DILYANA GAYTANDZHIEVA Documents reveal supply of 47 tons of controlled drugs to US military

Dilyana Gaytandzhieva, ОБЕКТИВНО, 5/9/2022
Translated by Lena Bloch

 

Bill Mauldin, Chicago Sun-Times, 1972

The Pentagon is shipping dozens of tons of controlled drugs to U.S. military bases around the world, documents obtained by the U.S. Federal Register of Contracts reveal. The U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) has contracted with fourteen U.S. airlines to transport military cargo, including sensitive cargo (narcotics) to various locations around the world. The delivery schedule shows a planned total of 47.5 tons of controlled drugs (2018–2023) to U.S. military bases overseas.

The projected quantity for Romania alone is 10 tons of controlled drugs, Kosovo is 5 tons, and Estonia is 2 tons, while the projected shipments of controlled drugs to the other destinations are in a significantly smaller quantity of 898 kg per base (the quantities shown in the document are measured in the U.S. unit of lbs, 1 lbs equals 0.453592 kg).

Schedule for the delivery of military cargo, including controlled drugs, to U.S. military bases worldwide in Pentagon Category A Federal Contract Announcement HTC71117RCC05. Source: govtribe.com

Kosovo — 11 117 lbs (2018–2023) or 5 042 kg

Romania — 21 607 lbs (2018–2023) or 9 800 kg

Malatya — 2803 lbs (2018–2023) or 1271 kg

Erbil — 1457 lbs (2018–2023) or 660 kg

Estonia — 4 516 lbs (2018–2023) or 2 048 kg

Estimated quantities for other U.S. military bases are 1,980 pounds or 898 kilograms of controlled drugs per base (2018–2023) Source

The total quantity of controlled drugs to be supplied is 47 560 kg (2018–2023).

US Army — the largest user of controlled drugs in the world

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $23 million contract (2020–2025) for the supply of amphetamines, according to another federal order posted on the U.S. Federal Contracts Register.

According to the contract notice, the annual consumption by the Department of Defense alone is 15.6 million amphetamine tablets.

Pentagon Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine Federal Order Notice SPE2D2–20-R-0062.

Amphetamine — a widely used drug in the US military

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