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U.S. Department of Justice
National Drug Intelligence Center
Lake County HIDTA Drug Market Analysis 2010
April 2010
National Drug Intelligence Center analysts expect Mexican DTOs to maintain dominance over wholesale-level drug distribution. African American and Hispanic street gangs will maintain control over retail-level illicit drug distribution in urban areas. Wholesale cocaine availability in the Lake County HIDTA region is expected to fluctuate but remain at levels sufficient to support market demand. Heroin availability and abuse are expected to increase in Lake County and surrounding counties, primarily among young Caucasian abusers, who have little difficulty purchasing the drug in Chicago, where heroin availability is high. Local methamphetamine production is expected to rise in rural areas of southern Lake County, mirroring the rise in production observed in other areas of Indiana.
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