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News in HIDTA CommunityLAWMAKERS URGED TO FIGHT PILL MILLS Local, federal officers seeking help in stemming growing numbers of fatal overdoses DRUGS: Doctor shopping legal in TexasThe prescription drug plague that has turned Houston into a center for "doctor-shopping" rings, rogue cash-only clinics and accidental overdose deaths is now threatening the entire state, according to an intelligence report to be released today by local and federal drug enforcement officials. SEN. SCHUMER: ADMINISTRATION BUDGET SLASHES FUNDING FOR CRITICAL STATEN ISLAND DRUG ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMJoined by law enforcement officials, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today revealed that the Administration's Fiscal Year 2011 budget slashes funding for a critical program aimed at curbing drug trafficking, sales, and abuse on Staten Island. Schumer said that Staten Island is part of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program that provides the borough with millions of dollars in funding to help attack the drug problem on Staten Island. METH LABS IN DECLINE; New law pushed some producers of drug to move from California to Mexico.A dramatic decline in illegal meth labs that once made the Central Valley infamous underscores how a federal law has cut illicit production of the drug, a new report shows. But it's unclear whether the law has had any effect on meth addiction. 58 Alleged Members of Mexican Drug Organizations Indicted in SDTXUnited States Attorney Jose Angel Moreno along with Zoran Yankovich, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Houston Division announced today the indictment of 58 alleged members of Mexican drug organizations responsible for smuggling drugs into the United States and transporting and delivering the contraband to various points within Texas, Georgia, Ohio, Illinois and North Carolina, transporting bulk cash proceeds south to Mexico and laundering the proceeds through the acquisition of Texas real estate. Attorney: Pot shops getting illegal marijuanaMultiple medical marijuana dispensaries are illegally acquiring black-market marijuana from out of state to meet exploding demand, a deputy Missoula County attorney who specializes in drug offenses said. Cops harvest pot plants from Keys homesTwo marijuana grow houses were found in the Keys this week as part of a larger statewide operation called Operation Rake, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office says. Overall, authorities say, 67 houses were searched, 63 people were arrested, 3,308 plants were seized, 64.87 pounds of pot were found, 13 guns were seized and $19,562 was taken for likely forfeiture. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TARGETS PRESCRIPTION DRUG TRAFFICKERS IN 'OPERATION PAIN KILLER'The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) today announced the arrest of 172 individuals and the seizure of more than 20,000 prescription pills in "Operation Pain Killer," an aggressive five-month investigation targeting Central Florida prescription drug traffickers. The multi-agency operation began Jan. 1 and culminated with a final arrest round up and drug seizures on June 2. Summit focuses on border violenceThe summit wasn't called in response to the recent killing of Arizona cattle rancher Rob Krentz, but it was clearly on the minds of law enforcement Tuesday, said New Mexico Attorney General Gary King. AFTON GENERAL STORE OWNER SENTENCED TO OVER 19 YEARS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKINGUnited States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that Jesus Rodriguez, 42, of Butte City, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to 19 years and seven months in prison for his conviction on methamphetamine trafficking charges. On March 24, 2009, after a six-day trial, a federal jury found Rodriguez guilty of two counts of possession of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Alleged Mexican Drug Cartel Leader Extradited from Mexico to United States to Face Federal Drug-Trafficking ChargesAn allegedly high-ranking leader of one of Mexico's largest drug cartels, whose father allegedly heads a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel and is among Mexico's most powerful drug kingpins, was extradited today from Mexico to face federal narcotics trafficking conspiracy charges in the United States. Jesus Vicente Zambada-Niebla is believed to be one of the most significant Mexican drug defendants extradited from Mexico to the United States since Osiel Cardenas Guillen, the accused leader of the notorious Gulf Cartel, was extradited in 2007. METH LAB FOUND IN HILMARA bizarre shrine dedicated to a macabre deity of death greeted investigators who reported finding a small methamphetamine operation inside a residence Wednesday. Merced County sheriff's deputies discovered the meth operation at a home in the 19000 block of First Street. (Read more) NEW YORK-BASED COCAINE SUPPLIER TO STAMFORD DEALER PLEADS GUILTYThe U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's Boston Field Office issued the following press release: Response to FY07 HIDTA-Related Budget RecommendationsOffice of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director John Walters has proposed transferringthe High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program from ONDCP’s Office of State and Local Affairs (OSLA) to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). He has also recommended reducing funding from the FY06 level of $227 million to $208 million. These talking points address some ofthe reasons why the program should remain at ONDCP, and why these proposals have beenmet with strong opposition throughout the Nation. February 22, 2006 BACKGROUNDER: Fiscal Year 2006 Drug Control Budget Funding CutsOn March 10th, 2005, the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources held a hearing entitled “Fiscal Year 2006 Drug Control Budget and the Byrne Grants, HIDTA, and other law enforcement programs: Are we jeopardizing federal, state and local cooperation?” (http://reform.house.gov/CJDPHR/) May 23, 2005 SENATORS UNITE TO SAVE DRUG-FIGHTING PROGRAMU.S. Sens. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) were joined today by 54 other senators in fighting to stave off Bush Administration cuts to a program that helps law enforcement officials fight back against illicit drugs -- especially methamphetamines -- in communities across the country. April 20, 2005 Hoyer and Representatives Reject President’s Inadequate Request for HIDTA FundingCongressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in sending a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Science, State, Justice, and Commerce urging the Committees to restore full funding to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program. April 13, 2005 NNOAC Insight -- HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA FUNDINGThe National Narcotic Officers Associations Coalition strongly supports the funding and continued congressional support for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program (HIDTA), within the Office of National Drug Control Policy. In 1988, Congress initiated an effort to aid federal, state and local law enforcement by establishing the HIDTA program as a means of providing coordination of enforcement efforts in critical regions of the country. This coordinated effort was critical due to competing strategies within the federal, state, and local law enforcement community.
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