Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement Peace Officers Memorial, State Capitol 2002 A report on law enforcement activities funded by the Drug and Gang Enforcement Account or the Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund and relating to illicit drugs and drug related gang activity. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission A report on law enforcement activities funded by the Drug and Gang Enforcement Account or the Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund and relating to illicit drugs and drug related gang activity. This publication was supported by Award No. 2001-DB-MU-0004 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice. This document is available in alternative formats by contacting the Commission Office at (602) 364-1146. ARIZONA CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION Vice-Chairperson RALPH OGDEN Yuma County Sheriff Chairperson TERRY L. STEWART, Director Department of Corrections JOSEPH ARPAIO Maricopa County Sheriff JIM BOLES, Mayor City of Winslow DAVID K. BYERS, Director Administrative Office of the Courts CARROL de BROEKERT, Chairperson Board of Executive Clemency CLARENCE DUPNIK Pima County Sheriff TONY ESTRADA Santa Cruz County Sheriff BILL FITGERALD, Chief Yavapai County Adult Probation DENNIS GARRET, Director Department of Public Safety BARBARA LAWALL Pima County Attorney J.T. MCCANN, Chief Flagstaff Police Department RICHARD MIRANDA, Chief Tucson Police Department JANET NAPOLITANO Attorney General ROBERT CARTER OLSON Pinal County Attorney RICHARD ROMLEY Maricopa County Attorney CHRISTOPHER SKELLY Judge, Retired MICHAEL D. BRANHAM Executive Director JOSEPH R. FARMER Program Manager, Drug Control & System Improvement GERALD E. HARDT Program Manager, Criminal Justice Records Program S. KATHY KARAM Program Coordinator, Criminal Justice Grants NINA CLIFFORD Program Specialist, Criminal Justice Grants Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ............................................................................................................ 1 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account......................................................................... 3 Apprehension (Multi-Jurisdictional, Multi-Agency) Task Force Activities Apache County Cooperative Enforcement Narcotics Team (ACCENT) ................. 10 Cochise County Border Alliance Group............................................................ 11 Commercial Narcotics Interdiction Program ..................................................... 12 Gila County Narcotics Task Force .................................................................. 13 Greenlee County Narcotics Task Force ........................................................... 14 La Paz County Narcotics Task Force............................................................... 15 Maricopa County Neighborhood Narcotics Enforcement Team............................ 16 Metropolitan Area Narcotics Trafficking Interdiction Squad (MANTIS) ................. 17 Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET).......................... 18 Navajo County Major Crimes Apprehension Team ............................................ 19 Northern Arizona Street Crimes Task Force “METRO”....................................... 20 Pinal County Drug and Gang Enforcement Multi-Agency Task Force ................... 21 Prescott Area Narcotics Task Force (PANT)..................................................... 22 Santa Cruz County METRO Task Force ........................................................... 23 Southeastern Arizona Drug, Gang and Violent Crime Task Force ........................ 24 Southwest Border Alliance Narcotics Enforcement Team................................... 25 Prosecution (Multi-Jurisdictional, Multi-Agency) Task Force Activities Apache County Drug, Gang and Violent Crime Prosecution Program ................... 28 Arizona Forfeiture Support Service Project ...................................................... 29 Cochise County Border Alliance Group (BAG) .................................................. 30 Coconino County Prosecution of Drug Cases and Forfeitures ............................. 31 Gila County Drug Prosecution and Asset Forfeiture Program .............................. 32 La Paz County Drug Task Force Prosecutor ..................................................... 33 Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Special Crimes, Gang, Homicide, Trial and Drug Diversion Bureaus .......................................................................... 34 Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET).......................... 35 Navajo County Violent and Major Prosecution Enhancement .............................. 36 Pima County Drug Prosecution Project ............................................................ 37 Pinal County Drug Prosecution Unit ................................................................ 38 Prescott Area Narcotics Task Force (PANT)..................................................... 39 Santa Cruz County Drug Prosecution Program ................................................. 40 Tucson City Attorney’s Drug Enforcement Project............................................ 