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National Drug Intelligence Center |
Dominican DTOs and criminal groups most likely will increase their influence in the HIDTA region in the next year as they expand their wholesale sources of supply beyond Colombian DTOs.
Mexican DTOs, operating primarily out of transshipment centers in Georgia and North Carolina, will most likely increase their wholesale distribution of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and, to a lesser extent, methamphetamine in the HIDTA region in the coming year. These organizations have well-established transportation and distribution networks that will enable them to supply wholesale quantities of illicit drugs to the region.
Guatemalan DTOs will continue to distribute wholesale quantities of cocaine and heroin in the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore areas in the foreseeable future. These groups may further expand their operations by looking for new markets in areas that have new or established Guatemalan populations.
Indoor cannabis cultivation, particularly at hydroponic grow sites in the HIDTA region, will most likely increase over the next year. The rising demand for high-potency marijuana coupled with the drug's high profit potential will quite likely entice more traffickers in the region to become involved in indoor cannabis cultivation.
The abuse of CPDs, particularly controlled prescription narcotics, will continue to increase in the HIDTA region in the coming year, especially among young adults. These drugs are readily available to abusers through family, friends, or doctor-shopping, and abusers do not perceive them to be as dangerous as heroin or cocaine.
The availability and abuse of MDMA will increase as the drug becomes more readily available from African American retail-level dealers in urban areas of the region; this increased availability will broaden the abuser base for this drug in the region.
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