UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE The Drug Situation in the Chicago Field Division U FOUO Julx- December 2014 D EA--CH 1-D I R--041- 1 S MAY 2015 U This document is the property of the DEA and may be distributed within the Federal Government and its contractors and to US intelligence law enforcement and public safety or protection officials with a need to know Distribution beyond these entities without DEA authorization is strictly prohibited Precautions shou ld be taken to ensure this information is stored and or destroyed in a manner that precludes unauthorized access The use of information in this report is pre-approved for US government Intelligence Community products including finished analytic products distributed to US Executive Branch departments agencies Cited portions must carry the same classification and controls and readers of this report must hold all appropriate clearances Otherwise the information in this report may not be used in legal proceedings for operational or intelligence collection activities shared with foreign persons or agencies entered into non-DEA databases for operational purposes or reproduced in additional formats unless express permission is granted by DEA based on a written request submitted to dea onsi@gold ic gov Top Secret dea onsi@dea usdoj sgov gov Secret or dea onsi@usdoj gov Unclassified UNCLASSIFIED LAW P ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE age 648 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE The Drug Situation in the Chicago Field Division July - December 2014 U Overview U DSEN The Drug Enforcement Administration DEA Chicago Field Division CFO recently completed a bi-annual assessment of the drug situation in the Division's area of responsibility AOR for July through December 2014 The threats identified and presented below encompass virtually every aspect of the drug trafficking threats facing our nation - with wholesale supply transshipment distribution use and money laundering - all occurring at very high levels Of primary importance are the threats presented by Mexican drug trafficking organizations OTO as sources of supply street gangs as major distributors and the distribution and use of synthetic drugs particularly pharmaceuticals such as hydrocodone and fentanyl methamphetamine and a wide array of synthetic compounds in addition to the major drugs of abuse including cocaine heroin and marijuana U Background U DIVISION OVERVIEW AND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY U DSEN Geographically the CFO is comprised of Indiana Minnesota North Dakota Wisconsin and the Northern and Central Federal Judicial Districts of Illinois This represents the 4th largest geographic AOR among the 21 DEA domestic field divisions covering approximately 300 000 square miles with a population in excess of 29 million people The CFO also shares an 816-mile international border with Canada along the entire northern borders of Minnesota and North Dakota There are four separate DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas HIDTA within the CFO area of responsibility Chicago Wisconsin Midwest a and Lake County Indiana In addition to designated HIDTA task forces the CFO includes DEA Program-Funded and Provisional Task Forces an Airport Enforcement Group a Financial Investigations Team and five Tactical Diversion Squads U Details U DRUG TRAFFICKING GROUPS U DSEN The CFD's most significant threat is posed by Mexican DTOs During the reporting period Mexican DTOs continued to dominate the wholesale supply of cocaine methamphetamine Mexican-grown marijuana and heroin South American Mexican black tar and alle ed Mexican white heroin in the CFO ersI yo e sources istributes within the CFO AOR Mexic cartels predominate among these sourc with cases linked to CPOTs in the Sina a Juarez Los Zetas La Familia Source DEA b 7 E a U DSEN The Midwest is based in Missouri and covers six states however only North Dakota is in the CFO AOR 2 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Page 649 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE The Drug Situation in the Chicago Field Division July - December 2014 Michoacana and Beltran-Le a cartels t e t roug enforcement action during the reportin Unidos and the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion 1 t er maJor exIcan carte s targete y eriod included the Knights Templar the Guerreros b E U DSEN Chicago street gangs with membership estimated to be between 68 000 and 150 000 2 serve as mid-level and retail-level distributors of drugs in the city These gangs include the Gangster Disciples Vice Lords Latin Kings Four Corner Hustlers Maniac Latin Disciples Satan Disciples and the Black P Stone Nation Independent gangs also operate in other areas of the CFO such as The Crew in Minneapolis a criminal group that distributes up to a kilogram of heroin per month with sources of supply in Chicago It is important to note that most of the drug arrests affected in the CFO result in the seizure of more than one drug and weapons as well-strong evidence of the poly-drug and violent nature of drug trafficking in general and retail drug sales operations specifically within the Division U Drug Trafficking U DSEN FIGURE 2 SEIZURE 0 F 42 OF METHAMPHETAMINE Source DEA POUNDS U DSEN The vast majority of drugs moving into the CFO AOR continued to be smuggled across the U S -Mexico border and transshipped via various transportation methods to Chicago and surrounding areas The Chicago area's extensive highway train and air transportation systems including mail and parcel delivery services make it an ideal transportation hub to move drugs from the Southwest Border to Chicago and throughout the Midwest as well as the subsequent collection of drug proceeds in Chicago and movement of bulk currency to the Southwest Border The most common transportation method remains by vehicle typically tractor-trailer trucks or personal cars or minivans Chicago is one of the nation's largest trucking centers with numerous trucking depots located throughout the metropolitan area and there is easy access to numerous U S Interstates Interstates 55 57 80 88 90 and 94 Smaller amounts of drugs particularly heroin and marijuana arrive via couriers aboard commercial airlines and or parcel delivery services U DSEN All available indicators including investigative intelligence case initiations seizure and arrest data and anecdotal information indicate that the drug threat to the CFO has become more diverse and dynamic with a wider array of illegal drugs particularly synthetic and prescription drugs becoming more broadly available For example