41 Yuma County Drug, Gang and Violence Prosecution ......................................... 42 i Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Table of Contents ii Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Forensics Drug Evidence Analysis Activities Crime Lab Support for Drug and Gang Enforcement ...................................................44 Forensic Analysis Program ........................................................................................45 Tucson Police Department Enhanced Drug Forensics ..................................................46 Court Adjudication Activities Arizona Supreme Court Anti-Drug Adjudication...........................................................48 Detention Activities Arizona Department of Corrections Drug Testing ........................................................50 Coconino County Drug Detention Officer Program ......................................................51 Maricopa County Multi-Agency Drug Enforcement Detention Strategy..........................52 Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities Arizona Department of Public Safety..........................................................................54 Benson Police Department ........................................................................................55 El Mirage Police Department .....................................................................................56 Gila County Sheriff’s Office........................................................................................57 Mohave County Attorney’s Office...............................................................................58 Pinal County Sheriff’s Office ......................................................................................59 Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office .............................................................................60 Tucson Police Department ........................................................................................61 Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund (CJEF) Community Action Team...........................................................................................64 Operation “Pig’s Eye”.............................................................................................. 64 Safe Parks ...............................................................................................................64 Statutory References ......................................................................................................65-70 iii Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Table of Contents iv Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Introduction INTRODUCTION Arizona Revised Statute (A.R.S.) §41-2405 (A) 12 requires the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission to submit to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives an annual report on law enforcement activities funded by the Drug and Gang Enforcement Account (Account) or the Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund (CJEF) as it relates to illicit drugs and drug related gang activity. This annual report requirement was established in 1990. The Drug and Gang Enforcement Account established in 1987 by Arizona Revised Statute § 41-2402 is used to enhance efforts to deter, investigate, prosecute, adjudicate and punish drug offenders. Funds in the Drug and Gang Enforcement Account are from the following sources: (1) Federal monies made available to states by grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula Grant Program; (2) Mandatory fines collected for felony drug offense convictions as authorized by A.R.S. 13 Chapter 34; (3) Appropriations to the Account by the Legislature; and (4) Local cash match funds furnished by grantees. In 1987, the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission developed and implemented a statewide enhanced drug enforcement strategy, as required to qualify for federal formula grant assistance monies for drug control. The strategy was designed to be compatible with the statutory requirements that created the Drug and Gang Enforcement Account. The strategy is the framework within which the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission allots and distributes all monies in the Account. Each year the strategy is reviewed, refined, updated and published by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. A formal application system and extensive open meeting process are utilized by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission for awarding grant funds from the Account. The strategy was submitted for a 3 year period in 2000, but will continue to be reviewed and updated annually. The Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund (CJEF) was established by Arizona Revised Statute §41-2401. This statute details those entities that shall receive monies from the CJEF by percentage amounts and the purposes for utilization of the monies. