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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.
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Strategic Drug Threat Developments
Drug Trafficking Organizations
Major Drug
Markets
Portland
Roseburg/Bend/Pendleton
Figure 1. Oregon High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
and transportation infrastructure.
Table 1. Number of Cannabis Plants Seized From
Indoor and Outdoor Grow Sites, Oregon HIDTA region, 2004-2006
Table 2. Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in
Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties, Oregon, 2004-2006
Table 3. Treatment Admissions for Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties, by Drug, 2005-2006
Table 4. Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in Deschutes, Douglas, and Umatilla Counties, Oregon, 2004-2006
Table 5. Treatment Admissions for Deschutes, Douglas,
and Umatilla Counties, by Drug, 2006
Figure 1. Oregon High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area and transportation infrastructure.
Map showing the Oregon High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area and its transportation infrastructure.
The map shows the Oregon HIDTA region and the surrounding area. The Oregon HIDTA region encompasses eight counties in Oregon--Clackamas, Deschutes, Douglas, Jackson, Marion, Multnomah, Umatilla, and Washington.
Portland is a major city in Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties with a population of over 250,000. Vancouver, Washington, and Salem in Marion county and Eugene in Lane county are cities with populations between 100,000 and 249,000. Medford in Jackson County is a city with a population between 63,000 and 99,999. Other areas of interest are Bend in Deschutes county, Hermiston and Pendleton in Umatilla county, and Roseburg in Douglas. Lane is a county of interest.
The transportation infrastructure of the HIDTA includes Interstates 5 and 84; U.S. routes 20, 26, 97, 101, and 395; Portland International Airport; and the Port of Portland.
This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Oregon 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 policy makers, resource planners, and law enforcement officials with a focused discussion of key drug issues and developments facing the Oregon HIDTA region.
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