methamphetamine and heroin not only are available in greater volume but are distributed and used in more varied locations After several years of a steady decline in the availability of cocaine seizures of the drug in the CFO rebounded considerably in FY 2014 suggesting a possible resurgence in cocaine distribution Poly-drug seizures are becoming more prevalent throughout the CFO as DTOs use established sources of supply and trafficking routes to distribute cocaine heroin marijuana and methamphetamine U DSEN All statistical resources confirm the major changes in illegal drug trafficking trends over the past decade Cocaine arrests by the CFO peaked in FY 2007 at nearly 1 000 and declined sharply thereafter to less than half that number during FY 2014 See Figure 3 However arrests on charges related to opiates surged more than 200 percent from 135 in 2005 to a CFO-record 411 arrests in FY 2014 Of equal concern 3 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Page 650 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE The Drug Situation in the Chicago Field Division July - December 2014 is the sharp increase in dangerous drugs arrests which totaled 555 in FY 2014-surpassing arrests for cocaine in the Division for the first time While a considerable proportion of these dangerous drugs arrests were related to methamphetamine 247 an almost equal number 228 were arrests associated with controlled prescription drugs CPD see Figure 4 Moreover the CPD arrests in 2014 were more than double the number of arrests in any year during the past decade and increased 10 fold since FY 2005 It is likely that the increased number of CPD arrests was directly related to the recent establishment of additional Tactical Diversion Squads TDSs within the CFO but the arrests also are reflective of increased CPD U Figure 3 Chicago Field Division Arrests by Drug 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 COCAINE OPIATES CANNABIS DANGEROUS DRUGS OTHER TOTAL 898 234 239 434 70 968 162 279 408 93 869 927 851 169 228 222 255 283 285 443 465 358 384 443 418 94 66 44 1 875 1 910 1 773 347 348 298 341 366 66 90 105 264 555 117 568 561 487 336 411 459 1 890 2 003 1 772 1 687 1 592 1 806 Source DEA Reporting U Figure 4 Chicago Field Division Dangerous Drugs Arrests FY 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 CPDs SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS 21 0 0 0 0 338 301 25 10 37 281 324 23 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 301 242 247 87 51 72 0 0 2 2 0 0 8 14 277 228 16 31 METHAMPHETAMINE Source DEA Reporting 4 UNCLASSIFIED LA ENF gcEMENT SENSITIVE age 1 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE The Drug Situation in the Chicago Field Division July - December 2014 activity and clearly demonstrate the need for these additional squads Finally the number of CFO arrests associated with synthetic cannabinoids and cathinones increased sharply from zero as recently as FY 2011 to 47 in FY 2014 U DSEN CFO case initiations similarly reflect the divergent trends in the traffic of cocaine and heroin with the number of cocaine cases combined cocaine and crack declining more than 50 percent over the past decade and heroin cases rising nearly 200 percent See Figure 5 Methamphetamine cases have fluctuated after peaking at 109 in FY 2005 but the number of clandestine laboratory methamphetamine cases declined precipitously falling more than 80 percent from their peak of 219 cases in FY 2002 to 28 in FY 2014 a reflection of the drastic decline in the manufacture of methamphetamine locally in the wake of the enactment of stronger precursor chemical laws both locally and federally U DSEN Seizures of illegal drugs by the CFO follow similar drug trafficking trends U Figure 5 Chicago Field Division Case Initiations observed in previous years See Figure 6 Note The COCAINE CRACK HEROIN METH Analyzed figures are the only ones that reflect drug 2005 exhibits that have been analyzed chemically by the 467 67 92 45 2006 DEA forensic laboratory and 386 200 58 82 22 2007 thus are confirmed drugs with their net weights however 372 156 74 50 30 2008 not all of the FY 2013 seizures have been analyzed fully as of 172 97 68 30 364 2009 yet All other figures are gross 283 118 98 32 80 weights of suspected drugs 2010 As a result analysis of seizure 2011 293 73 103 54 20 data over the past two or three years should be approached 123 2012 50 69 27 250 with extreme caution Although seizures of cocaine 61 163 87 35 246 2013 increased in FY 2014 to over 217 49 216 96 28 2014 1 000 kilograms the amount of cocaine seized remained Source DEA Reporting significantly below the nearly 3 000 kilograms seized in both FY 2005 and FY 2006 the years directly prior to the reported shortage of cocaine affecting the CFO and the rest of the United States during FY 2007 Heroin seizures in the CFO increased dramatically between FY 2008 and FY 2009 and have surpassed 140 kilograms in every subsequent year except for FY 2013 See Figure 7 Indeed the possible CFO record of 387 4 kilograms of heroin seized during FY 2014 is more than twice the previous record amount of the drug seized in 2012 Methamphetamine seizures in the CFO more than doubled from FY 2012 to FY 2013 to a record 191 9 kilograms then doubled again in FY 2014 to 613 0 kilograms Note this figure includes the single seizure of 262 1 kilograms of methamphetamine in Mexico but reported by the Minneapolis District Office DO because that office had supplied the information that directly led to the seizure U DSEN Seizures of all assets - including currency conveyances jewelry and real property - by the CFO totaled $53 million in FY 2014 and have averaged nearly $48 million in each year over the past decade totaling almost $500 million during that time span A substantial proportion of these assets were in the form of bulk currency a reflection of the role Chicago plays in the collection of drug proceeds from across the Midwest and its subsequent movement to the Southwest Border s UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Page 652 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE The Drug Situation in the Chicago Field Division July - December 2014 U Figure 6 Chicago Field Division Drug Seizures COCAINE ANALYZED 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 CANNABIS TOTAL 2 350 37 ANALYZED TOTAL 2 987 91 ' ' 222 19 4 115 73 4 337 92 ' 2 300 42 504 50 1 462 09 559 01 2 021 10 841 46 7 418 08 8 259 54 769 25 37 6 16 1 145 41 120 12 2 468 39 2 588 51 955 48 231 94 1 187 42 371 06 6 307 00 6 678 06 366 79 215 05 581 84 4 186 83 10 199 62 14 386 45 495 70 240 96 736 66 2 264 29 23 897 11 26 161 