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National Drug Intelligence Center
Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis
June 2007


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Figure 1. Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

Map showing the Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

Corpus Christi and Houston are cities with populations over 250,000; Beaumont is a city with a population between 100,000 and 249,999; and Galveston and Port Arthur are other places of interest.

There are two checkpoints in the Houston HIDTA, Falfurrias and Sarita.

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Figure 2. Houston HIDTA transportation infrastructure.

Map showing the Houston HIDTA transportation infrastructure.

The transportation infrastructure of the Houston HIDTA includes two international airports--Houston International and Corpus Christi International, with easy access to a third--San Antonio International; ten major seaports located within or near the HIDTA--Corpus Christi, Victoria, Freeport, Galveston, Texas City, Houston, Port Arthur, Beaumont, Sabine, and Orange; three Interstate Highways--10, 37, and 45, with easy access to a fourth--Interstate 35; and three U.S. Highways--59, 77 which extends from the Brownsville POE, and 281 which extends from the Progreso and Hidalgo POEs.

In addition, there are four ports of entry near the Houston HIDTA, at Rio Grande City, Hidalgo, Progreso, and Brownsville.

There are two checkpoints in the Houston HIDTA, Falfurrias and Sarita.

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Figure 3. Padre Island National Seashore.

Map showing the Padre Island National Seashore and the counties in the Corpus Christi area of the Houston HIDTA.

The map shows the Padre Island National Seashore and the counties in the Corpus Christi area of the Houston HIDTA--Aransas, Brooks, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, and Victoria. Also shown are the POEs at Laredo, Roma, Rio Grande City, Hidalgo, Progreso, and Brownsville; and the checkpoints at Falfurias on U.S. 281, and Sarita on U.S. 77.

Corpus Christi is a city with a population over 250,000. Laredo, McAllen, and Brownsville are cities with populations between 100,000 and 249,999. Port Mansfield, South Padre Island, and Port Isabel are communities with populations between 75,000 and 99,999.

Playa Baghdad Beach and El Mezquial Beach are shown on the coast of Mexico.

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