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Curbing pot smugglers like chasing rum runners
A 1979 Chronicle-Telegram report outlines marijuana smuggling scale in the United States. It notes DEA estimates of 22 to 33 million pounds yearly, valued at 13 to 20 billion dollars, with only two of ten shipments intercepted. It discusses Coast Guard seizures, border enforcement, and profits up to 400 percent, highlighting belief in large criminal networks and calls for tougher penalties.
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Drug Enforcement Administration
United States
DEA
Congressional
Peter Bensinger
FBI
Coast Guard
Customs
Alaska
Hawaii
Mark McCormack
Fistal
Robert Feldkamp
U.S
Guajira Peninsula
Colombia
Mexico
Cmdr
Arnold Litteken
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
Litteken
Florida
Gulf Coast
West Coast
East Coast
Chesapeake Bay
Ted Swift
Feldkamp
House
Select Committee On
Narcotics Abuse and Control