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 1 Introduction This report provides summary information on projects receiving funds from the Drug and Gang Enforcement Account and on projects funded by the Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund during FY 2001 (July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002), related to drug activity or drug related street gang activity. Many other valuable and productive drug and gang enforcement and prevention activities are conducted throughout the State funded entirely by state, local and county authorities, without enhancement monies, and are therefore not included in this report. 2 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account DRUG AND GANG ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT In FY 2002 (July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002), the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission distributed a total of $13,606,261 in award funds from the Drug and Gang Enforcement Account to sixty-five projects in the State. The Account includes $2,370,778 of local cash match funds deposited by grant recipients. SOURCE OF MONIES Federal Formula Grant Funds Drug Fines State Appropriated Funds Local Match Funds 2002 $7,112,298 4,123,185 0 2,370,778 The Commission authorizes Account funding to projects in the State in six program areas in accordance with the statewide enhanced drug enforcement strategy and the Account guidelines. The six areas are: drug apprehension and prosecution; criminal history records improvement; drug offender adjudication; drug offender detention; drug analysis (forensic services); and drug abuse education/prevention. In FY 2002, sixteen drug apprehension projects consisting of sixteen multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency drug task forces, established in all fifteen counties in the State of Arizona, received support funding from the Account. There were fifteen drug prosecution projects in the State receiving support funding from the Account. Included in these fifteen projects were fulltime dedicated drug prosecutors in thirteen of the fifteen counties in Arizona. During FY 2002, eight criminal history records improvement projects received Account funds. Drug offender detention projects in two counties received Account funds. Drug testing funds were provided to the Department of Corrections. Enhanced drug forensic analysis projects including the Department of Public Safety, the Phoenix Police Department, and the Tucson Police Department received Account funds. One grant awarded to the Administrative Office of the Courts passed Account funds through to twenty-five court related enhancement projects in all fifteen counties in Arizona. FY 2002 did not have any applicants request drug abuse education/prevention funding. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 3 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account In FY 2002 direct personnel costs made up 91.6 percent of the expenditures from the Account. Other costs associated with the projects such as equipment, operations, space, etc., were supplied by the State, county, and local authorities participating in the projects. Account expenditures provided salaries, overtime, and employee related expenses for 241 criminal justice professionals in the State of Arizona. FY 2002 Narcotics Agents/Investigators 76 Support Staff 68 Prosecutors 41 Probation Officers 26 Public Defenders 5 Forensic Criminalists/Print Examiners 11 Detention Officers 9 Judges/Commissioners 5 TOTAL 241 In FY 2002 apprehension project activities resulted in the arrest of 3,518 drug offense violators, a 9.30 percent decrease over FY 2001 (3,879); the removal of 116,394 pounds of marijuana; 1,918.43 pounds of cocaine; and 101.19 pounds of methamphetamine. These showed a 27.5 percent (160,507); 5.6 percent (2,031.98); and a 39.6 (167.54) percent decrease respectively over FY 2001. Drug traffickers' non-drug assets with a gross estimated value of $9,742,847 were seized during this twelve month period. Statistical results have been compiled from the fifteen drug prosecution projects funded by the Account for FY 2002. These results show a slight decline in drug prosecution effort in the State. During this period, 12,294 drug violators were convicted in the State, a 3 percent decrease over FY 2001 (12,672); 66.10 percent of which were felony convictions. Prison sentences were received by 1,386 of these convicted drug violators; 3,442 received jail sentences; and 5,465 were placed on probation. The criminal justice records improvement projects receiving support funds from the Account have enabled State, county and local law enforcement agencies to improve criminal justice records automation systems by the acquisition of hardware, software and consultant expertise. Expenditures from the Account began in March, 1988, a sustained continuous program has been maintained since that time. In the 171 month period (14.25 years) from April 1, 1988 4 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account through June 30, 2002, $56,908,685 was expended by apprehension projects; $54,976,184 for prosecution projects; $31,260,991 for adjudication projects; $13,522,615 drug forensic analysis and drug offender detention projects; $1,432,222 drug education; and $6,237,566 for criminal history records improvement projects which had its first expenditure in FY 1995. The statewide enhanced drug enforcement program has been highly productive. During the 14.25 years, apprehension projects' activities resulted in