Drugs, Law Enforcement, and Foreign Policy: The Cartel, Haiti, and Central America

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Page 280 - We shall recess, then, until 2 o'clock. (Whereupon, at 12:46 pm, the committee recessed to 2 pm of the same day.) AFTERNOON SESSION (The subcommittee met, pursuant to recess, at 2- pm) SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION Senator HAYDEN.
Page 194 - Gorman also testified that if you want to move weapons or munitions in Latin America, the established networks are owned by the cartels.
Page 63 - Would you raise your right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God ? Mr.
Page 177 - ... there was probable cause to believe that a crime had been committed...
Page 53 - We have said we are not going to do that, we are not going to have another Vietnam.
Page 1 - The hearing will come to order. I would like to welcome you to the Senate Committee on Finance Energy Subcommittee hearing on State taxation on the generation of electricity.
Page 393 - Noriega was charged with exploiting his official position as head of the intelligence section of the Panamanian National Guard and later as Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Forces of the Republic of Panama to receive payoffs for assisting and protecting international narcotics traffickers.
Page 186 - ... ONCE A MONTH. THE DEA ESTIMATES THERE ARE HALF A MILLION HEROIN ADDICTS IN THE US IN OTHER WORDS, TEN PERCENT OF THE POPULATION OVER THE AGE OF 12 ARE REGULAR USERS OF MARIJUANA AND THREE PERCENT ARE REGULAR USERS OF COCAINE. ESTIMATES OF THE SIZE OF THE MARKET VARY. BUT EVEN THE LOW-END ESTIMATES ARE STAGGERING. RECENT DEA ESTIMATES PUT THE ENTIRE RETAIL MARKET AT ALMOST $59 BILLION, INCLUDING $17 BILLION FOR MARIJUANA, $20 BILLION FOR COCAINE, AND $14 BILLION FOR HEROIN. OTHER ESTIMATES PUT...
Page 105 - We are now in recess until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. (Whereupon, at 4:45 pm, the subcommittee recessed, to reconvene at 10 am...
Page 156 - ... much, Mr. Hallbeck, for this courageous statement, and I know if we desire to have any statement you have made here documented you will do that. Mr. HALLBECK. I shall be very happy to. Mr. DULSKI. Mr. Cunningham. Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Thank you. I want to compliment Mr. Hallbeck on the statement he has made. It takes a lot of courage for you to come up here and make a statement such as you made today and such as was made yesterday. I hope there will be no reprisals as a result of your statements. I...