Title:
Los Angeles
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market AnalysisPublication Date: June 2007
Document ID: 2007-R0813-013
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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Strategic Drug Threat Developments
Figure 1. Los Angeles High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
Figure 2. Cannabis eradication in the Los Angeles HIDTA region, 2006.
Figure 3. Los Angeles HIDTA transportation infrastructure.
Table 1. Amounts of Illicit Drugs Seized in the Los Angeles HIDTA Region in Kilograms, FY2004-FY2006
Table 2. Number of Powder Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures in the Los Angeles HIDTA Region, 2002-2006
Table 3. Number of Major and Super Powder Methamphetamine and Ice Conversion Laboratory Seizures in the Los Angeles HIDTA Region, by County, 2002-2006
Table 4. Drugs Distributed by Wholesale-Level Distributors in the Los Angeles HIDTA Region
Table 5. Drugs Distributed by Retail-Level Distributors in the Los Angeles HIDTA Region
This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles HIDTA region.
Figure 1. Los Angeles High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
The map shows Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.
Los Angeles is a major city with over 1,000,000 people. Long Beach, Anaheim, Santa Ana, and Riverside are major cities with 250,000-999,999 people. Glendale, San Bernardino, and Huntington Beach are major cities with 175,000-249,000 people.
LAX is the International Airport.
Long Beach is a major seaport.
The interstates within this HIDTA are I-5, I-10, I-15, I-40, and I-215.
Other highways in this HIDTA are US-101 and State Routes 86 and 111.
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