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STATEMENT OF
THE HONORABLE KAREN P. TANDY,
BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE AND RELATED AGENCIES
APRIL 5, 2006
In FY 2005, DEA initiated 100 new internet investigations involving the online sales of pharmaceutical controlled substances.
Over the course of FY 2005, DEA arrested 62 individuals and seized $44 million in cash, property, computers, and bank accounts from individuals who had been selling prescription drugs via the Internet.
As a result of one internet drug trafficking investigation, Operation
Cyberchase,
DEA also led a 21-month OCDETF investigation that concluded with criminal
charges against the principal Mexican steroid manufacturers,
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