  cocaine  laboratories  were  not  re-established. 
Cnly  two  new  laboratory  sites  were  discovered,  one  new 
and  one  abandoned. 
°  The  Venezuelan  Police  seized  approximately  2,650 
kiloliters  of  acetone  and  ether,  essential  chemicals  in 
the  conversion  of  cocaine,  and  arrested  numerous 
individuals  involved  in  diverting  these  chemicals  to 
clandestine  laboratories. 
Intense  cooperative  efforts  between  DEA  and  its  foreign 
counterparts  brought  about  significant  resalte  in  the  seizure  of 
drugs  and  assets  and  the  arrest  and  prosecution  of  international 
drug  violators.  For  example:
A  major  Southeast  Asian  narcotics  trafficker  was 
apprehended  by  the  Royal  Malaysian  Police  as  a  result  of 
both  intelligence  derived  from  DEA  and  the  Royal  !Ihai 
Police  and  DEA's  liaison  with  the  Singapore  Central 
Narcotics  Bureau.  The  Malaysian  authorities  considered 
this  arrest  one  of  the  most  significant  to  occur  in 
Malaysia  in  several  years. 
Four  heroin  couriers  were  arrested  by  DEA,  who  also 
seized  8  kilograms  of  heroin,  as  a  result  of  an 
investigation  involving  two  domestic  and  one  foreign  DEA 
office.  Subsequent  to  the  arrest,  Malaysian  Police 
seized  an  additional  23  kilograms  of  heroin  at  the 
couriers'  residence. 
Five  United  States  citizens  and  four  foreign  nationals 
were  charged  in  the  Southern  District  of  New  York  as  a 
result  of  an  investigation  involving  three  domestic  and 
three  foreign  DEA  offices.  DEA  seized  approximately 
$2  million  and  one  heroin  laboratory  while  the  Swiss 
authorities  seized  another.  Among  those  charged  were  two 
prior  "French  Connection"  heroin  chemists  who  were 
arrested  in  Switzerland.  Ihe  group  was  responsible  for 
importing  more  than  300  kilograms  of  norphine  base  frcm 
Europe  and  the  Middle  East  and  manufacturing 
approximately  64  kilograms  of  heroin  in  the  United 
States.
Two  heroin  and  hashish  traffickers  were  arrested  by  DEA 
while  Dutch  authorities  arrested  two  others  and  seized 
188,000  Dutch  Qiildersj  15  kilograms  of  hashish;  $20,000 
in  United  States  currency?  and  $100,000  of  jewelry.  A 
United  States  account  at  the  Bank  of  America  was  also 
identified. 
Over  2,700  kilograms  of  cocaine  were  seized  in  a  seven 
month  period  as  a  result  of  Operation  BAT  in  which  DEA, 
the  United  States  military,  and  Bahamian  authorities 
utilized  various  radar  and  intelligence  techniques  to 
target  drug  trafficking  staging  areas  for  enforcement 
activity.  This  success  was  followed  by  several 
subsequent  seizures  of  450  kilogram  quantities  of 
cocaine. 
Thirteen  duffle  bags  containing  over  400  kilograms  of 
cocaine  were  seized  by  the  Mexican  Federal  Judicial 
Police  as  a  result  of  information  provided  through  a  DEA 
domestic  office  investigation.  The  defendant  is  being 
held  by  Mexican  authorities. 
Two  Surinamese  citizens  and  a  high  ranking  official  of 
Surinam  were  arrested  by  DEA  and  charged  with  conspiracy 
to  import  cocaine  and  operating  a  narcotics  enterprise. 
The  high  ranking  official  was  bribad=*y  traffickers  to 
provide  protection  for  cocaine  transshipments  and 
sanctuary  for  cocaine  laboratories.  The  Dutch  government
indicated  that  these  arrests  further  strained  its 
relations  with  its  former  colony  to  the  point  where  aid 
may  be  withheld. 
