HIDTA Overview

The Northwest HIDTA region encompasses Benton, Clark, Cowlitz, Franklin, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Spokane, Thurston, Whatcom, and Yakima Counties in Washington. The HIDTA region was established in 1997 to counter the threat posed to the United States by the high volume of drugs transported throughout the region and smuggled across the U.S.-Canada border. The proximity of the HIDTA region to Canada and the direct interstate access to drug sources in Mexico through a vast transportation infrastructure--numerous freeways, highways, airports, waterways, and railways--contribute to the threat of cross-border smuggling.

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