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National Drug Intelligence Center.

NATIONAL DRUG INTELLIGENCE CENTER

Title:

Los Angeles
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis

Publication 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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Contents

Preface

Strategic Drug Threat Developments

HIDTA Overview

Drug Threat Overview

Drug Trafficking Organizations

Production

  

 

Transportation

Distribution

Drug-Related Crime

Illicit Finance

Outlook

Sources

List of Figures

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.

List of Tables

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

Preface

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.

Map showing the Los Angeles HIDTA area.

Addresses

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

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

National Drug Intelligence Center
United States Department of Justice
Robert F. Kennedy Building (Room 1335)
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20530

Tel. (202) 432-4040
FAX (202) 514-4252

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