Progress  in  the  initiation  of  treaties  and  laws  demonstrated 
the  international  commitment  to  combat  drug  trafficking.  Laws 
aimed  at  asset  forfeiture,  organized  crime,  precursor  chemical 
control,  and  money  laundering  were  proposed  and/or  enacted.  The 
following  are  representative  of  this  progress: 
0  DEA,  in  conjunction  with  the  Department  of  State  and 
other  United  States  government  agencies,  finalized  a 
draft  treaty  which  addresses  problems  of  international 
drug  trafficking  that  are  not  currently  covered  by  United 
Nations  or  other  international  conventions  and  treaties. 
The  final  draft  will  be  presented  to  the  United  Nations 
Commission  on  Narcotic  Drugs  in  Fd>ruary  1987. 
0  The  United  Kingdom  enacted  its  first  asset  seizure 
legislation.  Both  the  Department  of  Justice  and  DEA 
provided  experts  to  assist  in  drafting  the  law. 
0  Hong  Kong  proposed  legislation  that  would  allow  bank 
accounts  of  suspected  traffickers  to  be  frozen  and  seized 
if  the  violator  is  convicted.  Hong  Kong  authorities  also 
proposed  legislation  modeled  after  the  United  States 
Racketeer  Influenced  Corrupt  Organization  law  that  would 
combat  the  secret  society  menace  in  Hong  Kong.
0  Malaysia  drafted  an  asset  seizure  law  modeled  after  the 
existing  United  States  statute  and  passed  the  Dangerous 
Drugs  Act  which  contains  provisions  to  prosecute 
traffickers  as  conspirators. 
0  Venezuela  also  enacted  a  law  regulating  the  importation 
of  the  essential  chemicals  used  to  manufacture  illicit 
drugs.  TSie  law  requires  a  permit  to  import  ether, 
acetone,  and  potassium  permanganate  from  the  Ministries 
of  Justice,  finance,  and  Development. 
0  Ecuador  enacted  a  decree  which  requires  chemical 
importers  to  be  subject  to  an  audit  prior  to  receiving 
approval  to  import  ether,  acetone,  and  hydrochloric  acid. 
As  a  result  of  this  decree,  a  significant  amount  of 
acetone  destined  for  Ecuador  was  seized  during  March 
1986. 
0    Argentina  reacted  to  the  possible  diversion  of  locally 
manufactured  acetone  and  ether  manufactured  in  Argentina 
by  enacting  legislation  regulating  the  sale  and 
distribution  of  these  chemicals. 
The  collection  and  analysis  of  intelligence  by  DEA  and  its 
foreign  counterparts  was  often  the  cornerstone  for  program 
developments,  strategies,  and  specific  enforcement  activities. 
Some  of  the  more  significant  efforts  in  Fiscal  Year  1986 
were  accomplished  or  directed  at  the  following: 
0  DEA  intelligence  and  investigative  cooperation  produced 
90%  of  all  major  arrests  and  seizures  effected  by  the 
Malaysian  Police.
0  In  Fiscal  Year  1986,  DEA  in  cooperation  with  the  Buffalo, 
New  York  Police  Department  initiated  a  special  operation 
named  Operation  SET  BUSTERS.  Purchases  of  glutethimide 
and  codeine  products  by  retail  pharmacies  in  New  York 
were  linked  to  a  series  of  codeine  overdose  problems  from 
Pennsylvania  to  Indiana,  Nine  pharmacies  were  targeted 
as  possible  sources  of  the  diversion  of  glutethimide  and 
codeine  combination  tablets,  referred  to  on  the  streets 
as  "a  set."  'Two  persons  were  arrested  and  charged  with 
the  illegal  distribution  of  approximately  860,000  dosage 
units  of  controlled  substances. 
0  A  major  long-term  conspiracy  investigation  involving 
DEA  and  the  Internal  Revenue  Service  revealed  that  an 
auto  racing  celebrity,  William  M.  Whittington,  and  his 
organization  were  responsible  for  smuggling  and 
distributing  360,000  kilograms  of  cannabis.  Plea 
agreements  by  all  parties  resulted  in  sentences  of 
up  to  five  years  and  forfeitures  of  over  $8  million. 