the arrest of 45,058 drug offense violators. Program activities were responsible for the removal of over 59,954 pounds of cocaine; over 1,816,179 pounds of marijuana; 256 pounds of heroin; and over 2,336 pounds of amphetamine/methamphetamine. Drug traffickers' non-drug assets with a gross estimated value of $148,108,031 were seized. The results achieved in the 171 months (14.25 years) of the enhanced drug enforcement program show that for every $1,263 expended by the apprehension projects one (1) drug violator arrest was made, drug traffickers were deprived of the profit from the drugs seized and also deprived of an estimated value of $3,287 in non-drug assets seized. NOTICE Actual forfeiture of seized trafficker assets is a legal process and the gross estimated value of such seizures is very seldom received by law enforcement and prosecuting agencies. After forfeiture is achieved, lien holders (financial institutions and other legitimate claimants) are paid from the actual forfeiture proceeds. Storage, property maintenance and management costs, and processing and disposition fees are also paid from forfeiture proceeds. The gross estimated value of seizures is used only as an indicator of the negative impact seizures have on drug traffickers' resources. The statewide distribution of Drug and Gang Enforcement Account funds for FY 2002 for each project is presented by geographical area and program on the following pages. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 5 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account FY 2002 Apache County Apprehension FY 2002 Gila County $270,640 Apprehension Prosecution 94,501 Prosecution 70,570 Adjudication 20,437 Adjudication 42,490 Criminal Justice Records 99,035 Total $385,578 Total Cochise County Apprehension $556,154 Graham County $186,411 Apprehension $28,294 Prosecution 172,511 Adjudication 26,078 Adjudication 58,891 Criminal Justice Records 54,740 Total $472,553 Total $54,372 Greenlee County Apprehension Adjudication Coconino County Apprehension Prosecution Total $33,878 4,459 $38,337 $293,567 153,707 Detention 37,064 La Paz County Adjudication 64,205 Apprehension Total $548,543 $131,086 Prosecution 60,437 Adjudication 14,670 Total 6 $344,059 $206,193 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account FY 2002 FY 2002 Maricopa County Pima County Apprehension $795,052 Apprehension Prosecution 1,476,725 Prosecution Forensic Analysis 53,818 Detention Adjudication 327,299 1,526,536 Criminal Justice Records Total 22,000 Adjudication Criminal Justice Records Total 847,433 53,070 513,329 75,000 $2,295,703 $4,201,430 Mohave County Apprehension Forensic Analysis $806,871 Pinal County $345,815 Apprehension $233,459 Prosecution 204,179 Prosecution 178,826 Adjudication 77,273 Adjudication 68,289 Criminal Justice Records 97,175 Criminal Justice Records Total 100,000 $727,267 Navajo County Apprehension Total $577,749 Santa Cruz County $259,620 Apprehension $232,162 Prosecution 109,095 Prosecution 37,940 Adjudication 53,563 Adjudication 14,478 Criminal Justice Records 30,451 Total $422,278 Total Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 $315,031 7 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account FY 2002 Yavapai County Apprehension FY 2002 State $440,112 Prosecution $950,936 Prosecution 78,942 Forensic Analysis Adjudication 84,530 Detention 86,529 Adjudication 53,788 Criminal Justice Records 30,872 Total $603,584 Total 490,717 $1,612,842 Yuma County Apprehension $186,803 Prosecution 305,306 Adjudication 97,096 Total $589,205 The next section in this report contains a separate report on each project funded by the Drug and Gang Enforcement Account. 8 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities APPREHENSION (MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL, MULTI-AGENCY) TASK FORCE ACTIVITIES DRUG AND GANG ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT FY 2002 Apache County Cooperative Enforcement Narcotics Team (ACCENT) $270,532 Cochise County Border Alliance Group (BAG) 186,411 Commercial Narcotics Interdiction Program 440,870 Gila County Narcotics Task Force 344,059 Greenlee County Narcotics Task Force 33,878 La Paz County Narcotics Task Force 131,086 Maricopa County Neighborhood Narcotics Enforcement Team 354,182 Metropolitan Area Narcotics Trafficking Interdiction Squad (MANTIS) 806,871 Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) 345,815 Navajo County Major Crimes Apprehension Team 259,620 Northern Arizona Street Crimes Task Force (METRO) 293,567 Pinal County Drug and Gang Enforcement Multi-agency Task Force 233,459 Prescott Area Narcotics Task Force (PANT) 440,112 Santa Cruz County METRO Task Force 232,162 Southeastern Arizona Drug, Gang, and Violent Crime Task Force Southwest Border Alliance Drug Narcotics Enforcement Team TOTAL Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 28,294 186,803 $4,587,721 9 Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Apache County Cooperative Enforcement Narcotics Team (ACCENT) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $270,532 64,488 The Apache County Cooperative Enforcement Narcotics Team is a small, formally organized multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency narcotics task force operating under a board of directors. It