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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 959. Possession, manufacture, or distribution of controlled substance
(a) Manufacture or distribution for purpose of unlawful importation
It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture or distribute
a controlled substance in schedule I or II or flunitrazepam or
listed chemical -
(1) intending that such substance or chemical will be
unlawfully imported into the United States or into waters within
a distance of 12 miles of the coast of the United States; or
(2) knowing that such substance or chemical will be unlawfully
imported into the United States or into waters within a distance
of 12 miles of the coast of the United States.
(b) Possession, manufacture, or distribution by person on board
aircraft
It shall be unlawful for any United States citizen on board any
aircraft, or any person on board an aircraft owned by a United
States citizen or registered in the United States, to -
(1) manufacture or distribute a controlled substance or listed
chemical; or
(2) possess a controlled substance or listed chemical with
intent to distribute.
(c) Acts committed outside territorial jurisdiction of United
States; venue
This section is intended to reach acts of manufacture or
distribution committed outside the territorial jurisdiction of the
United States. Any person who violates this section shall be tried
in the United States district court at the point of entry where
such person enters the United States, or in the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia.
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