The  DEA  State  and  Local  Task  Force  Program  unites  DEA 
Special  Agents  with  state  and  local  police  officers  into  cohesive 
drug  enforcement  units  in  selected  geographic  areas  to  provide 
increased  drug  enforcement,  interagency  investigative 
cooperation,  and  continuing  intelligence  exchange.  In  1986, 
44  DEA  State  and  Local  Task  Forces  were  operating.  The  following 
examples  of  recent  achievements  by  separate  Task  Forces 
illustrate  the  success  of  the  Task  Force  Programs
0  The  Sacramento  Clandestine  laboratory  Task  Force,  which 
became  operational  in  March  1986,  seized  29  clandestine 
laboratories  in  its  first  five  months.  One  investigation 
resulted  in  the  seizure  of  113  kilograms  of 
msthamphetamine  powder,  and  another  in  the  seizure  of  45 
kilograms  of  irethamphetamine  oil,  and  159  kilograms  of  an 
essential  precursor  chemical.  This  Task  Force  also 
provided  clandestine  laboratory  training  to  over  300 
state  and  local  officials. 
°  The  New  York  Drug  Enforcement  Task  Force  arrested  more 
high  level  drug  violators  in  the  first  half  of  Fiscal 
Year  1986  than  during  the  entire  previous  year.  One  of 
their  undercover  investigations  resulted  in  the  arrest  of 
19  defendants  and  the  seizure  of  approximately  45 
kilograms  of  heroin. 
°  The  newly  established  Tucson  Task  Force  produced  an 
exceptional  nuitoer  of  arrests,  double  the  national 
average  for  arrests  of  high  level  violators. 
The  Organized  Crime  Drug  Enforcement  Task  Forces  (OCDETF) 
continued  to  target  and  pursue  violators  who  direct,  supervise, 
and  finance  the  illicit  drug  trade.  These  Task  Forces  utilize 
the  combined  resources  of  DEA;  the  FBI;  the  Internal  Revenue 
Service;  the  Bureau  of  Alcohol,  Tobacco  and  Firearms,*  the 
Immigration  and  Naturalization  Service!  the  United  States 
Marshals  Service;  the  United  States  Customs  Service;  the  United 
States  Coast  Guard;  the  U.S.  Attorney's  Office;  and  state  and 
local  law  enforcement  agencies.  During  Fiscal  Year  1986,  there
were  approximately  50C  experienced  DEA  Special  Agents  working  in 
the  13  OCDE  regions.  DEA  initiated  346  cases  in  the  first  nine 
months  of  the  year. 
In  Fiscal  Year  1986,  DEA's  Domestic  Cannabis  Eradication 
Program  was  responsible  for  coordinated  efforts  among  all  50 
states  and  local  agencies  to  eradicate  domestically  grown 
cannabis.  DEA  contributed  funding,  training,  equipment, 
aircraft,  and  investigative  resources.  Eradication  efforts  in 
Fiscal  Year  1986  resulted  in  the  destruction  of  over  55  million 
plants  in  over  11,000  plots;  the  arrest  of  nearly  2,300 
individuals;  and  the  seizure  of  nearly  $3.7  million  in  assets. 
An  important  law  enforcement  initiative,  Operation  PIPELINE, 
employs  training  to  focus  the  resources  of  the  nation's  highway 
and  state  police  to  intercept  cocaine  shipments  over  the 
interstate  highway  system.  DEA  and  officers  of  the  New  Mexico 
and  New  Jersey  State  Police  travel  to  selected  states  and  sponsor 
seminars  to  train  officers  to  detect  drug  couriers  and  seize 
vehicles  transporting  cocaine.  DEA  monitors  the  seizures  to  keep 
abreast  of  the  current  trafficking  trends  and  to  update  its 
instructional  material.  DEA  produced  a  training  film  in 
conjunction  with  the  New  Mexico  State  Police  that  demonstrates 
Operation  PIPELINE  techniques.  The  following  are  a  few  of  this 
Operation's  results:  ---«.-. 
°  Officers  who  attended  a  seminar  in  Harrisburg, 
Pennsylvania  for  the  12  northeastern  states  made  11 
multi-kilogram  seizures  of  cocaine.
