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order to bring to justice criminals over the last 40 years. 
This includes Leroy ‘‘Nicky’’ Barnes; key members of the 
infamous Colombian Medellin, Norte Valle, and Cali car-
tels; the FARC and AUC Colombian narcoterrorist orga-
nizations; Thai warlord Khun Sa; key leaders of each of 
the seven most notorious Mexico-based cartels; Hezbollah 
affiliates Walid Makled Garcia and Ayman Joumaa; Af-
ghan terrorists Haji Baz Mohammad, Haji Bashir 
Noorzai, Haji Juma Khan; and international arms deal-
ers Monzer Al-Kassar and Viktor Bout and hundreds of 
other criminals, narcoterrorists and drug traffickers; 
Whereas throughout its 40-year history DEA has continually 
adapted to evolving trends of drug trafficking organiza-
tions by aggressively targeting those involved in the man-
ufacturing, distribution and sale of drugs, including mari-
juana, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, Ecstasy, and 
controlled prescription drugs; 
Whereas through its 223 domestic offices in 21 field divisions 
DEA continues to strengthen and enhance existing rela-
tionships with Federal, State, and local counterparts 
across the entire country to combat drug trafficking; 
Whereas in the past decade alone DEA special agents have 
seized more than 21,000 kilograms of heroin; 825,000 
kilograms of cocaine; four-and-a-half million kilograms of 
marijuana; over 21,000 kilograms of methamphetamine; 
more than 50 million dosage units of hallucinogens; and 
made over 300,000 arrests; 
Whereas in its 86 foreign offices located in 67 countries DEA 
has the largest international presence of any Federal law 
enforcement agency; 
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Whereas its personnel continue to collaborate closely with 
international partners around the world, including in 
such drug-producing countries as Colombia, Mexico, and 
Afghanistan through the sharing of intelligence, training, 
technology and other resources; 
Whereas the results of this international collaboration in this 
past decade alone have led to the disruption or disman-
tling of 216 priority target drug trafficking organizations 
in Colombia, 20 in Afghanistan and 108 in Mexico; 
Whereas through the creation of the Diversion Control Pro-
gram in 1971 DEA now registers and regulates over 
1,400,000 registrants, while simultaneously combating 
the continually evolving threat posed by the diversion of 
controlled pharmaceuticals; 
Whereas DEA continues to strike at drug traffickers finan-
cially denying them $2.8 billion in 2012 and more than 
$22 billion over the past 7 years; 
Whereas DEA special agents continue to work shoulder-to- 
shoulder with Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
officials across the Nation in a cooperative and collabo-
rative effort to fight crime and put drug traffickers be-
hind bars; 
Whereas throughout DEA’s history its employees and mem-
bers of the agency’s task forces have given their lives in 
the line of duty including: Emir Benitez, Gerald Sawyer, 
Leslie S. Grosso, Nickolas Fragos, Mary M. Keehan, 
Charles H. Mann, Anna Y. Mounger, Anna J. Pope, 
Martha D. Skeels, Mary P. Sullivan, Larry D. Wallace, 
Ralph N. Shaw, James T. Lunn, Octavio Gonzalez, 
Francis J. Miller, Robert C. Lightfoot, Thomas J. 
Devine, Larry N. Carwell, Marcellus Ward, Enrique S. 
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Camarena, James A. Avant, Charles M. Bassing, Kevin 
L. Brosch, Susan M. Hoefler, William Ramos, Raymond 
J. Stastny, Arthur L. Cash, Terry W. McNett, George M. 
Montoya, Paul S. Seema, Everett E. Hatcher, Rickie C. 
Finley, Joseph T. Aversa, Wallie Howard, Jr., Eugene T. 
McCarthy, Alan H. Winn, George D. Althouse, Becky L. 
Dwojeski, Stephen J. Strehl, Richard E. Fass, Frank 
Fernandez, Jr., Jay W. Seale, Meredith Thompson, Juan 
C. Vars, Frank S. Wallace, Jr., Shelly D. Bland, Rona 
L. Chafey, Carrol June Fields, Carrie A. Lenz, Kenneth 
G. McCullough, Shaun E. Curl, Larry Steilen, Royce D. 
Tramel, Alice Faye Hall-Walton, Elton Lee Armstead, 
Terry Loftus, Donald C. Ware, Jay Balchunas, Thomas 
J. Byrne, Jr., Samuel Hicks, Forrest N. Leamon, Chad 
L. Michael, and Michael E. Weston; 
Whereas many other DEA employees and task force officers 
have been wounded or injured in the line of duty, includ-
ing 91 who have received DEA’s Purple Heart Award; 
and 
Whereas over 9,500 employees of DEA, including special 
agents, intelligence analysts, diversion investigators, pro-
gram analysts, forensic chemists, attorneys, and adminis-
trative support, plus more than 2,000 task force officers, 
and hundreds of vetted foreign drug law enforcement of-
ficers are all working tirelessly to hunt down and bring 
to justice those who seek to poison our citizens with dan-
gerous narcotics: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates the Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration (DEA) on the occasion of its 40th anni-
versary; 
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(2) honors the heroic sacrifice of the agency’s 
employees who have given their lives or have been 
wounded or injured in service of our Nation; and 
(3) gives heartfelt thanks to all the men and 
women of DEA for their past and continued efforts 
to defend the American people from the scourge of 
illegal drugs and terrorism. 
Æ 
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