***MEDIA ADVISORY***
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Deputy Attorney General James Comey, DEA Administrator Karen Tandy, FBI Deputy Director Bruce Gebhardt, IRS Deputy Chief of Criminal Investigations Richard Speier, and Raf Souccar, Chief Superintendent and Director General of Drugs and Organized Crime, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, will hold a news conference TODAY, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2004 at 2 p.m., to announce arrests and criminal charges in connection with an international investigation targeting MDMA (Ecstasy) and marijuana trafficking organizations in the United States and Canada.

WHO: Deputy Attorney General James Comey
DEA Administrator Karen Tandy
FBI Deputy Director Bruce Gebhardt
IRS Deputy Chief of Criminal Investigations Richard Speier
Raf Souccar, Chief Superintendent and Director General, Drugs and Organized Crime, Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

WHAT: News conference on international narcotics and money laundering investigation

WHEN: 2:00 PM EST Media arrival and registration by 1:00 PM EST due to extra security measures.

WHERE: Attorney General’s Conference Room
Main Justice Building
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530

NOTE: Media should pre-set by 1 PM. Reporters interested in attending the event should arrive through the 951 Constitution entrance between 9th and 10th Streets.

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