0  Officers  who  attended  another  series  of  seminars  on 
cocaine  shipments  from  Mexico  through  Texas  seized  454 
kilograms  of  cocaine  from  just  three  pick-up  trucks 
coming  out  of  Texas. 
Intelligence  is  a  major  aspect  of  all  DEA  efforts  and  one 
that  may  continue  in  some  operations  for  many  years  before 
achieving  tangible  results.  Not  only  does  DEA  utilize 
intelligence  on  its  own  behalf,  but  it  also  provides  analyses  to 
many  other  Federal,  state,  and  local  law  enforcenent  agencies. 
Intelligence  accomplishments  during  Fiscal  Year  1986  included: 
°  The  El  Paso  Intelligence  Center  (EPIC)  processed  over 
300,000  calls  regarding  suspect  persons,  vehicles, 
aircraft,  and  vessels.  EPIC  lookouts  related  to 
suspicious  vessels  or  aircraft  resulted  in  the  seizure  of 
60  aircraft  and  90  vessels. 
°  DEA  increased  efforts  to  disseminate  drug  related 
intelligence,  and  DEA  provided  over  1,600  documents 
relating  to  drug  trafficking  to  the  United  States  Customs 
Service  through  their  liaison  officer  stationed  at  DEA 
Headquarters.  Customs  Officers  are  now  collocated  in  DEA 
offices  in  Colombia,  Peru,  and  Panama. 
0  A  Special  Field  Intelligence  Program  initiated  to 
identify  Colombian  traffickers  operating  in  the  Houston 
area  also  dealt  with  identifying  Houston-based  chemical 
companies  involved  in  shipping  cocaine  precursor 
chemicals  to  South  America.  As  a  result  of  DEA's 
intelligence  analysis,  approximately  1,000  cocaine
violators  were  identified  and  several  cases  were 
initiated  which  involved  conspiracies.  The  intelligence 
developed  on  the  shipment  of  precursor  chemicals  led  to  a 
coordinated  effort  to  target  a  major  chemical  company  and 
its  affiliates.  DEA,  the  United  States  Customs  Service, 
the  United  States  Coast  Guard,  and  the  Internal  Revenue 
Service  were  all  involved  in  this  case. 
DEA  coordinated  and  provided  a  range  of  speakers  to  several 
major  conferences  in  'Fiscal  Year  1986.  Of  note  was  the  mid-year 
meeting  of  the  National  Alliance  of  State  Drug  Enforcement 
Agencies  and  the  annual  meeting  of  the  National  Criminal  Justice 
Association. 
COHER  DOMESTIC  ADOOMPLISHMENTS 
Although  DEA  accomplishments  are  often  attained  in 
conjunction  with  other  law  enforcement  agencies,  many  are  still 
achieved  singularly.  These  include:  performing  drug  enforcement 
investigations,  investigations  of  clandestine  laboratories, 
controlling  the  illegal  diversion  of  commercially  manufactured 
drugs,  functioning  as  the  focal  point  for  drug  intelligence,  and 
providing  training  in  drug  law  enforcement.  Fiscal  Year  1986 
accomplishments  in  each  of  the  above  activities  are  amplified 
below.  .---*■• 
Domestic  investigations  conducted  singularly  by  DEA  played  a 
major  role  in  DEA's  efforts  to  eliminate  major  drug  trafficking. 
For  example,  former  Federal  prosecutor,  David  P.  Twomey,  was 
sentenced  in  March  1986  to  16  years  in  prison  for  obstruction  of
justice,  conspiracy  to  obstruct  justice,  and  conspiracy  to 
defraud  the  government.  His  sentence  served  as  a  clear  signal  to 
others  on  the  seriousness  of  complicity  with  drug  traffickers. 
The  seizure  of  clandestine  laboratories  played  a  major  role 
in  preventing  large  quantities  of  domestically  produced  illicit 
drugs  from  reaching  the  streets.  Certain  DEA  investigative 
techniques  also  helped  to  increase  seizures. 
