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DEA Museum Lecture Series The DEA Museum, with the support of the DEA Educational Foundation, hosts a monthly lecture series each Spring and Fall. This unique program features a variety of speakers from the past and present ranks of the Drug Enforcement Administration as well as guest speakers from a variety of organizations and backgrounds. The DEA Museum Lecture Series provides a fascinating insiders look at key moments in drug law enforcement history. View the Museum’s lecture programs and downloadable transcripts from past series: 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 2010 Lecture Series June 15, 2010, 10:00 AM Spice, K2, – What are these things, and what do they have to do with marijuana? The abuse of Marijuana in the United States continues to evolve. Forensic scientists have witnessed the increasing potency of the marijuana plant over the last several decades. Sophisticated grow operations along with an understanding of the plant’s chemistry have allowed growers to obtain high potency levels. Now, users are abusing a new form of “marijuana”…synthetic cannabinoids. The abuse of these legal smoking blends is rapidly increasing and presents new challenges to the forensic chemist. April 27, 2010, 10:00 AM This presentation by Susan Weiss, Ph.D., Office of Science Policy and Communications, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will highlight what we know and what we don't about marijuana’s myriad effects on the brain and the body. The use of marijuana can produce adverse physical, mental, emotional and behavioral changes, and—contrary to popular belief—it can be addictive. Marijuana smoke, like cigarette smoke, can harm the respiratory system. The use of marijuana can impair short-term memory, verbal skills and judgment, and distort perception. Because marijuana affects brain systems that are still maturing during young adulthood, its use by young teens may have a negative effect on their development. Download transcript » 2009 Lecture Series December 2, 2009, 10:00 AM “It’s only marijuana; it’s not that big a deal!” This is a claim we hear all too often today. ASAC Gordon Taylor discusses why the rogue marijuana industry is in fact a big deal and how it affects our communities. He speaks about the new phenomenon of sophisticated indoor marijuana grow operations that over the past three years have been cropping up in nice residential neighborhoods throughout the U.S. November 17th, 2009, 10:00 AM DEA Special Agent Paul Knierim, recently arrived at Headquarters from his post as Country Attaché in San Jose, Costa Rica, will discuss maritime, air, and overland routes and processes being used by drug trafficking organizations. Central America is a significant transit zone for cocaine which then enters Mexico for further transport into the United States. Colombian and Mexican trafficking organizations are increasingly using Central America as a storage and staging area for transporting multi-ton quantities of cocaine. October 15, 2009, 10:00 AM Bill Mockler, retired DEA Special Agent, and Ed Beach, retired Task Force Officer, NY DEA Task Force, will speak on Heroin Trends Today, with surprising facts about the provenance of U.S. heroin, heroin addicts today, and how prescription opiates play a part in their journey to addiction. September 17, 2009, 10:00 AM Are you a public sector leader who is considering a career transition to the private sector sometime in the next few years? Do you deal with business and private sector leaders and want to learn how to be more effective in dealing with them? If so, then J. David Quilter, retired DEA Supervisory Special Agent, senior security executive with Fortune 500 companies, author, and consultant has some tips to share with you. David will highlight the importance of your public service skills as you consider a private sector career “after the job.” What are the steps you can take right now to better ensure your success before deciding to make that move? June 25, 2009 La Familia Michoacana, a relatively new and particularly violent group, goes beyond the production and transport of marijuana, cocaine, and methamphetamine and seeks political and social standing, pushing an agenda that goes beyond the usual money-only interests of drug cartels. George W. Grayson is a Professor of Government at the College of William and Mary with a focus on Latin American politics, a senior associate at the Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington, D.C., and an associate scholar of the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia. May 21, 2009 Operation Impunity, an international investigation, targeted drug trafficking organizations headquartered in Mexico. This operation was a complex multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency investigation which tied drug trafficking activity within the United States to the highest levels of the cocaine trade. The most critical aspect of the investigation was the identification and the arrest of three major drug trafficking cell heads. Assistant Special Agent in Charge Mike McDaniel and Retired Assistant Administrator Jimmy Craig discuss the facts of the case. April 22, 2009 As the drug-related violence escalates in Mexico, reporters on both sides of the border have covered the issues, sometimes at the expense of their own safety and welfare. In this second lecture, Donna Leinwand of USA Today and the current president of the National Press Club shared her experiences and perspective covering the Mexican drug trafficking situation. No transcripts are available of this lecture. April 1, 2009 Recent events along both sides of the Southwest Border have sparked a growing public debate about the drug trafficking violence in Mexico spilling across the U.S. border. Keynote speaker David Gaddis, the DEA Regional Director for the North & Central Americas Region, and Ariel Moutsatsos, Advisor for International Affairs for the Office of the Mexican Attorney, will offer new insights on the current situation along the border and how DEA is involved. For more information, please call the Museum Education Department at 202-307-3463. 