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category: Other
summary: Acting assistant administrator of the DEA operational division who explained
  the Khourah controlled delivery drug operation.
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- Person
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[Ronald Caffrey](/people/ronald-caffrey/) was the acting assistant administrator of the operational division of the [DEA](/organizations/dea/). He provided an explanation for the "Khourah" operation, a drug protection program, in a [U.S. government](/places/united-states/) submission dated March 20, 1991. Caffrey stated that the operation was a "controlled delivery," a technique where a law enforcement agency permits and monitors shipments of contraband, including drugs, to move from a source or transit location to its intended destination. This method is used to identify and arrest high-ranking members of trafficking organizations rather than just low-level couriers.[^1]

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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.