°  DEA  was  involved  in  over  400  laboratory  seizures,  which 
established  a  new  yearly  record.  A  large  number  of  these 
laboratories  were  involved  with  the  production  of 
methamphetamines,  amphetamines,  and  cocaine. 
0  An  investigative  program  which  resulted  in  significant 
laboratory  seizures  was  entitled  Operation  ORIGINATICN. 
This  operation  utilized  a  technique  for  tracking  the  sale 
of  precursor  chemicals  with  the  cooperation  of  major 
chemical  manufacturers.  The  program  is  presently 
tracking  the  major  precursor  chemicals  for  ISD,  heroin, 
PGP,  methaqualone,  methamphetamine,  and  cocaine. 
DEA  continued  to  emphasize  the  diversion  control  program  to 
more  effectively  reduce  the  amount  of  legally  produced  drugs 
which  are  diverted  to  the  illicit  market.  This  emphasis  produced 
the  following: 
0  DEA  hired  125  new  Diversion  Investigators  to  expand  major 
field  diversion  activities  and  to  establish  these 
activities  where  they  did  not  previously  exist.
0  DEA's  new  authority  under  the  Comprehensive  Crime  Control 
Act  of  1984  resulted  in  a  360%  increase  in  investigations 
designed  to  administratively  revoke,  suspend,  or  deny  the 
registration  of  practitioners  who  are  responsible  for  the 
diversion  of  controlled  drugs  to  the  illicit  market. 
0  In  March  1986,  DEA  hosted  the  Second  National  Conference 
on  the  Control  and  Diversion  of  Controlled  Substances 
which  was  attended  by  72  officials  representing  43  states 
and  jurisdictions.  Emphasis  was  placed  on  legislative 
initiatives  concerning  the  diversion  of  illicit  drugs. 
DEA's  intelligence  program  continued  to  function  as  the 
government's  center  for  collection,  analysis,  and  distribution  of 
virtually  all  drug  intelligence  information.  This  program  sorted 
out  vast  amounts  of  information  to  enhance  enforcement  efforts. 
This  is  exemplified  as  follows: 
0  Intelligence  analysts  researched  and  analyzed  over  1,000 
DEA  investigative  documents  involving  the  manufacture  and 
distribution  of  LSD.  Ihis  resulted  in  the  identification 
of  several  well-documented  LSD  chemists  residing  in  the 
San  Francisco  area.  Based  on  this  intelligence,  a 
program  was  initiated  to  target  LSD  trafficking  from  San 
Francisco  to  other  parts  of  the  United  States  iraluding 
New  York,  Minneapolis,  Miami,  and  NewpQrleans.  Several 
LSD  laboratories  were  identified  and  criminal 
investigations  initiated.
0  Intelligence  support  to  enforcement  operations  resulted 
in  the  May  15,  1986  indictment  of  41  defendants  by  a 
Federal  Grand  Jury  in  the  Northern  District  of  Georgia 
for  violation  of  Federal  drug  statutes,  "mis  indictment 
was  the  culmination  of  an  undercover  conspiracy 
investigation  that  entailed  11  separate  cocaine  snuggling 
ventures  spread  over  several  states  and  involved  over  3.4 
metric  tons  of  cocaine. 
°  DFA  published  four  recurring  drug  intelligence  reports 
dealing  with  drug  trends  and  estimates,  as  well  as 
reports  on  the  Colombian  drug  situation  and  a  general 
digest  of  significant  information.  Additionally,  special 
in-depth  reports  were  prepared  which  dealt  with  diverse 
issues  such  as:  controlled  substance  analogs,  outlaw 
motorcycle  gangs,  black  tar  heroin,  Thai  cannabis,  and 
the  crack  situation.  This  information  was  disseminated 
to  law  enforcement  personnel  across  the  nation. 
SUPPORT  ACCOMPLISHMENTS 
In  Fiscal  Year  1986,  diverse  support  accomplishments 
enhanced  DEA's  overall  mission.  These  included:  development  of 
legal  strategies,  improvement  in  data  processing,  enhancement  of 
laboratory  and  technology  assistance,  expansien  of  demand 
reduction  activities,  and  training. 