40 277 14 103 92 381 06 8 447 21 7 904 31 16 351 52 180 60 211 45 392 05 2 123 26 3 350 21 5 473 47 710 63 456 87 1 167 50 4 796 06 2 082 84 6 878 90 Source DEA Reporting FY 2013 seizure statistics are incomplete FY 2014 Analyzed seizure statistics are not chemically analyzed and are based on preliminary counts provided by individual CFO enforcement groups Methamphetamine Info-only figure includes the single seizure of 292 1 kilograms in Mexico based upon information supplied by the Minneapolis DO U Figure 7 Chicago Field Division Drug Seizures HEROIN ANALYZED 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 METHAMPHETAMINE TOTAL 22 99 ANALYZED ' TOTAL ' 75 62 27 73 12 71 40 44 40 00 23 32 63 32 44 59 34 37 78 96 37 00 6 84 43 84 134 51 50 97 185 48 50 00 25 86 75 86 121 24 23 01 144 25 93 20 35 08 128 28 139 18 43 22 182 40 43 60 33 35 76 95 158 74 32 64 191 38 78 70 11 40 90 10 71 60 13 29 84 89 129 70 62 20 191 90 286 11 101 26 387 37 156 90 456 10 613 00 Source DEA Reporting FY 2013 seizure statistics are incomplete FY 2014 Analyzed seizure statistics are not chemically analyzed and are based on preliminary counts provided by individual CFO enforcement groups Methamphetamine Info-only figure includes the single seizure of 292 1 kilograms in Mexico based upon information supplied by the Minneapolis DO 6 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Page 653 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE The Drug Situation in the Chicago Field Division July - December 2014 U Figure 8 Asset Seizures by Chicago Field Division in US dollars FY COCAINE 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 ' • 40 021 149 35 1 60 229 43 656 264 65 244 072 54 938 232 40 553 170 58 618 259 5 1 400 502 U Cocaine U DSEN The increase in cocaine seizures during FY 2014 after nearly a decade of declining seizures is cause for concern It is too soon to determine if this represents a concerted effort by Mexican DTOs to reinvigorate cocaine sales in the Midwest particularly in light of the fact that CFO cocainerelated case initiations and arrests are at ten-year lows and because there has been no anecdotal reporting of a significant resurgence in cocaine use It is more likely that the seizures reflect successful enforcement operations against cocaine traffickers who use the Chicago area as both a destination market and a transportation hub for shipments destined for other markets throughout the Midwestern and Eastern United States b 6 b 7 C 7 U DSEN During the re ortin period _ __ _ b_ _ _F 53 339 11 5 Chicago Strike Force _ __ _ ecuted TOTAL 480 935 122 several arrest warrants an consent searches arresting 18 defendants in Chicago California Source DEA Reporting Iowa and Philadelphia seized one kilogram of cocaine 100 grams of heroin cannabis and approximately $500 000 USC During this 20-month investigation approximately $5 5 million USC 78 kilograms of cocaine 20 kilograms of heroin and 17 kilograms of marijuana were seized The OTO linked to Los Zetas cartel was headed by two brothers one acting as the source of supply in Jalisco Mexico and one as the cell head in Chicago r 6 b 7 C I b 7 F U DSEN On April 29 2014 members of Chicago Field Division Strike Force lcood11cted surveillance in support of an ongoing investigation Based on prior intelligence that a subject was going to receive 10 kilograms of cocaine surveillance was established on him As a result of the surveillance agents identified several of the subject's associates and located four stash locations In separate but related enforcement actions agents initiated contact with four subjects and obtained consent to search the four stash house locations resulting in several seizures of drugs and money In total agents seized 200 kilograms of cocaine wrapped in gray-colored duct tape and seven kilograms of heroin five which were wrapped in black-colored duct tape and two which were hidden in re-sealed cans of food Agents also b 6 seized approximately $405 360 USC and three vehicles - - -- - --- b 7 C b 7 F U DSEN The CFO also conducted the following significant seiz u re s d u r in g 2 0 1 4 • U DSEN In December 2014 DEA Chicago Strike Force __ ___ e1zed a total of 79 kilograms of cocaine eight pounds of black tar heroin and more than $1 mi ion USC that were proceeds from previous cocaine transactions 3 • U DSEN In August 2014 DEA Chicago Strike Force seized 23 kilograms of cocaine in a -- concealed compartment of a car 5 • U DSEN In July 2014 the Indianapolis DO seized 14 kilograms of cocaine from a tractor trailer truck destined for Elkhart lndiana 6 7 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Page 654 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE The Drug Situation in the Chicago Field Division July - December 2014 DEA OFFICE OUNCE • I CHICAGO ' Ill KILOGRAM ' II I ' • II I $90-$150 1 200 - 2 500 N A 100 - 150 900 - 1 800 N A INDIANAPOLIS DO N A 1 000 - 1 500 27 000 - 36 000 MADISON RO 100 700 - 1 500 N A MERRILLVILLE RO 50- 100 900- 1 600 24 000 - 36 000 MILWAUKEE DO 80- 100 800 - 1 500 26 000 - 37 000 MINNEAPOLIS DO N A 1 200 - 1 400 25 000 - 31 000 ROCKFORD RO N A N A 36 000 - 38 000 SPRINGFIELD RO N A N A N A FARGO RO GREEN BAY RO Source DEA Reporting U Figure 10 Crack Cocaine DEA OFFICE OUNCE ' UI CHICAGO ' •II N A 25 - 100 N A 10-25 N A N A INDIANAPOLIS DO N A N A 900 - 1 600 MADISON RO N A 10 - 150 N A MERRILLVILLE RO 10 - 20 100-120 800 - 1 400 MILWAUKEE DO 10 - 25 N A 800 - 1 000 MINNEAPOLIS DO N A 90 - 140 980 - 1 000 ROCKFORD RO N A 60 - 100 N A SPRINGFIELD RO N A N A N A FARGO RO GREEN BAY RO Source DEA Reporting b N A - Not Available 8 UNCLASSIFIED LA air ggEMENT SENSITIVE UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE The Drug Situation in the Chicago Field Division July - December 2014 U Heroin U DSEN During FY 2014 the seizures of heroin within the CFO appear to have surpassed the previous record set during FY 2012 There appears to be no shortage of heroin despite record-level seizures occurring in each of the past six years Although much of the heroin seized is believed to be of South American origin CFO reporting reveals that the primary traffickers of this drug are Mexican not Colombian In addition these Mexican heroin traffickers have expanded their heroin products to include white heroin The estimated 100 000 street gang members in Chicago control virtually all of the retail-level sales outlets open-air street-corner operations - for heroin in the city b 6 b C b 6 b C b 7 F b 7 F U DSEN On August 15 2014 Chicago _ rres ed four sub· and seized 20 kilograms of heroin based on leads from DEAAtlanta Field Division -LL'- '--' '-'--' --- · cts