DEA = band of pirates!
http://norml.org/news/2017/10/12/dea-report-uptick-in-marijuana-seizures-in-2016
Washington, DC: Seizures of indoor and outdoor cannabis crops reported by the US Drug Enforcement Administration rose in 2016, according to annual data compiled by the agency.
The DEA also reported seizures of some $52 million in assets during their confiscation operations - nearly twice as much as the agency reported the prior year.