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Drug Trafficking, Smuggling and Distribution

Offenses of moving, selling or organizing the supply of illegal drugs, including trafficking, distribution, smuggling, possession with intent to distribute, couriers, submarines built for smuggling, county lines networks and criminal enterprises. An offense belongs here when the definition is the supply side of the drug trade. It excludes possession for personal use and the making of drugs. Entries placed here are Drug Trafficking, Drug Distribution, Drug Smuggling, Possession with Intent to Distribute, Drug Mule, Narco-Submarine, County Lines Drug Trafficking, Cuckooing, Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Narcoterrorism.

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21 U.S. Code section 841 (Cornell LII)
Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute
  • Has Member: Fentanyl Trafficking, Subsection (a)(1)
    to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled substance
  • Has Member: Drug-Induced Homicide, Subsection (b), death or serious bodily injury results
    if death or serious bodily injury results from the use of such substance shall be not less than 20 years or more than life
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County lines drug trafficking - Wikipedia
Has Member: County Lines Drug Trafficking, Lead
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the county lines drug supply model is the practice of trafficking drugs into rural areas and smaller towns
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Narcoterrorism (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Narcoterrorism, Lead sentence
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Narcoterrorism is a term which describes a form of terrorism employed by narcotics traffickers to influence the policies of a government to keep anti-drug laws from being enforced.
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Continuing Criminal Enterprise Statute (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Continuing Criminal Enterprise, Lead sentence
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The Continuing Criminal Enterprise Statute (commonly referred to as CCE Statute or Kingpin Statute) is a United States federal law that targets large-scale drug traffickers who are responsible for long-term and elaborate drug conspiracies.
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Narco-submarine (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Narco-Submarine, Lead sentence
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A narco-submarine (also called a drug sub or narco-sub) is a type of custom ocean-going, self-propelled, semi-submersible or fully submersible vessel built by (or for) drug smugglers.
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Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School: Drug Trafficking (Wex Legal Dictionary)
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Drug trafficking is the illegal transporting or transacting of controlled substances .
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Illegal Drug Trade (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Has Member: Drug Distribution, Lead section, first sentence
    The illegal drug trade is the global black market dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, and sale of prohibited drugs.
  • Has Member: Drug Smuggling, Lead sentence
    The illegal drug trade is the global black market dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, and sale of prohibited drugs.
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legislation.gov.uk (The National Archives): Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, section 5
legislation.gov.uk (The National Archives)Has Member: Possession with Intent to Distribute, Section text
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Subject to section 28 of this Act, it is an offence for a person to have a controlled drug in his possession, whether lawfully or not, with intent to supply it to another in contravention of section 4(1) of this Act.
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Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School: 21 U.S. Code § 952 - Importation of controlled substances
Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law SchoolHas Member: Drug Mule, Statute text
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It shall be unlawful to import into the customs territory of the United States from any place outside thereof (but within the United States), or to import into the United States from any place outside thereof, any controlled substance in schedule I or II of subchapter I, or any narcotic drug in schedule III, IV, or V of subchapter I, or ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, except that
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