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National Drug Intelligence Center.

NATIONAL DRUG INTELLIGENCE CENTER

Title:

Northern California
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis

Publication Date: June 2007

Document ID: 2007-R0813-022

Archived on:  July 1, 2009. This document may contain dated information. It remains available to provide access to historical materials.

This assessment is an outgrowth of a partnership between the NDIC and HIDTA Program for preparation of annual assessments depicting drug trafficking trends and developments in HIDTA Program areas. The report has been vetted with the HIDTA, is limited in scope to HIDTA jurisdictional boundaries, and draws upon a wide variety of sources within those boundaries.

Your questions, comments, and suggestions for future subjects are welcome at any time. Addresses are provided at the end of the page.

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Northern California HIDTA seal.


 

Contents

Preface

Strategic Drug Threat Developments

HIDTA Overview

Drug Threat Overview

Drug Trafficking Organizations

Production

Transportation

 

 

Distribution

Drug-Related Crime

Abuse

Illicit Finance

Outlook

Sources


List of Figures

Figure 1. Northern California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
Figure 2. Traffickers constructed this sandbag bridge to transport drugs via vehicles across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Figure 3. Almost $3.5 million of the more than $45 million in cash seized as part of Operation Imperial Emperor.
Figure 4. Samples of marijuana-laced popcorn seized by federal authorities.
Figure 5. Northern California HIDTA transportation infrastructure.
Figure 6. Samples of marijuana-laced products manufactured and distributed in the Northern California HIDTA.

List of Tables

Table 1. Number of Cannabis Plants Seized and Percentage of Change in Northern California HIDTA, 2003-2006


Preface

This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Northern California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns relating to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs. The report was prepared through detailed analysis of recent law enforcement reporting, information obtained through interviews with law enforcement and public health officials, and available statistical data. The report is designed to provide policymakers, resource planners, and law enforcement officials with a focused discussion of key drug issues and developments facing the Northern California HIDTA.

Figure 1. Northern California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

Map showing the Northern California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.


Addresses

National Drug Intelligence Center
319 Washington Street, 5th Floor
Johnstown, PA 15901-1622

Tel. (814) 532-4601
FAX (814) 532-4690
Email NDIC.Contacts@usdoj.gov

National Drug Intelligence Center
United States Department of Justice
Robert F. Kennedy Building (Room 1335)
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20530

Tel. (202) 432-4040
FAX (202) 514-4252

Web Addresses

ADNET:  http://ndicosa
      DOJ:  http://www.usdoj.gov/archive/ndic/
      LEO:  https://cgate.leo.gov/http/leowcs.leopriv.gov/lesig/archive/ndic/index.htm
     RISS:  ndic.riss.net


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