agents arrested daniel chong during a raid on a party in the san diego area where there were illegal kwi krugs. . after questions him they told mr. chong he would not be charged before they placed him back into a holding cell. the agents then forgot he was there. he was locked in the holding very well for five days with no access to food, water or a toimt. he said he heard voices and yelled for help, but no one heard him. after 48 hours he started hallucinating and as survived drank his own urine. at some point during this neglect, he broke his glasses and attempts to kill himself. it goes without saying that this incident is extremely unacceptable. i look forward to hearing what steps the dea is takes to address each incident discussed and to ensure nothing similar happens in the future. i hope these events are anomalies in the dea's record and not what's to come. mr. scott. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm pleased to join us in the nation's drug enforcement agency and i want to thank director len nart for years of dedicated service and for appearing before us today. i'm also mindful that ther