Atlanta
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis

Publication Date: June 2007

Document ID: 2007-R0813-003

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.

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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. Atlanta High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

List of Tables

Table 1. HIDTA Initiative Drug Seizure Data, in Kilograms, 2006
Table 2. Number of Cannabis Plants Eradicated in Georgia at Indoor and Outdoor Grow Sites, 2002-2006
Table 3. Number of Methamphetamine Laboratories Seized in Georgia, 2001-2006
Table 4. Georgia State Highway Patrol Drug and Currency Seizures Atlanta HIDTA Region, 2006
Table 5. Retail-Level Drug Distributors in the Atlanta HIDTA Region
Table 6. Number of Primary Drug Treatment Admissions in the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, SFY2002-SFY2006

Preface

This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Atlanta 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 Atlanta HIDTA region.

Figure 1. Atlanta High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

Map showing the Atlanta HIDTA 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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