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Congressional Testimony On
Large Drug Shipments In The Mails
Statement by:
Joseph D. Keefe
Special Agent in Charge
Special Operations Division
Drug Enforcement Administration
Before the:
Subcommittee on
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources
Date:
May 26, 2000
Note: This document may
not reflect changes made in actual delivery.
Mr. Chairman, Members of
the Subcommittee: I appreciate the opportunity to appear today to discuss the
issue of the proliferation of drug trafficking through the public and private
mail services. I would first like to thank the Subcommittee for its continued
support of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and overall support of drug
law enforcement.
Drug traffickers are
continually looking for creative and innovative means to circumvent and elude
law enforcement from detecting their illicit contraband. They look for new and
different ways to transport and distribute their illegal drugs. Their innovative
abilities are keys to how successful they will be and how much wealth they
accumulate. Therefore, drug trafficking organizations will exploit any means
possible to safeguard their drug shipments from law enforcement detection, and
they do so without any regard to the wake of destruction that drug use and abuse
creates.
Drug trafficking
organizations have learned to be compartmentalized for security reasons. This is
to ensure that no individual member, if arrested, will have knowledge of the
entire inner workings of the organization. Drug traffickers recognize that the
transportation of drugs is the weakest link in the drug chain. Typically, drugs
are most vulnerable to detection when they are transported from one location to
another. This is largely due to the fact that traffickers utilize couriers who
employ a variety of methods in an attempt to avoid detection or suspicion by law
enforcement. However, it is just this type of habitual activity that trained law
enforcement agents and officers have learned to look for, which ultimately gives
rise to suspicion. In addition, though a drug courier's knowledge of the entire
drug trafficking organization may be limited, such limited information is
vulnerable to a variety of investigative methods used to target and dismantle
the entire drug trafficking organization.
As a result of
aggressive, proactive law enforcement operations, these drug trafficking
organizations have resorted to a number of methods and trends in order to
minimize their exposure to law enforcement. One such trend is the use of the
private and public mail service in order to transport and distribute a variety
of illegal drugs. While the proliferation of mail service businesses is not
necessarily a new trend, there has been a noticeable increase in the use of the
mail and overnight delivery services by various drug trafficking groups.
The use of private parcel
companies provides trafficking groups the ability to transport illegal drugs
without utilizing traditional drug couriers. The absence of this
"human" element can frustrate interdiction efforts because packages
that are intercepted routinely have fictitious return addresses and are often
mailed to Post Office boxes or private mailboxes. This provides the sender with
the much needed anonymity in the event the package is intercepted by law
enforcement. In addition, the use of overnight delivery services affords
traffickers the ability to ship their illegal drugs rapidly. In the event an
overnight delivery package is interdicted, law enforcement officers must work on
an extremely limited time frame in order to secure a search warrant for the
package as well as initiate an operational plan for a controlled delivery of
suspected drug packages. Drug traffickers have learned to grow suspicious of any
delay in the delivery of these overnight packages and will refuse delivery of a
delayed parcel fearing law enforcement intervention.
The investigation of
these types of interdiction cases requires a comprehensive and cooperative law
enforcement approach. In 1993, DEA recognized the need to formalize this
interdiction effort and subsequently established a Special Enforcement Program
which combined the talents of a variety of Federal, state and local narcotic
investigators who implemented a unique training program. The purpose of the
program is to provide uniform, standardized training and statistical analysis to
other Federal, state, and local drug interdiction units working at a variety of
locations including mail parcel facilities. Over the years, this training, along
with the combined investigations of DEA, FBI, the U.S. Customs Service and
members of state and local police departments has resulted in numerous drug
seizures and arrests. In Calendar Year 1999, as a result of pursuing these types
of investigations, approximately 9,843 kilograms of marijuana, 303 kilograms of
Cocaine, 1 kilogram of heroin and over $3.4 million in currency as well as 61
weapons were seized.
The continued success of
this type of enforcement operation is also contingent on the law enforcement
community's ability to cooperate with the various commercial delivery services
as well as the United States Postal Service. Historically, DEA has enjoyed an
outstanding relationship with these organizations, which has resulted in
continued success. Recently, Acting Administrator Marshall directed the DEA
Operations Division to coordinate future meetings with the respective heads of
the various commercial package delivery services. It is our expectation that
these meetings will be the impetus for a more cohesive strategy between DEA and
private industry relative to the problem of drug smuggling through these
services.
An example of such
cooperative investigative pursuits was the initiation of Operation Green Air. On
April 13, 2000, DEA, in conjunction with the U.S. Customs Service (USCS),
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), various U.S. Attorneys' offices, the
DOJ/Criminal Division, a variety of local law enforcement agencies and the
Federal Express (FedEx) corporation, culminated an 18-month nationwide
investigation known as Operation Green Air. Operation Green Air targeted a Los
Angeles-based marijuana trafficking organization, which is estimated to have
made $30 million from illegal drug trafficking. The investigation resulted in
the arrests of over 104 individuals, the seizure of 35,000 pounds of marijuana
and $4.2 million in U.S. currency and assets. The investigation also focused on
corrupt FedEx employees in Los Angeles, Fort Lauderdale, Atlanta, New York and
New Jersey. Those charged include 25 employees of FedEx Corporation, including a
FedEx security official in New York City, customer service representatives and
drivers. Federal complaints and indictments charge various members of the
organization with the importation and distribution of more than 100 tons of
marijuana. Several of the defendants were charged with using FedEx Corporation
airplanes, trucks and facilities across the country to ship the marijuana with
an estimated wholesale value of $140 million.
Operation Green Air
identified a Jamaican national who had direct command and control of all U.S.
distribution cells for this marijuana trafficking organization. This particular
drug trafficking organization was found to have more than 100 members. The head
of this organization recruited FedEx employees as participants in the
organization. The employees ensured that the marijuana was placed on Federal
Express aircraft for transportation from the West Coast to the East Coast,
provided security for the marijuana while the shipments were housed in FedEx
facilities, and subsequently delivered the marijuana to members of the various
distribution cells.
Other Federal Express
employees manipulated the corporations billing and internal accounting
procedures in order to conceal the cost and thwart any efforts to trace these
shipments. Federal Express internal records show that this organization's
manipulation resulted in the free shipment of approximately 117 tons of gross
weight (marijuana) from coast to coast. The marijuana was always shipped in
standard-sized cardboard boxes in order to fit on Federal Express aircraft and
the organization often placed laundry detergent and other products inside the
boxes in an effort to conceal the smell of the marijuana.
The drug proceeds from
the sale of the marijuana were collected in New York, Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale,
and other distribution cities. Jamaican females were utilized as couriers to
body-carry the money to Los Angeles on commercial airlines. The investigation
subsequently revealed that this organization transported approximately $1
million a week to the Los Angeles-based cell. In addition, the investigation
revealed that organizational members invested drug proceeds in businesses and
properties located in Jamaica.
The outstanding success
of Operation Green Air highlights the effectiveness of such cooperative drug
investigations and serves as an example of what combined law enforcement and
private industry can accomplish in the fight against drug trafficking in this
nation.
Mr. Chairman, on behalf
of the men and women of the Drug Enforcement Administration, I would like to
thank you for the opportunity to testify before the Subcommittee today. Let me
assure you that the DEA will continue to develop and implement innovative
approaches in order to address the threat posed by drug traffickers. We are
committed to working cooperatively with our law enforcement partners and with
businesses and organizations that are dedicated to take a stand against those
individuals responsible for such criminal activity. At this time I will be happy
to entertain any questions you may have.
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