2008 Lecture Series December 2, 2008 DEA’s Operation Sweet Tooth and Canada’s Project O’Skillet were instrumental in dismantling two international ecstasy and marijuana trafficking rings whose drug smuggling and money laundering operations ranged from the back alleys of the Far East to the neighborhood streets of Canada and the United States. Retired DEA Special Agent Tom Slovenkay and Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Sandra Basso discuss the facts of this joint operation. November 20, 2008 DEA’s Operation Candy Box along with its Canadian counterpart Project Codi was a two-nation crackdown on a huge drug trafficking ring that manufactured large quantities of ecstasy and marijuana in Canada and then shipped them to cities around the United States. DEA Special Agent Alex Dominguez along with Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Craig Sorrie and Ontario Provincial Police Detective Sergeant Mike Brehmer share the facts of the case. June 19th, 2008 Haji Baz Mohammed orchestrated an international heroin trafficking organization responsible for manufacturing and distributing more than $25 million worth of heroin in Afghanistan and Pakistan and then allegedly arranged for the heroin to be imported in to the United States and other countries and sold for tens of millions of dollars. He conspired to sell heroin in the United States as a “Jihad” because they were taking the American’s money at the same time the heroin they were paying for was killing them. During the course or the conspiracy, the Baz Mohammad Organization provided financial support to the Taliban. May 28, 2008 The Arellano-Felix Organization (AFO) was the most violent drug trafficking cartel in North America. Based out of Tijuana, Mexico, AFO shipped for over a decade tons of cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine in to the U.S. each year. The organization was run by the Arellano-Felix family, which included brothers Benjamin, Ramon, Eduardo, Francisco Rafael and Francisco Javier. April 23, 2008 Pablo Escobar gained infamy as a Colombian drug dealer who became so wealthy that Forbes magazine listed him as the 7th richest man in the world. His brutal ruthlessness was also legendary. He would kill anyone who stood in his way and was responsible for the killing of 30 judges, 457 policemen and other deaths at a rate of 20 each day for two months. Join DEA agents Steve Murphy and Javier Pena as they speak about the facts of the case. April 1, 2008 Please join us on Tuesday, April 1st, at 10:00 A.M. in the DEA HQ Auditorium as we listen to retired DEA agents Lew Rice and Mary Buckley relate the facts from their unique perspectives as DEA agents on the front line. Known as “Mr. Untouchable,” Barnes, along with Frank Lucas and Guy Fisher, was one of the biggest heroin dealers in New York with an operation that stretched from New York into Pennsylvania and Canada. At the height of his dealing, Barnes’ net worth was estimated at several million dollars. Join Retired DEA agents Lew Rice and Mary Buckley as they relay the facts from their unique perspectives as DEA agents on the front line. 2007 Lecture Series October 25, 2007 Gene Haislip, former DEA Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control (retired) provides an informal narrative of the development of chemical control law and programs. A particular point of emphasis will be the manner in which an effective strategy was developed to simultaneously address both foreign and domestic aspects of a drug and chemical problem and how operations, intelligence, national laws and technical diplomacy were, and must be, organized together to find and execute such a strategy. June 12, 2007 Terrance Woodworth, former Deputy Director of the Office of Diversion Control (retired) discusses the evolution of the international drug control system, starting in the 1800s, moving through the first international drug conference in Shanghai, China, and describing several key international drug control treaties in the 20th century. He also touches briefly on the United Nations organization and important agencies that play a role in international drug control, as well as various key national laws passed in the U.S. May 31, 2007 Diversion Investigator Carlos Aquino from the Philadelphia Field Office give us highlights on Operation Cyberchase. As a result of this operation, DEA identified approximately 200 web sites that illegally sold prescription drugs and arrested 25 individuals who had been operating in the United States, India, Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean. March 27, 2007 Ron Buzzeo, Former Deputy Director of DEA's Office of Diversion Control (retired), and Jim Crawford, Special Assistant to the Deputy Asst. Administrator, Office of Diversion Control (ODXS). Ron will speak on Methaqualone - a Domestic and International Success Story, while Jim will fill us in on the Assurance of Availability for Legitimate Use. 2006 Lecture Series November 28, 2006 October 19, 2006 September 25, 2006 June 6, 2006 2005 Lecture Series March 22, 2005 April 26, 2005 May 19, 2005 2004 Lecture Series March 16, 2004 April 13, 2004 May 17, 2004 June 8, 2004 October 19, 2004 December 14, 2004 2003 Lecture Series September 9, 2003 October 7, 2003 November 4, 2003 December 9, 2003 |
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