Lecture One: 1970s - Nicky Barnes and Frank Lucas
April 1, 2008, 10:00 AM, DEA Museum Auditorium
Lew Rice & Mary Buckley - Nicky Barnes and Frank Lucas. The True Story Behind Two American Gangsters.
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.
Lecture Two: 1980s - Pablo Escobar
April 23, 2008 - 10:00 A.M., DEA Museum Auditorium
Steve Murphy and Javier Pena - Pablo Escobar.
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.
Lecture Three: 1990s - The Arellano-Felix Organization
May 28, 2008 - 10:00 A.M., DEA Museum Auditorium
David Herrod and John Ziegler
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.
Lecture Four: 2000s - Haji Baz Mohammad
June 19th, 2008 - 10:00 A.M., DEA Museum Auditorium
Patrick Hamlette and Boyd Johnson
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.
2007 Lecture Series
October 25, 2007
Gene Haislip - The Chemical Connection: A Historical Perspective on Chemical Control. Part 4 and final part in our series, Good Medicine Bad Behavior: Drug Diversion in America.
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.
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June 12, 2007
Terrance Woodworth - The U.S. Role in Developing International Drug Controls, Part 3 in our continuing series, Good Medicine Bad Behavior: Drug Diversion in America.
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.
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May 31, 2007
Carlos Aquino - Operation Cyberchase: The Story of One Internet Drug Trafficking Investigation, Part 2 in our continuing series, Good Medicine, Bad Behavior: Drug Diversion in America.
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.
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March 27, 2007
Ron Buzzeo and Jim Crawford - Diversion, All You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask. Turkey Gizzards, Vitamin Q, Gorilla Biscuits, Quaaludes, Ludes, Wallbangers. What are these things, and what do they have to do with DEA?
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.
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2006 Lecture Series
November 28, 2006
Richie Fiano, retired agent, and Jim Soiles, Section Chief for the office of Enforcement Operations Europe, present a joint lecture on DEA Around the World: Past and Present, The Southwest Asia Region. This lecture highlights DEA operaions in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other areas of Southwest Asia.
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October 19, 2006
John Coleman and Greg Anderson presented a joint lecture on DEA Around the World: Past and Present, the Europe Region, with a highlight on the French Connection.
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September 25, 2006
Mike Shum, and Tom Dolan presented a joint lecture on DEA Around the World: Past and Present, the Southeast Asia Region, highlighting the Golden Triangle
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June 6, 2006
Dave Gaddis and Robert Nieves presented a joint lecture on DEA Around the World: Past and Present, the Andean Region, highlighting the rise of the Colombia Drug Cartels
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2005 Lecture Series
March 22, 2005
Nina Blemer, Special Agent, spoke on Welcome to the Jungle.
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April 26, 2005
Bob Stutman, retired DEA Agent, spoke on Recollections from a Long Career.
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May 19, 2005
Michael McManus, retired DEA Agent, spoke on Life After DEA…What a Ride.
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2004 Lecture Series
March 16, 2004
Perry Felecos, DEA Special Agent, speaks on Cases and Undercover Work In The Mediterranean.
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April 13, 2004
Dr. Michael Harris, M.S.R.Ph., DEA Museum Historian, speaks on A History of Drug Smuggling in America.
May 17, 2004
A panel will discuss events and campaigns of WWII, which will inaugerate the opening of Defending Liberty exhibit opening May 1, 2004.
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June 8, 2004
Paul Doyle, Retired DEA Special Agent, speaks on his new book Hot Shots and Heavy Hits: Tales of an Undercover Drug Agent.
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October 19, 2004
Rick Barrett, DEA Special Agent, spoke on Drug Gangs in Chicago.
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December 14, 2004
Paul Campo, DEA Special Agent, spoke on Lessons from the Front Line in Italy.
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2003 Lecture Series
September 9, 2003
Michael Vigil, SAC, San Diego Field Division, spoke On the Frontlines in Mexico Then & Now.
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October 7, 2003
Javier Pena, ASAC, San Antonio, Texas, spoke on The Drug War in Columbia.
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November 4, 2003
James McGiveney, retired DEA Agent, spoke on Illegal Drugs in America.
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December 9, 2003
William Walker, Associate SAC NY Field Division spoke on Organized Crime in New York.
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