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CHAPTER TWO - OFFENSE CONDUCT
§2D1.9. PLACING OR MAINTAINING DANGEROUS DEVICES ON FEDERAL PROPERTY TO PROTECT THE UNLAWFUL PRODUCTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; ATTEMPT OR CONSPIRACY

(a) Base Offense Level: 23

Commentary

Statutory Provision: 21 U.S.C. § 841(d)(1).

Background: This section covers the offense of assembling, placing, or causing to be placed, or maintaining a “booby-trap” on federal property where a controlled substance is being manufactured or distributed.

Historical NoteEffective November 1, 1987. Amended effective November 1, 1992 (amendment 447); November 1, 2002 (amendment 646).