had traveled from California to Tinley 7 b C Park lllinois On September 19 2014 Chicago _ __ - -_ and the Chicago Police Department PD Area b F North Gun Team arrested a Knights Templar Cartel ce I head and his associate and seized two kilograms of · a TEC-9 with a high capacity magazine and silencer three additional firearms and drug records To date --- r--t as made 11 arrests of members of this Knights Templar Cartel cell and seized 15 kilograms of heroin eIg ilograms of methamphetamine one kilogram of cocaine eight firearms two kilogram resses two money counters and $100 000 USC 8 b 6 b C P ----- b 7 F ' ' ' - b - 6- U DSEN On September 9 2014 Chicago seized approximately six kilograms of heroin· ll' 'T i l l ' 7 7 USC and arrested a subject with an extensive criminal record and a history of supplying narcotics to street gangs in Gary Indiana Chicago Heights Illinois and Chicago's south side Then on October 21 in coordination with Baltimore DO ·Iogram of heroin and $25 000 seize l' 'l'7 ' ' 1n -T f erw · ois from- - elos Mexico b 6 b C based heroin broker 9 b 6 b C b F U DSEN FIGURE 11 CHICAGO GROUP 32 ARRESTS Two IN CONNECTION WITH LARGE MONEY SEIZURE b F -- U DSEN On November 21 2014 the DEA Rockford Resident Office RO arrested two individuals and seized six kilograms of heroin $34 790 USC one handgun and three vehicles This investigation was conducted jointly with and in direct support of an operation bein conducted by DEA Newark New Jersey HIDTA _ - - _ -tttHftf·Wrlllf r-W1 r --- - -r 'n ''-A--- - - - November 17 2014 Rockford RO a ents developed - - -__ w ·A-fi ffif1F P - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ i _ _ _ _ __ ___ information relayed by HIDTA - to a heroin trafficking network operating in DeKalb Illinois Rockford RO agents and officers from the DeKalb City Police Department and DeKalb County Sheriff's Office conducted surveillance on suspected OTO targets attempting to identify when and where a potential shipment of heroin would arrive into the local area A portion of this shipment of heroin was believed to be destined for Newark Based on timely and reliable intelligence investigators responded to a shopping center in DeKalb and eventually interdicted two individuals who had been previously identified as working in the Chicago area with a Newark target 10 b F _J li lcc U DSEN CFO reporting on the Guerreros Unidos Cartel GUC underscores the otential v of heroin being moved into the Midwestern United States On December 9 2014 Chicago - - - - rchestrated the arrests of five GUC cell leaders and the seizure of several vehicles two firearms approximately $40 000 USC and numerous records ledgers during the execution of multiple search and seizure warrants in this investigation Three additional subjects charged remain at large The actions follow a 15-month investigation in which communications established that the GUC used numerous buses with concealed compartments belonging to the Monarca Bus company to smuggle cash and heroin between Mexico and Aurora and Batavia Illinois A 20-kilo ram shipment and a 31-kilogram heroin shipment that were removed fr m t · during the investigation l b A b 6 b C b 7 F 9 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Page 656 I UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE The Drug Situation in the Chicago Field Division July - December 2014 b 7 A e to a ounty a oma a oma 1ty and McAlester RO arrested two en s epa men w coor ina on rom t e subjects as they were en route to Mexico The other subjects were arrested in Chicago Aurora and Rockford Illinois To date this investigation has resulted in the seizure of over 68 kilograms of heroin nine kilograms of cocaine and $500 000 USC DEA investigative information established that this GUC cell was distributing in excess of 300 kilograms of heroin per month to the Midwestern United States with much of it destined for violent Chicago street gangs 11 U Figure 12 Heroin Brown Powder Illegal Drug Price Range Summary DEA OFFICE OUNCE N A CHICAGO FARGO N A N A N A N A 150 - 335 1 000 - 1 600 N A N A N A N A RO N A N A N A DO N A N A N A 100 - 150 1 900 - 2 400 40 000 pounds 120- 150 N A N A N A N A N A RO INDIANAPOLIS DO RO MERRILLVILLE MINNEAPOLIS ROCKFORD Ill $10 000 - $12 000 GREEN BAY MILWAUKEE · a ' Ill 150 - 300 RO MADISON KILOGRAM DO RO RO SPRINGFIELD Source DEA Reporting U Figure 13 Heroin Black Tar Illegal Drug Price Range Summary DEA G 'IYI '-'UN'- E N A N A $ 150- $250 $4 000 - $10 000 N A GREEN BAY RO N A N A N A INDIANAPOLIS DO N A N A N A MADISON RO N A N A N A RO N A N A N A DO N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A 70 000 - 90 000 N A N A N A OFFICE CHICAGO FARGO RO MERRILLVILLE MILWAUKEE MINNEAPOLIS ROCKFORD SPRINGFIELD DO RO RO KILOGRAM Ill Source DEA Reporting 10 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Page 657 o Ill UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE The Drug Situation in the Chicago Field Division July - December 2014 U Figure 14 Heroin White Powder South American Illegal Drug Price Range Summary DEA G IYI OFFICE OUNCE Ill CHICAGO KILOGRAM II ' •I Ill Ill N A N A N A 150 - 250 N A N A N A N A N A MADISON RO 60 - 200 N A N A MERRILLVILLE RO 65 - 200 l 700- 3 200 52 000 - 60 000 MILWAUKEE DO 85 - 200 2 l 00 - 3 000 N A MINNEAPOLIS DO 100 - 200 2 000 - 4 500 40 000 pounds ROCKFORD RO N A N A N A SPRINGFIELD RO N A N A N A FARGO RO GREEN BAY RO INDIANAPOLIS DO Source DEA Reporting U Figure 15 Heroin White Powder Southwest Asia Illegal Drug Price Range Summary DEA OFFICE GRAM OUNCE KILOGRAM Q i M • - - -N_f_A_ _ ___N _f_A_ _ _ $_6_5_ o_o_o _-_ $8_5_ o_o_o Source DEA Reporting U DSEN In 2013 the DEA Fort Wayne Post of Duty POD initiated an investigation into the poly-drug distribution activities of a methamphetamine and heroin cell head for the Sinaloa Cartel in Fort Wayne During the course of this investigation methamphetamine was purchased on multiple occasions from OTO members along with multiple weapons with the assistance of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives ATF In January 2014 a traffic stop on a OTO member led to the seizure of approximately $250 000 USC In April two OTO members were arrested in possession of 580 pounds of marijuana at a stash house in Fort Wayne following a controlled delivery Further investigation led to the seizure of nine kilograms of heroin on December 17 2014 in Ft Wayne Five defendants were subsequently arrested and charged federally A search of one of the defendant's home led to the seizure of¼ kilogram of cocaine one shotgun one AK-47 assault rifle and one stolen handgun 12 U Heroin Signature Program U DSEN