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HIDTA Threat Assessment Reveals Drug
Trafficking Problems Continue in State by Jerry Adams |
April 1999 |
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The Northwest HIDTA's
FY2000 Threat Assessment was completed in July. The Risk Factors reported in this document
reveal that drug consumption and addiction in the HIDTA region continues to be a problem
in nearly every community. The four key substances most-commonly abused are
methamphetamine, heroin, marijuana and cocaine. During the data collection process, law
enforcement agencies identified 60 separate drug trafficking organizations as contributing
to the importation and distribution of illegal drugs. The report discusses emerging trends
in the region among which are the escalating abuse of methamphetamine, the proliferation
of clandestine meth-labs, and the cross-border trafficking of drugs into and from Canada.
It examines the threat from air, land and maritime smuggling perspectives. The factual
report blends data collected for t the enforcement and prevention/treatment components of
the HIDTA program. The Threat Assessment forecasts that heroin consumption and addiction
levels will remain the same or increase as the volume of heroin will continue to remain
high and prices low. Meth-lab seizures are projected to nearly double for 1999. The
Northwest HIDTA Executive Committee developed a strategy for addressing the issues
presented in the Threat Assessment and applied to ONDCP for $4 million to implement their
programs. HIDTA Task Force Highly Successful Watch Center Activity Report HIDTA Threat Assessment for Eastern Washington Counties NW HIDTA Training Upcoming Events |
