Chemical Diversion and Trafficking

Anhydride has been used for the illegal manufacture of heroin [561-27-3] (acetyknorphine) and certain other addictive dmgs. Regulations on acetic anhydtide commerce have long been a feature of European practice. After passage in 1988 of the Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act, there is also U.S. control. Orders for as much as 1,023 kg acetic anhydtide, for either domestic sale or export, require a report to the Department of Justice, Dmg Enforcement Administration (54). 

Are any materials subject to the provisions of the Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act of 1988 ... 

Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act (CDTA) of 1988 is designed to prevent the diversion of chemicals to illegal drug producers. 

The Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act contains three key provisions to address the problem of diverting chemicals to make illegal drugs (1) the seller of chemicals must keep detailed records (2) sellers must report suspicious purchases and unusual or excessive losses and (3) the Drug Enforcement Administration is authorized to control export and import transactions. 

The Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act of 1988 defines precursor chemicals that can be used in the process of producing illicit drugs. Companies producing or supplying such chemicals must keep certain records and report orders that are suspicious or above a specified size prior to delivery. The Domestic Chemical Diversion Control Act of 1993 further e.xpanded these controls, dealing particularly with the diversion of ephedrine (found in over-the-counter antihistamines) to the production of methamphetamines ( speed ). 

In the late 1980s, drug traffickers and clandestine laboratory operators began to purchase bulk ephedrine powder to make methamphetamine. The government responded in 1988 and passed the Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act (CDTA) to control the import, export, and distribution of bulk ephedrine powder. The drug traffickers then turned to ephedrine tablets to make... 

In response to the widespread clandestine synthesis of methamphetamine by this method, the DBA added P2P to Schedule II of the controlled substances list as part of the Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act (CDTA) of 1988. The legislation was aimed at impeding clandestine laboratories by cutting off the necessary precursors for methamphetamine as well as other drugs. The act also placed controls on some of the equipment needed for making drugs. For a few years, the number of methamphetamine laboratories that were seized decreased, but the decrease was short lived. Clandestine operations... 

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