Results from the Heroin Signature Program HSP for FY 2014 are very limited at this time These exhibits consist of 12 4 kilograms of heroin-a fraction of the overall amount of heroin seized in the CFO that year As a result conducting meaningful analysis of the results is not possible Six of the exhibits were determined to be of South American origin one Southwest Asian one of Mexican origin and no source of origin could be identified for two exhibits The lone Southwest Asian heroin exhibit was a referral from the U S Department of Homeland Security and was contained in a package that was sent via the U S Postal Service to Edina Minnesota from Cupang Philippines it consisted of one 80 milligram tablet The purity of the HSP exhibits ranged between 3 5 and 85 0 percent with an overall average of 49 4 percent See Figure 17 11 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Page 658 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE The Drug Situation in the Chicago Field Division July - December 2014 U Figure 16 2014 Heroin Signature Program Results AGENCY EXHIBIT STATE No PURITY SIGNATURE 3 10 07 2013 Chicago IL 148 4 49 4 South American 4 10 21 2013 Forest Park IL 17 l l l 8 South American 4 11 15 2013 Chicago IL 2 958 0 85 0 South American 5 11 15 2013 Chicago IL 4 917 0 54 4 South American 6 11 15 2013 Chicago IL 2 955 0 59 2 South American 102 01 01 03 2014 Chicago IL 150 4 35 4 Unknown 01 16 2014 Minneapolis MN 20 0 3 5 Southwest Asian Type C 15 04 08 2014 Robbinsd ale MN 349 9 49 7 Mexican Black Tar 45 05 13 201 4 Chicago IL 80 8 70 5 Unknown 12 402 2 49 4 TOTAL Sourc e DEA Rep orting U Domestic Monitor Program U DSEN Results from the Domestic Monitor Program DMP conducted during FY 2014 varied little from the program results observed over the past decade in Chicago As with the HSP results noted above heroin from South America predominates as an identified source of origin Thus far in FY 2014 18 exhibits have been analyzed by DEA's Special Testing and Research Laboratory STRL The average purity of the exhibits was 11 1 percent with a low of 2 5 percent and a high of 25 4 percent in line with DMP results from previous years Of the 18 exhibits 11 were unclassified six were determined to be of South American origin and one-a free sample-did not contain any heroin Of concern is the large number of unclassified exhibits Previous information provided by STRL suggests that many of these exhibits may be of Mexican origin as DTOs there attempt to exert greater influence in the eastern U S heroin market U Fentanyl U DSEN No single drug captures the dynamics of all of the major threats to the CFO than does fentanyl This drug appears as a diverted pharmaceutical as a clandestinely-manufactured synthetic and as a potentially lucrative substitute for heroin trafficked by the Mexican cartels and distributed by the street gangs The lethality of this drug poses a significant threat to heroin users who ingest the drug emergency personnel who treat these users and law enforcement officers who handle it as evidence U DSEN This threat became painfully evident in 2006 when more than 300 people died of fentanyl-related overdoses in Cook County Illinois and hundreds more nationwide due to the introduction of a large volume of fentanyl manufactured in a clandestine laboratory in Mexico This laboratory was identified during a CFO investigation of a Mexican OTO and upon alerting the authorities in Mexico it was dismantled successfully Since this one laboratory supplied all of the fentanyl sold on U S streets at that point fentanyl-related overdoses declined sharply 12 UNCLASSIFIED LAW P ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE age 659 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE The Drug Situation in the Chicago Field Division July - December 2014 U DSEN Since that time however traffickers have identified new sources for fentanyl for example in China and are acquiring the drug through direct purchase over the internet and shipment via express parcel delivery services This new trafficking scheme poses additional challenges to law enforcement authorities by creating new opportunities for criminals who traditionally never served as sources of supply or who were never even involved in illegal drug trafficking As a result future outbreaks of fentanyl-related overdoses could appear as isolated unconnected spikes in cities where a trafficker has recently acquired a shipment of the drug these traffickers need not be related to traditional sources of supply such as Mexican DTOs or any of the Mexican cartels U Marijuana U DSEN Most of the marijuana available in the CFO is grown in and smuggled from Mexico However over the past few years other sources for marijuana and the volume of that marijuana has been expanding These include sources of supply located on the West Coast and Pacific Northwest and Asian DTOs that produce and distribute high-grade marijuana During the summer months it is common for law enforcement agencies in the CFO to identify and eradicate outdoor marijuana grow operations often located on public lands Additionally local indoor marijuana grow operations appear to be expanding bJ 6J bJ 7J CJ b 7 F U DSEN On October 27 2014 Chicago - - nng Ie and the Illinois State Police conducted a controlled delivery of approximately 1 700 pounds of marijuana and arrested two Mexican nationals who received the marijuana and who had recently traveled to the Chicago area from Guadalajara Mexico to oversee the distribution of the load 13 U DSEN On August 17 2014 DEA Indianapolis DO arrested the leader of a marijuana trafficking organization and one of his subordinates and seized approximately 40 pounds of high- grade marijuana $254 511 USC two vehicles and three handguns Agents also seized one-half pound of tetrahydrocannabinol THC concentrates also referred to as U Figure 17 Cannabis Sinsemilla shatter hash 14 U DSEN Law enforcement agencies in the Chicago area are beginning to encounter THC extraction laboratories For example the CFO enforcement personnel have seized sophisticated THC extraction laboratories at indoor marijuana grow locations throughout the Chicago area The extraction process which utilizes butane and loose cannabis leaves and buds also known as trim creates a concentrated form of cannabis with THC levels of 60 percent or higher The final product most commonly referred to as Butane Honey Oil BHO is inhaled smoked or ingested via edible products like candies and baked goods e g BC Bud Hydro Kush Illegal Drug Price Range Summary DEA OFFICE OUNCE KILOGRAM · a ' CHICAGO FARGO RO N A GREEN BAY RO N A N A N A INDIANAPOLIS DO N A N A