DEA's  legal  staff  provided  support  on  a  broad  range  of 
issues  which  contributed  to  the  success  of  many  DEA  programs.
0  Ten  substances  were  placed  in  the  Schedule  I  category  for 
controlled  substances;  these  changes  were  pursuant  to  the 
emergency  control  procedures  of  the  Cartprehensive  Crime 
Control  Act  of  1984.  Hearings  were  held  in  one 
conventional  drug  scheduling  matter  and  a  previous 
decision  was  affirmed  at  the  appellate  level. 
0  Approximately  160  Orders  to  Show  Cause  were  prepared 
proposing  the  revocation,  suspension,  or  denial  of 
registrations  to  handle  controlled  substances  and  92 
cases  were  docketed  with  DEA's  Administrative  law  Judge. 
These  increases  (over  90%  in  the  number  of  Orders  to  Show 
Cause  and  60%  in  the  number  of  cases  docketed)  are 
directly  attributable  to  special  provisions  of  the 
Comprehensive  Crime  Control  Act. 
°  Conferences  and  public  hearings  were  held  which  addressed 
the  Environmental  Impact  Statement  on  the  Eradication  of 
Cannabis  on  non-Federal  and  Indian  Lands.  These 
activities  led  to  a  Record  of  Decision  signed  on 
August  19,  1986  by  DEA  Administrator,  John  C.  Lawn,  for 
the  use  of  herbicides. 
Improved  efficiency  was  realized  through  advances  in 
automatic  data  processing  and  related  information  systems.  These 
improvements  especially  benefitted  intelligence  dissemination 
required  for  criminal  investigations. 
0  The  Fraudulent  Document  System  was  developed  by  DEA  and 
implemented  at  the  El  Paso  Intelligence  Center  (EPIC) . 
This  is  a  computerized  microfilm  index  of  all  seized
fraudulent  documents  and  is  maintained  by  the  Immigration 
and  Naturalization  Service  at  EPIC  for  use  by  law 
enforcement  agencies  having  an  interest  in  aliens. 
0  The  Narcotic  and  Dangerous  Drug  Information  System 
(NADDIS) ,  which  is  a  data  base  containing  drug  trafficker 
information,  was  redesigned  to  include  data  base 
management  and  additional  data. 
°  During  Fiscal  Year  1986,  DEA  negotiated  and  coordinated 
the  final  development  of  the  Federal-wide  Drug  Seizure 
System.  DEA,  as  well  as  other  Federal  agencies  playing  a 
major  role  in  drug  investigations  and  interdiction, 
modified  their  systems  to  conform  to  the  new  system's 
standardized  procedures.  This  automated  system  will 
fulfill  a  longstanding  need  of  high  level  Federal 
managers  for  an  unduplicated  accounting  of  drug  seizures. 
Criminal  investigations  and  prosecutions  were  supported  by 
DEA's  forensic  laboratory  evidence  analysis  and  by  the 
development  and  deployment  of  technological  tools  to  augment 
investigative  efforts. 
0  The  DEA  laboratory  program  assisted  Federal,  state,  and 
local  agencies  by  providing:  laboratory  analysis  of 
almost  41,000  drug  evidence  exhibits,  expert  chemist 
testimony  in  over  800  trials,  and  dioect  field  assistance 
on  over  200  separate  occasions. 
0  The  laboratory  program  developed  information  on  illicit 
drug  availability  and  trends  by  conducting  over  800 
ballistics  examinations  (identification  of  drug
manufacturing  sources) ,  700  Heroin  Signature  analyses 
(identification  of  drug  source  regions) ,  140  Domestic 
Monitor  analyses  (identification  of  drug  purity  at  the 
retail  level) ,  and  1,200  Operation  Chem  Con  analyses 
(identification  of  solvent  materials  used  to  process 
cocaine). 
0  Chemists  also  provided  over  4,000  hours  of  classroom 
instruction  associated  with  DEA  sponsored  training 
schools  attended  by  law  enforcement  officials  at  the 
Federal,  state,  and  local  levels. 
