§ 2118

Robberies and burglaries involving controlled substances

Up to life Property Crimes 33 sentenced (FY2025) Ch. 103 · Robbery and Burglary

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(a) Whoever takes or to take from the person or presence of another by force or violence or by intimidation any material or compound containing any quantity of a controlled substance belonging to or in the care, custody, control, or possession of a person registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration under section 302 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 822) shall, except as provided in subsection (c), be or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both, if (1) the replacement cost of the material or compound to the registrant was not less than $500, (2) the person who engaged in such taking or attempted such taking traveled in or used any facility in to facilitate such taking or attempt, or (3) another person was killed or suffered significant as a result of such taking or attempt.

(b) Whoever, without authority, enters or to enter, or remains in, the business premises or property of a person registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration under section 302 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 822) with the intent to steal any material or compound containing any quantity of a controlled substance shall, except as provided in subsection (c), be or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both, if (1) the replacement cost of the controlled substance to the registrant was not less than $500, (2) the person who engaged in such entry or attempted such entry or who remained in such premises or property traveled in or used any facility in to facilitate such entry or attempt or to facilitate remaining in such premises or property, or (3) another person was killed or suffered significant as a result of such entry or attempt.

(c)

(1) Whoever in committing any offense under subsection (a) or (b) assaults any person, or puts in jeopardy the life of any person, by the use of a dangerous weapon or device shall be and imprisoned for not more than twenty-five years.

(2) Whoever in committing any offense under subsection (a) or (b) kills any person shall be or imprisoned for any term of years or life, or both.

(d) If two or more persons conspire to violate subsection (a) or (b) of this section and one or more of such persons do any overt act to effect the object of the , each shall be or imprisoned not more than ten years or both.

(e)

For purposes of this section—

(1) the term "controlled substance" has the meaning prescribed for that term by section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act;

(2) the term "business premises or property" includes conveyances and storage facilities; and

(3) the term "significant " means which involves a risk of death, significant physical pain, protracted and obvious disfigurement, or a protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental or sensory faculty.

History: (Added Pub. L. 98–305, §2, May 31, 1984, 98 Stat. 221; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(O)–(Q), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2148 (PDF, 52 MB).)

Simplified explanation

It is a federal crime to rob a person registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (such as a pharmacy) of controlled substances, or to break into or stay in their premises intending to steal them. One of these must apply: the drugs cost at least $500 to replace, the offender crossed state lines or used interstate means, or someone was killed or seriously hurt.