N A MADISON RO N A N A N A MERRILLVILLE RO $20 - $40 300 - 400 2 000 - 4 800 MILWAUKEE DO N A N A N A MINNEAPOLIS DO N A N A 2 600 - 3 000 ROCKFORD RO N A N A N A SPRINGFIELD RO N A N A N A 3 500 - 6 000 Source DEA Reporting 13 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Page 660 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE The Drug Situation in the Chicago Field Division July - December 2014 U DSEN The extraction laboratories have been operated by avid members of a popular marijuana blog site On this site marijuana growers from across the country discuss cannabis issues related to growing tips the extraction process current cannabis legislation and defeating investigative techniques U DSEN In August 2014 DEA Chicago HIDTA seized several cylindrical glass tubes from an indoor marijuana grow These tubes had a small opening on one end and a screen-like material secured by a hose clamp on the other end The tubes also contained cannabis plant material primarily comprised of dried leaves and stems compressed into them Additionally officers found butane bottles a commercial grade vacuum pump and a desktop digital vacuum degassing oven with the tubes These items are consistent with the manufacturing of BHO Mexican DEA U Methamphetamine OFFICE OUNCE CHICAGO KILOGRAM $100 $500 - $ l 500 FARGO RO N A 100 - 175 1 200 - 1 600 GREEN BAY RO N A N A N A INDIANAPOLIS DO N A N A 750- l 000 MADISON RO N A N A N A MERRILLVILLE RO $10 30 - 40 650 - 1 300 MILWAUKEE DO N A 50 - 100 325 - 1 000 MINNEAPOLIS DO N A 150 - 225 700 - 1 500 ROCKFORD RO N A N A 600- 4 500 SPRINGFIELD RO N A N A N A Source DEA Reporting U Figure 19 Cannabis Domestic - Illegal Drug Price Range Summary DEA U DSEN DEA received additional information regarding the residual cannabis powder often referred to as pollen or kief' Kief' is the powder form of the extracted plant cannabinoids The powder can be extracted using a kief' machine which extracts the pollen from the cannabis plant It takes a substantial amount of cannabis to make enough ''kief' powder to fill a glass tube If kief' is substituted for loose cannabis during the same BHO method described above then a user can manufacture an even higher level of THC in the final product U Figure 18 Cannabis Illegal Drug Price Range Summary OFFICE IVI OUNCE CHICAGO N A N A N A FARGO RO N A N A N A $25 - $50 $50 - $100 $500 - $700 INDIANAPOLIS DO N A N A 3 000 - 4 000 MADISON RO N A N A N A MERRILLVILLE RO 5 - 10 30 - 40 400 - 1 100 MILWAUKEE DO N A 300 - 500 3 000 - 4 800 MINNEAPOLIS DO N A N A 3 000 - 4 000 ROCKFORD RO N A N A N A SPRINGFIELD RO N A N A N A GREEN BAY RO Source DEA Reporting U DSEN Historically most methamphetamine distribution within the CFO has occurred in Indiana and Minnesota However over the past few years large shipments of methamphetamine have been seized in the Chicago area This has been of concern because heretofore there never has been a substantial market for the drug in the city Investigative information indicates that most of this methamphetamine was 14 UNCLASSIFIED LAW P ENF0 RCEMENT SENSITIVE age 616 1 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE The Drug Situation in the Chicago Field Division July - December 2014 destined for other markets in the Midwest but also that a larger volume of the drug is now available in the Chicago area It is presumed that the Mexican DTOs moving the drug to Chicago may be attempting to develop a market for it in the area this would be an ominous development in a region already beset by chronically high levels of cocaine heroin and marijuana abuse U DSEN On December 6 2014 the DEA Evansville POD was notified by FedEx in Evansville of a suspicious FedEx package sent on December 5 2014 from Beverly Hills California to Poseyville Indiana Officers executed a search warrant for the acka e revealin that it contained six ounds of metham hetamine b A U DSEN On December 8 2014 DEA Garden City Kansas contacted the Indianapolis DO regarding the seizure of three pounds of methamphetamine and 1 2 kilogram of cocaine Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department IMPD Interdiction Units attempted to conduct a traffic U Figure 20 Methamphetamine stop however the subject fled in his Illegal Drug Price Range Summary vehicle During the pursuit by IMPD marked units the subject collided DEA OFFICE OUNCE POUND with a tree and was subsequently $900 - $1 800 $10 000 - $16 000 CHICAGO found dead inside the vehicle from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot ' I 2 500 - 3 500 25 000 - 30 000 FARGO RO wound to the head Additional investigation resulted in the seizure GREEN BAY RO N A N A N A of $9 000 USC five fully loaded 1 500 - 2 400 12 000 - 24 000 N A military grade rifles with 1000 INDIANAPOLIS DO rounds of ammunition one shotgun N A N A 900 eight handguns a ballistic vest and MADISON RO a Cadillac sedan An additional nine MERRILLVILLE RO N A 1 000 - 1 600 16 000 - 19 500 pounds of methamphetamine and 1 5 kilograms of cocaine were also 110 - 120 N A N A MILWAUKEE DO seized during the operation The 1 000 - 1 800 N A 6 500 - 11 000 MINNEAPOLIS DO Indianapolis DO also learned that the subject was arrested on April 80 - 100 N A N A ROCKFORD RO 25 2014 in Lake County Indiana with approximately five kilograms of SPRINGFIELD RO N A N A N A cocaine 16 Source DEA Reporting U DSEN On December 23 2014 CFO reporting from Evansville Indiana indicated that two individuals from Evansville were traveling to Phoenix from Louisville International Airport in an attempt to obtain methamphetamine from a source of supply Once arriving in Phoenix they would be traveling back to Evansville during the Christmas holidays On December 25 2014 the two subjects were arrested pursuant to a traffic stop at Illinois Route 1 and Illinois Route 45 Norris City Illinois that resulted in the seizure of 17 pounds of methamphetamine found concealed inside a black duffel bag in the trunk of a vehicle 17 b 6 b 7 C b F U DSEN On November 17 2014 Chicago1 1se1zed approximatelv five kiloarams of methamphetamine following an interview at a residence in Cicero Illinois l b 7 A 15 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Page 662 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE The Drug Situation in the Chicago Field Division July - December 2014 U DSEN On October 21 2014 the Minneapolis DO seized approximatel __ _ t 4 l L Ll 1 - '-' -'- J I J L'--'- '- and approximately $60 000 USC during the execution of a search warrant b 7 A U DSEN On October 1 2014 Minneapolis DO Task Force ____- ---- cu e 1 federal arrest and eight search warrants in the Owatonna Minnesota resulting in