consists of local officers working closely with a full time drug case prosecutor to identify, arrest and prosecute drug traffickers, and seize drugs and forfeitable assets. The primary objective of the task force is to provide a coordinated drug, gang and violent crime investigation and prosecution effort in Apache County to reduce drug abuse and drug trafficking. ACCENT is administered by the Apache County Sheriff's Office. Participants include the St. Johns Police Department, Springerville Police Department, Eagar Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Apache County Attorney's Office and the Apache County Sheriff=s Office. This multi-agency task force has made 1,793 drug arrests since its inception in April 1988. The 72 percent in use/possession arrests continues to reflect the task force's firm user accountability approach to deterring drug abuse in Apache County. The task force has seized 80.24 pounds of cocaine, 4,428 pounds of marijuana, 6,894 cannabis plants under cultivation, 54.55 pounds of methamphetamine and 27,963 dosage units of other dangerous drugs. The task force has seized drug law violators' assets with an estimated value of $2,784,872. This enforcement program provides limited coverage for an area suspected of having high levels of transportation of illicit drugs coming from the United States - Mexico border, through Southern Arizona and New Mexico, and on to other states. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1988-2002 92 37 129 503 1,290 1,793 39 173 32 0 689 135 1,284 4,428 6,894 27 24,744 27,963 $22,590 $2,784,872 AMOUNT OF DRUGS REMOVED Cocaine (ounces) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Heroin (grams) Amphetamines/Meth (grams) Other Drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE of SEIZURES* * Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on Page 5) 10 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Cochise County Border Alliance Group (BAG) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $186,411 44,418 The Border Alliance Group (BAG) is a drug enforcement task force involving Federal, State and local agencies. They are formally organized to identify, arrest and prosecute drug traffickers. The task force is organized to seize drugs and cash assets and pursue investigative leads to upper level trafficking organizations operating in the federally designated Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area that includes all of Cochise County. The primary objective of the task force is to effectively dismantle narcotics smuggling and street gang networks in Cochise County through aggressive enforcement, prosecution, investigative training, centralized intelligence analysis and asset seizure and forfeiture. BAG is administered by the Cochise County Sheriff's Office. Participants include the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Benson Police Department, Bisbee Police Department, Willcox Police Department, Douglas Police Department, Cochise County Attorney=s Office and the Cochise County Sheriff's Office. This task force, operating along the 83 miles of remote, sparsely populated United States border with the Republic of Mexico, has continued its high levels of productivity in drug seizures, including over 12,071 pounds of cocaine, 347,003 pounds of marijuana, 4,759 cannabis plants under cultivation, over 272 ounces of methamphetamine, and moderate amounts of other dangerous drugs. Since its inception in 1988, the task force has also seized drug law violators' assets valued at an estimated $15,215,660 and made 2,493 arrests, 70.55 percent were for sales/trafficking offenses. This level of task force activity continues to support the value derived from inter-agency cooperation in the anti-drug campaign, with substantial impact on reducing the availability of illicit drugs. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking TOTAL AMOUNT OF DRUGS REMOVED Cocaine (ounces) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Heroin (grams) Amphetamines/Meth (grams) Other Drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE of SEIZURES* FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1988-2002 106 119 225 734 1,759 2,493 669 18,930 54 0 682 0 193,143 347,003 4,759 706 7,778 1,681 $258,863 $15,215,660 * Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 5) Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 11 Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Commercial Narcotics Interdiction Program Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $440,870 105,054 The Commercial Narcotics Interdiction Program is a multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency unit of federal, state and local officers organized to identify, arrest and prosecute drug traffickers using commercial transportation and air freight/parcel companies to transport drugs and money for drug purchases. The primary goals are to arrest and prosecute individuals transporting illegal drugs through commercial transportation, to seize illegal drugs being transported, and to seize cash and other financial assets related to illicit drug trafficking. The Commercial Narcotics Interdiction Program is administered by the Phoenix Police Department. Participants include the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, Maricopa County Attorney's Office and the Phoenix Police Department. This strategically located unit has continued to maintain high levels of productivity. Since its inception in 1988, it has seized over 563 pounds of cocaine, 47,313 pounds of marijuana, 107 cannabis plants, 8 pounds of heroin, over 206 pounds of methamphetamine and 975,899 dosage units of other drugs. The unit has seized assets with an estimated value of $23,553,246 mostly in cash. Of the unit's total of 2,042 arrests, 1,587 (77.71 percent) were for sales/trafficking offenses. The unit has had a significant impact on drug trafficking use of commercial transportation in Arizona. