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Arizona High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2009

Publication Date: March 2009

Document ID: 2009-R0813-002

Cover image for Arizona High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2009.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 coordinated with the HIDTA, is limited in scope to HIDTA jurisdictional boundaries, and draws upon a wide variety of sources within those boundaries.

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Contents

Preface

Strategic Drug Threat Developments

HIDTA Overview

Drug Threat Overview

Drug Trafficking Organizations

Production

Transportation

Distribution

Drug-Related Crime

Abuse

Illicit Finance

Phoenix and Tucson Market Areas

     Phoenix

          Overview

          Production

          Transportation

          Distribution

          Drug-Related Crime

     Tucson

          Overview

          Production

          Transportation

          Distribution

          Drug-Related Crime

Outlook

Sources


List of Figures

Figure 1. Arizona High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
Figure 2. Cannabis Eradication Sites in Arizona HIDTA Region, 2008
Figure 3. Arizona HIDTA Transportation Infrastructure
Figure 4. Federal and Tribal Lands in Arizona

List of Tables

Table 1. Drug Trafficking Organizations Operating in the Arizona HIDTA Region
Table 2. Methamphetamine Laboratories Seized in the Arizona HIDTA Region, 2004-2008
Table 3. Illicit Drug Seizures at POEs in Arizona, by Drug, FY2004-FY2008
Table 4. Illicit Drug and Firearm Seizures Between POEs in Arizona, by Drug, Fiscal Year 2004-Fiscal Year 2008
Table 5. Drugs Seized in Arizona HIDTA Counties, in Pounds, 2005-2008
Table 6. Drug Eradication in Mexico, 2005-2007, in Hectares
Table 7. Tunnels Discovered Within the Arizona HIDTA Region, Fiscal Year 2005-2009
Table 8. Methamphetamine Laboratories Seized in the Phoenix Drug Market Area, Fiscal Year 2004-2008


Preface

Figure 1. Arizona High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area

Map showing the Arizona High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
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This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Arizona High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related 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 Arizona HIDTA.


Addresses

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

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

Office of Policy and Interagency Affairs
U.S. Department of Justice
Robert F. Kennedy Building, Room 3341
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20530-2000

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

Web Addresses

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


Questions and comments may be directed to Southwest Unit, Regional Threat Analysis Branch through NDIC.Contacts@usdoj.gov.


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