the arrests of 11 defendants and the seizure of six pounds of methamphetamine and $75 000 in assets I b 7 C 7 bl l F b 7 A U DSEN On September 24 2014 DEA Indianapolis · e individuals on federal drug conspiracy charges and three individuals on state drug c arges Law enforcement o Icers · b 6 b C seven pounds of methamphetamine $150 000 USC six firearms and 19 vehicles 22 b 7 F -- I 7 D b 7 A U Other Drugs U DSEN The manufacture of synthetic cannabinoid and cathinone products continues to be a significant threat across the AOR Although investigations of this criminal activity typically pose a number of significant challenges for example identifying chemically the true controlled substance involved they often result in the seizure of sizeable quantities of illegal substances and assets During FY 2014 the CFO conducted enforcement operations targeting the producers and distributors of these drugs in the Chicago Springfield and Milwaukee areas U DSEN On January 30 2014 a Federal Grand Jury in the Northern District of Illinois returned a 26 count indictment on a father and son for allegedly operating a $2 million nationwide mail order business distributing synthetic marijuana using an internet website in Manhattan Illinois This is one of the first indictments in the Northern District of Illinois for violations of the Federal Controlled Substance Analogue Act The execution of search warrants resulted in the seizure of hundreds of packages of illegal synthetic marijuana products which were packaged for retail distribution and eight bank accounts totaling approximately $165 247 In addition to charges related to the misbranding of controlled substances the target was charged with money laundering violations 24 U DSEN During October and December 2014 the Springfield RO seized over 100 pounds of synthetic cannabinoids in Decatur lllinois 25 The Milwaukee DO seized 7 000 packets of synthetic cannabinoid products and $780 000 USC from accounts of a business located in Delavan Wisconsin 16 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Page 663 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE The Drug Situation in the Chicago Field Division July - December 2014 U Figure 21 Other Drugs price range per dosage unit or pill DEA OFFICE HYDROCODONE 0XYCODONE VALIUM XANAX® ADDERALU RITALIN® N A N A N A CHICAGO FARGO RO N A N A GREEN BAY RO N A N A N A N A N A 4 - 25 $4 - $8 10 - 80 3-8 3-8 N A N A N A N A N A MERRILLVILLE RO 15 - 25 3-5 3-5 3-5 N A MILWAUKEE DO N A 5 - 10 N A 4 5 20 6-8 N A N A 8 - 12 ROCKFORD RO N A N A N A N A N A SPRINGFIELD RO N A N A N A N A N A INDIANAPOLIS DO MADISON RO MINNEAPOLIS DO Source DEA Reporting U Diversion U DSEN Diversion within the Chicago Field Division occurs at all levels of the distribution chain Diversion is encountered through fraudulent prescriptions theft deception by doctors pharmacists and pharmacy employees illegal or indiscriminate prescribing and illegal dispensing by pharmacists Schedule Ill and IV controlled substances especially Vicodin®and other hydrocodone products have been the most frequently diverted controlled substances in the Division For more than a decade hydrocodone products have been the most prescribed narcotic drug and oxycodone products have been the most abused narcotic drugs However with the re-scheduling of hydrocodone products from Schedule Ill to Schedule II effective October 6 2014 it is anticipated that prescribing of hydrocodone products will decrease This will reduce the opportunities for diversion misuse and abuse Other commonly diverted controlled substances are benzodiazepines and codeine combination products to include codeine cough syrups U DSEN FIGURE 22 SEIZURE OVER $1 8 MILLION USC OF U DSEN There is a state managed Prescription Monitoring Program PMP in each state in the CFD's five state AOR The PMPs have Source DEA helped to further diversion investigations by providing law enforcement agencies with prescription information that is vital to ongoing investigations With PMP information investigators are able to identify fraudulent prescriptions doctor shoppers and the quantity and frequency of issued prescriptions Nevertheless Schedule II narcotics and stimulants continue to be sought after by dealers and users throughout the Division 17 UNCLASSIFIED LA air iEMENT SENSITIVE UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE The Drug Situation in the Chicago Field Division July - December 2014 U DSEN Regulated chemical firms are carefully scrutinized to ensure they adhere to regulatory requirements and application process As a result of these efforts diversion of Listed Chemicals by regulated firms has decreased dramatically in recent years The Division will continue to monitor these registrants in view of the significant national concern regarding abuse of methamphetamine b 6 b 7 C b 7 D b 7 F U DSEN On July 24 2014 a subject was arrested by CFO and indicted by the Illinois Attorney General's Office on five counts of unlawful acquisition of a controlled substance Class 4 Felonies two counts of medication shopping Class A Misdemeanors and one count of deceptive practices a Class 4 Felony which were allegedly committed in the Illinois counties of Cook Kane and McHenry The investigation revealed that from December 2012 through present the subject obtained 7 254 tablets of different hydrocodone combination products a Schedule Ill controlled substance for which he received prescriptions from over 195 different practitioners and got the prescriptions filled at over 68 different pharmacies in multiple counties in Illinois The subject also obtained various other Schedule Ill IV and V controlled substances but b B b C hydrocodone was the primary drug he received 27 b 7 F U DSEN On September 22 2014 a pharmacy manager was arrested and processed by the M on County Indiana Sheriff's Department and charged with two counts of Possession of a Contr Substance and two counts of theft under Indiana criminal codes This Indianapolis DO Diversion_ investigation was initiated in September 2014 after information was received by CVS Loss Prevention Unit regarding a pharmacy located in Alexandria Indiana which reported that a pharmacy manager was suspected of stealing quantities of controlled substances from the pharmacy During a subsequent interview the subject admitted to the theft of approximately 8 500 tablets of hydrocodone for self-use A DEA audit has revealed in excess of 25 000 tablets of hydrocodone and benzodiazepines unaccounted for from this pharmacy 28 a U DSEN In September 2013 Minneapolis TDS initiated an investigation into the alleged drug diversion activities of a licensed