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking TOTAL AMOUNT OF DRUGS REMOVED Cocaine (ounces) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Heroin (grams) Amphetamines/Meth (grams) Other Drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE of SEIZURES* FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1988-2002 11 128 139 454 1,587 2,042 709 4347 0 1 6,684 163,590 9,001 47,313 107 3,651 93,554 975,899 $1,735,710 $23,553,246 * Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 5) 12 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Gila County Narcotics Task Force Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $344,059 81,985 The Gila County Narcotics Task Force is a formally organized multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency unit created to identify, arrest and prosecute drug traffickers, seize drugs, cash assets, and pursue investigative leads to upper level drug trafficking organizations. The primary objectives are to reduce drug trafficking and gang violence, promote public safety and awareness, increase cooperation and participation of state, county and local agencies through training, drug investigations and violator asset seizures. The task force is administered by the Gila County Sheriff's Office. Participants include the Globe Police Department, Payson Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety and the Gila County Sheriff's Office. The Gila County Narcotics Task Force was initiated in June 1988. Since then, they have arrested 2,432 drug law violators, of which 35.24 percent were charged with sales/trafficking offenses. The unit has seized 163 ounces of cocaine, 5,048 pounds of marijuana, 4,077 cannabis plants under cultivation, 108 grams of heroin, and 265.21 pounds of methamphetamine, with smaller amounts of other dangerous drugs. Drug violator assets seized have an estimated gross value of $2,722,796. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1988-2002 161 79 240 1,575 857 2,432 5 1432 152 1 314 20,487 163 5,048 4,077 108 120,299 30,838 $216,508 $2,772,796 AMOUNT OF DRUGS REMOVED Cocaine (ounces) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Heroin (grams) Amphetamines/Meth (grams) Other Drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE of SEIZURES* * Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 5) Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 13 Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Greenlee County Narcotics Task Force Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $33,878 8,073 The Greenlee County Narcotics Task Force is informally organized, with participating agencies agreeing to provide resources and manpower as needed to conduct narcotics investigations and enforcement activity throughout the county. The primary goals are to reduce drug abuse and trafficking activity in Greenlee County by conducting investigative and enforcement activities leading to the identification, arrest and successful prosecution of drug law violators, and seizure of their illicit drugs and forfeitable assets. The task force is administered by the Greenlee County Sheriff's Office. Participants include the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Clifton Police Department, Greenlee County Attorney=s Office, and the Greenlee County Sheriff's Office. The Greenlee County Narcotics Task Force was initiated in July 1992. This small rural task force has made 321 arrests, of these 83.49 percent were for use/possession offenses. This reflects the task force's user accountability approach to deterring drug abuse in the county. The unit has seized 38 ounces of cocaine, and over 337 pounds of marijuana. Drug violators assets seized have an estimated gross value of $48,506. ARRESTS FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1992-2002 55 6 61 268 53 321 0 7 0 0 30 0 38 337 36 .25 235 37 $10,649 $48,506 Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking TOTAL AMOUNT OF DRUGS REMOVED Cocaine (ounces) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Heroin (grams) Amphetamines/Meth (grams) Other Drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE of SEIZURES* * Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 5) 14 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities La Paz County Narcotics Task Force Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $131,086 31,236 The multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency La Paz County Narcotics Task Force operates in La Paz county and along the Colorado River in Western Arizona to identify, arrest and prosecute drug traffickers and seize illicit drugs and drug