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CIF & DEA Steroids and Athletic Stimulants Summit
Sponsored by 24 Hour Fitness

WHO: California’s top education policy and decision makers and leaders of law enforcement
WHAT: Steroids and Athletic Stimulants Summit
WHEN: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
WHERE: Los Angeles Airport Marriott, 5855 W. Century City Blvd., Los Angeles
WHY: To hear from experts in the field of steroids and supplements

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) will host a Steroids and Athletic Stimulants Summit, sponsored by 24 Hour Fitness, on Tuesday, October 12, 2004. Media are invited and encouraged to attend. Attendees at the summit, which runs from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott, will include the state’s top law enforcement and K-12 education policy and decision makers. Also invited are representatives of the California Department of Education, the State Secretary of Education and the Governor’s Office.

Speakers will include:
Michele Leonhart, Deputy Administrator, DEA
Marie Ishida, CIF Executive Director
Scott Burns, Deputy Director White House, Office of National Drug Policy
State Senator Jackie Speier, author of legislation pertaining to high school steroid use and supplements
Dr. Don Catlin and Dr. Gary Green, UCLA Olympic Drug Testing Lab
Richard Young, legal expert working with the USADA, USOC and WADA
Don Hooten, Parent who has appeared on 60 Minutes

Other authorities from the DEA, FDA and USA Track & Field

Media wishing to secure interviews with any of the speakers immediately following the summit should make arrangements with Emmy Zack, State CIF Sports Information Director, or Jose Martinez, Public Information Officer for the DEA, Los Angeles.

For further information, contact: DEA Public Affairs: 213-621-6714

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Task Force Dismantles International Ecstasy Ring

SEP 16--A total of 13 defendants have been arrested in recent weeks for their involvement in an international drug ring that allegedly imported millions of doses of the club drug “Ecstasy” from Europe into the United States. As a result of Operation Money Man, authorities have seized well over 300,000 doses of Ecstasy with a street value of nearly $7 million.

Authorities in Los Angeles announced the case today following arrests Monday of five defendants and the seizure of approximately 160,000 tablets of Ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA). The case is the result of a joint, international undercover operation that included the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Santa Monica Police Department, and Austrian and Czech authorities.

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