pharmacist who obtained controlled substances from the pharmacy allegedly for her own personal use and benefit The substances diverted included hydrocodone oxycodone carisoprodol diazepam and tramadol products Subsequent to an extensive DEA audit it was determined that the pharmacist was responsible for diverting over 67 000 dosage units of controlled substances The diversion was accomplished by misrepresentation fraud and deception The pharmacist falsified the pharmacy's written logbooks and computer logs to reflect receipt of smaller quantities of the diverted substances 18 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Page 665 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE The Drug Situation in the Chicago Field Division July - December 2014 than had actually been received by the registrant The pharmacist would then steal divert the quantity of controlled substances that had been omitted from the log books If sold on the street within the greater Minneapolis metropolitan area the value of the diverted drugs was estimated at approximately $542 003 The investigation further substantiated civil culpability on the part of the DEA registrant pharmacy 29 U DSEN On July 25 2014 DEA Indianapolis culminated an investigation of a physician and the Drug and Opiate Rehabilitation Network DORN Medical Practice with 16 simultaneous search and arrest actions that resulted in the arrest of four doctors and seven members of the DORN staff to include a Registered Nurse and an Attorney The physician and other members of DORN engaged in a scheme of providing controlled substance prescriptions of Suboxone® with no ro er medical exam and for no le itimate medical ur ose in exchan e for cash a ments b 7 D - - - - - - - n a 1I0n o e arres s inves Iga ors seize numerous pre-sIgne prescnp ions patient files and assets to include bank accounts and cash totaling over $400 000 numerous vehicles and conveyances and four pieces of real property Investigators served the physician with an Immediate Suspension Order prohibiting him from causing any further harm to the public Additionally one of the other medical doctors agreed to voluntarily surrender his DEA registration 30 U Money Laundering and Financial Crimes U DSEN A substantial amount of USC is collected in the Chicago area from drug sales occurring both within the city and throughout the Midwest in preparation for its movement to the Southwest Border for eventual delivery to cartels and other drug suppliers residing in Mexico In addition significant amounts of USC are transported to domestic source cities including those in border states such as Arizona California and Texas for the purchase of illegal drugs bl 6 bl 7l Cl b 7 F U DSEN On November 1 2014 ba'l'-'-'- ' -- -'- '-' ' rmation received from DEA Chicagol bl 6l bl C bl 7l Fl members of the DEA Indianapolis 00 __ __ and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Drug Task Force Metro recovered $456 160 USC from a subject in a hotel room who claimed he was contracted by an unknown Hispanic male in Ontario California and instructed to pick up the currency near Hammond Indiana-close to the Indiana Illinois border- and then to take the currency to an unknown location in California 31 b l 6 l b l 7 J c i bl 7l Fl U DSEN During the second half of calendar year 2014 the Chicago Airport Group _______ _ seized approximately $1 6 million USC at Chicago-area airports and train stations The value o eac of the 39 seizures ranged between $14 000 USC and $110 000 USC with an average seizure value of nearly $42 000 USC All but six of the seizures were destined for California other destinations included Arizona Colorado and Texas all of which are border states and or source areas for illegal drugs I U Outlook U DSEN At the wholesale level there appear to be no viable competitors to the Mexican DTOs that serve as the primary sources of supply for the major illegal drugs of abuse within the CFO specifically cocaine heroin marijuana and methamphetamine Similarly street gangs are expected to maintain control of the retail-level drug market places within the major cities of the AOR As a result the enforcement efforts of the CFO will continue to focus on identifying targeting and dismantling these groups U DSEN The recent rise in cocaine seizures both within the Division and in other areas is cause for concern The supply of a larger volume of high-quality heroin is not receding and it is interesting to note that despite the higher availability of the drug there has been no corresponding increase in purity at the retail level as would be expected Indiana and Minnesota will continue to experience the brunt of 19 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Page 666 UNCLASSIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE The Drug Situation in the Chicago Field Division July - December 2014 U DSEN FIGURE 23 SEIZURE APPROXIMATELY EIGHT POUNDS OF AKA ' - methamphetamine distribution within the CFO however the spike in seizures of this drug in the Chicago area has been an ominous development OF MDMA MOLLY U DSEN The fluid nature of the emerging market for synthetic drugs could provide opportunities for new entrants into the illegal drug market mainly because of the ease with which traffickers can obtain chemicals and or synthetic drugs from foreign sources most notably China and the ease with which they can be converted to retail-level illegal drugs However absent more widespread acceptance of and increased demand for these drugs these opportunities will remain isolated and limited particularly when compared to the scale at which the cartels and gangs operate The deployment of additional TDSs across the Division will lead to increased targeting of the diversion of pharmaceuticals and chemicals and likely will result in a larger number of arrests and significant asset seizures ' U DSEN As criminals identify new sources for fentanyl via the internet outbreaks of fentanyl-related overdoses could occur randomly throughout the United States It is important Source DEA to note that these criminals need not be traditional drug traffickers nor need they be associated with established DTOs however they will have to have some association with illegal drug distributors in order for them to sell the drug to users at the retail-level and these distributors most likely would be members of street gangs 1 U DSEN DEA Chicago Field Division Investigative Reporting January 2014 extracted information is U DSEN overall document classification is U DSEN 2 U Chicago Crime Commission The Chicago Crime Commission Gang Book - 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