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respondent, on specific transactions involving petitioner, Paul
Thomas Posey (Posey), and Paul Leroy Cunningham (Cunningham).
In 1985, on a number of occasions, petitioner, accompanied
by Posey, traveled to Lajitas, Texas (the Texas source), and
purchased marijuana. On average, each purchase by petitioner
from the Texas source consisted of 480 to 520 pounds of marijuana
for which petitioner paid approximately $275 a pound. With
respect to each purchase, petitioner also paid $10,000 to an
individual identified as “the Colonel”, who provided “security”
and who helped transport the marijuana from Mexico to Lajitas,
Texas.
After its purchase from the Texas source, generally the
marijuana was transported to North Carolina by Posey and an
associate. The marijuana would be divided between petitioner and
Posey, and petitioner would sell his portion of the marijuana to
Cunningham who, in turn, generally would resell the marijuana in
Florida.
During 1986 and 1987, petitioner and Cunningham were
involved in the purchase of marijuana in Florida and Texas and
the resale of the marijuana in Florida (the Florida
transactions). In connection with the 1986 and 1987 Florida
transactions, petitioner lost $73,000 and $42,000, respectively.
In November 1987, as a result of his arrest for conspiracy
to possess and to distribute marijuana, Posey agreed to cooperate
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