°  The  use  of  satellite  technology  was  expanded  in  areas  of 
communications  and  worldwide  tracking  and  locating 
aircraft,  vessels,  and  vehicles. 
DEA  responded  to  increasing  Congressional  and  public 
interest  in  the  nation's  drug  problem  by  disseminating 
information  on  related  issues  and  stepping  up  demand  reduction 
activities.  DEA  provided  testimony  at  34  Congressional  hearings 
dealing  with  a  wide  range  of  issues  relating  to  the  drug  problem. 
Additionally  DEA  responded  to  €62  formal  Congressional  inquiries 
and  over  1,000  telephone  inquiries  from  the  Congress. 
DEA  provided  training  to  law  enforcement  officials  across 
the  nation.  The  unique  methods  and  expertise  required  for 
successful  drug  law  enforcement  were  taught  and  the  following 
accomplishments  achieved. 
0  Introductory  training  was  provided  to  331  new  DEA  Special 
Agents,  129  DEA  Diversion  Investigators,  and  37  DEA 
Intelligence  Analysts.
0  In-service  training  was  provided  to  1,800  DEA  Agents  and 
support  personnel. 
°  DEA  provided  training  for  over  9,500  local,  state,  and 
other  Federal  officers  in  various  aspects  of  narcotics 
enforcement,  interdiction,  and  management. 
°  The  training  of  2,600  matters  of  the  Border  Patrol  of  the 
Immigration  and  Naturalization  Service  supported  DEA 
interdiction  efforts  on  the  Mexican  border. 
0  Cannabis  eradication  training  was  provided  to  1,400  law 
enforcement  officers  at  the  Federal,  state,  and  local 
level. 
0  DEA  trained  30  additional  physical  fitness  coordinators, 
40  senior  level  managers,  and  continued  with  health 
screening  and  fitness  assessments  of  DEA's  Special  Agent 
workforce. 
MMBK3EMENT  IMPKCWEMENTS 
DEA' s  efforts  to  manage  operations  more  effectively  included 
the  following:  strategic  planning,  fiscal  improvements,  FBI  and 
DEA  cooperation,  management  information  systems,  and  personnel 
management  improvements. 
DEA  issued  its  first  Strategic  Plan  in  Fiscal  Year  1986. 
The  Plan  guided  the  development  of  budget  estimates  for  Fiscal 
Years  1986  through  1988,  facilitated  resolution  of  policy  issues, 
and  enabled  DEA  to  target  resources  more  efficiently  based  upon 
Federal  drug  law  enforcement  priorities.
Fiscal  management  improvements  assisted  a  wide  spectrum  of 
DEA  programs.  The  examples  below  highlight  some  of  these. 
0  Internal  procedures  were  developed  to  utilize  funds  from 
the  Department  of  Justice  Asset  Forfeiture  Fund.  These 
moneys  were  used  to  pay  for  the  processing  and  storing  of 
seized  assets  awaiting  disposal  and  to  supplement  funding 
for  other  associated  management  costs. 
°  Closer  interaction  between  DEA's  enforcement  and  budget 
and  accounting  operations  enabled  DEA  to  deal  with  the 
constraints  of  the  GrannHRudman-Hollings  Act  with  no 
reduction  in  hiring,  major  planned  operations,  nor 
ongoing  programs. 
DEA  and  the  FBI  continued  to  integrate  operations  in  Fiscal 
Year  1986  to  enhance  each  agency's  effectiveness. 
0  To  promote  economy,  DEA  and  the  FBI  combined  several 
courses  at  the  FBI  academy.  DEA  and  FBI  instructors 
jointly  teach  courses  on  legal  issues,  firearms,  physical 
training,  special  operations  and  research,  management 
science  and  executive  development,  and  practical 
exercises. 
0  To  increase  the  efficiency  of  field  office  operations, 
DEA  and  FBI  personnel  were  collocated  in  several  offices. 
0  To  promote  economy  and  efficiency, -DBA  relocated  its 
training  function  from  the  Federal  Law  Enforcement 
Training  Center  at  Glynco,  Georgia  to  the  FBI  Academy  at 
Quantico,  Virginia.
