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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
Outlying Markets
Beaumont/Port Arthur
Corpus Christi
Southern Houston HIDTA
Region
Padre Island National Seashore
Figure 1. Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
Figure 2. Houston HIDTA transportation infrastructure.
Figure 3. Padre
Island National Seashore.
Table 1. Houston HIDTA Drug Seizures, by Drug,
2004-2006
Table 2. Methamphetamine Laboratories Seized
in the Houston HIDTA Region, by County, 2004-2006
Table 3. Primary Gangs in the Houston HIDTA Region
Involved in Violent Criminal Acts, Drug Trafficking, and Recruitment Activities
Table 4. Texas Department of Public Safety Drug
Seizures, by Drug, in Harris County, 2005-2006
Table 5. Violent Crime in Houston, 2005-2006
Figure 1. Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
Map showing the Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
Corpus Christi and Houston are cities with populations over 250,000; Beaumont is a city with a population between 100,000 and 249,999; and Galveston and Port Arthur are other places of interest.
This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Houston 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 Houston HIDTA.
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