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New York/New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis 2010

Publication Date: June 2010

Document ID: 2010-R0813-024(U) Cover image of New York/New Jersey HIDTA Drug Market Analysis 2010.

Archived on: September 1, 2011. This document may contain dated information. It remains available to provide access to historical materials.

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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 coordinated 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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Contents

Executive Summary

HIDTA Overview

Drug Trafficking Organizations
   Colombian DTOs
   Dominican DTOs
   Mexican DTOs
   Gangs

Drug Flow Into, Within, and From the NY/NJ HIDTA Region
   Overland Smuggling Into the NY/NJ HIDTA Region
   Maritime Smuggling Into the NY/NJ HIDTA Region
   Air Smuggling Into the NY/NJ HIDTA Region
   Drug Flow Within the NY/NJ HIDTA Region
   Drug Flow From the NY/NJ HIDTA Region

Drug Availability
   Cocaine
   Heroin
   Marijuana
   Controlled Prescription Drugs
   MDMA
   Methamphetamine

Abuse
   Cocaine
   Heroin
   Marijuana
   Controlled Prescription Drugs
   MDMA
   Methamphetamine

Illicit Finance

Communications

Vulnerabilities

Outlook

Appendix A. New York/New Jersey HIDTA Drug Market Questionnaire

Appendix B. New York/New Jersey HIDTA Region Enforcement Initiatives

Appendix C. Tables

Endnotes

Sources


List of Figures

Figure 1. (U) New York/New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
Figure 2. (U) Law Enforcement Agency Reporting of Drug Distribution by Street Gangs and Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs Moderate to High Levels
Figure 3. (U) Seizures of Drugs in Transit To, From, or Through New York or New Jersey, in Kilograms, 2009
Figure 4. (U) St. Regis Mohawk Reservation
Figure 5. (U) Canadian High-Potency Marijuana Prices
Figure 6. (LES) Destination States of Illicit Drugs Smuggled Through the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation
Figure 7. (U) NY/NJ HIDTA Region Transportation Infrastructure

List of Figures in Appendix A

Figure A1. (U) New York/New Jersey HIDTA Drug Market Questionnaire
 

List of Tables

Table 1. (U) Metropolitan Areas Most Often Identified as Origination and Destination Points for Seized Drug Shipments, 2008-2009
Table 2. (LES) Drugs Seized at New York and New Jersey Postal Facilities, in Kilograms, 2007-2010
Table 3. (LES) Drug Flow from NY/NJ HIDTA Region by DTO and Drug
Table 4. (LES) Number of Arrests for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance (7th Degree Misdemeanor) in New York Counties of the HIDTA Region, 2005-2009
Table 5. (U) Statewide Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions, New York and New Jersey, 2005-2009
Table 6. (U) Treatment Admissions for HIDTA Counties in New York, 2007-2009

List of Tables in Appendix C

Table C1. (LES) New York Division of Criminal Justice Services Arrests for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance-7th Degree, 2005-2009
Table C2. (U) Treatment Admissions for Cocaine, by New York Counties, 2007-2009
Table C3. (U) Treatment Admissions for Heroin, by New York Counties, 2007-2009
Table C4. (U) Treatment Admissions for Marijuana, by New York Counties, 2007-2009
Table C5. (U) Treatment Admissions for Other Opiates, by New York Counties, 2007-2009


Addresses

National Drug Intelligence Center
319 Washington Street, 5th Floor
Johnstown, PA 15901-1622

Tel. (814) 532-4601
FAX (814) 532-4690
E-mail NDIC.Contacts@usdoj.gov

 

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Questions and comments may be directed to New England/New York/New Jersey Unit, Regional Threat Analysis Branch through NDIC.Contacts@usdoj.gov.


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