0  To  enhance  the  effectiveness  of  FBI  Special  Agents,  entry 
level  training  now  includes  training  in  drug  law 
enforcement  which  is  taught  by  DEA  instructors. 
DEA  developed  the  following  management  information  systems 
in  Fiscal  Year  1986  to  improve  efficiency: 
0  lb  enhance  property  management,  DEA  implemented  an 
automated  system  which  also  allows  access  by  all  domestic 
offices,  as  well  as  several  foreign  ones. 
0  To  enhance  expendable  goods  management,  DEA  implemented 
an  automated  inventory  system  which  also  provided  an 
automatic  reorder  feature  for  both  Headquarters  and  the 
field. 
0  To  track  the  cyclical  physical  examinations  of  Special 
Agents  and  Chemists,  DEA  implemented  an  automated 
information  system. 
New  personnel  management  improvements  were  implemented  in 
Fiscal  Year  1986.  Some  of  these  are  described  below. 
0  The  hazards  of  clandestine  laboratory  operations  led  DEA 
to  secure  the  Office  of  Personnel  Management's  (OEM) 
approval  of  hazardous  duty  pay  for  Special  Agents  and 
Chemists  involved  in  clandestine  laboratory 
investigations. 
°  The  Employee  Assistance  Program  extended  coverage  to  all 
field  divisions  and  included  additional  services, 
including  stress  management  techniques.
The  Post  Incident  and  Injury  Trauma  Protocol  Program 
began.  This  program  was  designed  to  ensure  that  all  DEA 
personnel  and  family  members  receive  appropriate 
intervention  counselling  when  involved  in  a  traumatic 
incident  (e.g.,  shootings,  kidnappings,  threats  on  one's 
life) . 
The  Drug  Deterrence  Program  was  implemented  by  testing 
Basic  Agent  Trainees  for  drug  use  in  June  1986.  DEA 
tested  over  150  Basic  Agents  and  DEA  executives,  and  all 
tests  were  negative. 
A  high  level  of  minority  hiring  of  Special  Agents  was 
achieved.  Of  the  330  applicants  selected  for  Basic  Agent 
training,  37%  were  minorities. 
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DRUG  ENFORCEMENT  ADMINISTRATION 
FISCAL  YEAR  1986 
ENFORCEMENT  ACCOMPLISHMENTS 
FY  1966 
1.  TOTAL  DOMESTIC  ARRESTS* 
Total  Domestic  Case  Class  I  and  II**  Arrests 
%  of  Total  Domestic  Arrests  that  are 
Case  Class" I  and  II 
2.  TOTAL  DOMESTIC  CONVICTIONS* 
Total  Domestic  Case  Class  I  and 
Convictions 
%  of  Total  Domestic  Convictions  that  are 
Case  Class  I  and  II 
3.  DOMESTIC  DRUG  REMOVALS 
Heroin  (kilograms) 
%  in  Case  Class  I  and  II 
Cocaine  (kilograms) 
%  in  Case  Class  I  and  II 
Cannabis  (kilograms) 
%  in  Case  Class  I  and  II  --•.--*•• 
Dangerous  Drugs  (dosage  units) 
%  in  Case  Class  I  and  II
FY  1986 
CLANDESTINE  IABORATORY  SEIZURES*** 
5.  ASSET  REMOVAIS**** 
Total  Seizures  ***** 
DEA  Forfeitures 
*   Arrest  and  Conviction  statistics  do  not  necessarily  refer  to 
the  sane  person.  From  Fiscal  Year  1985  to  Fiscal  Year  1986 
there  was  a   in  Total  Donestic  Arrests. 
**   Class  I  and  II  cases  pertain  to  DEA's  highest  level  of  drug 
violators.  Fran  Fiscal  Year  1985  to  Fiscal  Year  1986  there 
was  a    in  Case  Class  I  and  II  Donestic 
Arrests. 
***  Seizures  include  DEA  and  DEA  Cooperative  Cases. 
****  Asset  Removal  data  are  estimated. 
******total  Seizures  include  DEA  and  DEA  Cooperative  Cases. 
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