law violators' assets for forfeiture. The task force coordinates many regional activities with the Southwest Border Alliance, MAGNET and Prescott Area Narcotics Task Forces. The primary objective is to identify arrest and prosecute drug traffickers and gang networks operating in La Paz County and neighboring Riverside County, California. The task force is administered by the La Paz County Sheriff's Office. Participants include the Parker Police Department, Quartzsite Marshal's Office, Colorado River Indian Tribal Police Department, La Paz County Attorney=s Office, and the La Paz County Sheriff's Office. Since its inception in 1988, the La Paz County Narcotics Task Force has made 1,149 drug arrests, 64.83 percent of which were for sales/trafficking offenses. The unit has seized over 328 pounds of cocaine, 3,911 pounds of marijuana, 1,487 cannabis plants under cultivation, 280.39 pounds of methamphetamine, 161,351 dosage units of other dangerous drugs, and 1.98 pounds of heroin. Drug law violators' assets with an estimated value of $4,375,591 were also seized for forfeiture. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1988-2002 26 45 71 404 745 1,149 1 219 2 382 350 14 5,245 3,911 1,487 899 127,184 161,351 $53,181 $4,375,591 AMOUNT OF DRUGS REMOVED Cocaine (ounces) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Heroin (grams) Amphetamines/Meth (grams) Other Drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE of SEIZURES* * Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 5) Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 15 Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Maricopa County Neighborhood Narcotics Enforcement Team Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $354,182 84,394 The Maricopa County Neighborhood Narcotics Enforcement Team combines resources of individual agencies in western Maricopa County to combat the increasing gang and narcotic activities in these communities. The goal of the program is to reduce the sale, distribution and use of illegal drugs and to reduce gang involvement in criminal activities. This is achieved by using direct enforcement details and public education. The Western Maricopa County Narcotics/Gang Task Force is administered by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. Participants include the El Mirage Police Department, Goodyear Police Department, Surprise Police Department, Arizona National Guard and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. The Western Maricopa County Narcotics/Gang Task Force was initiated in July 1993. This task force has made 1,099 drug related arrests, of these 38.39 percent were for sales/trafficking offenses. They have seized 17.90 pounds of cocaine, 4,098 pounds of marijuana, 1.28 pounds of heroin, 10.70 pounds of methamphetamine, and 38,819 dosage units of other dangerous drugs. Drug law violators' assets with an estimated value of $598,188 were also seized for forfeiture. This unit also made 17 non drug related gang arrests for the 12 month period ending June 2002. ARRESTS FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1993-2002 33 37 70 677 422 1,099 36 1,589 604 1 135 360 286 4,098 723 582 4,853 38,819 $28,030 $598,188 Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking TOTAL AMOUNT OF DRUGS REMOVED Cocaine (ounces) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Heroin (grams) Amphetamines/Meth (grams) Other Drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE of SEIZURES* * Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 5) 16 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Metropolitan Area Narcotics Trafficking Interdiction Squads (MANTIS) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $806,871 192,267 MANTIS is a formally organized multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency narcotics enforcement task force in Pima County initiated in July 1988. It operates under a multi-agency policy board that ensures ongoing adherence to its mission statement. With enhanced drug grant funding providing approximately 10 percent of its total resources, the task force maintains its multi-level/multi-agency approach to demand reduction, retail and mid-level and upper-level narcotics enforcement activities to severely impact the narcotics problem in Pima County, including the Tucson Metropolitan Area. The primary goals of MANTIS are to share drug-related criminal intelligence with other law enforcement agencies, arrest street-level dealers, close crack houses, identify and develop significant investigative targets, identify major narcotics networks in Pima County and seize assets for forfeiture, and identify and target major and mid-level narcotics trafficking organizations. MANTIS is administered by the Tucson Police Department. Participants include the Pima County Sheriff's Department, South Tucson Police Department, Marana Police Department, Oro Valley Police Department, Tucson Airport Authority, University of Arizona Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona National Guard, the Arizona High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area(HIDTA) Center, and the Tucson Police Department. The MANTIS Task Force continues to exceed project objectives. Since implementation in July 1988, the unit has seized over 11,693 pounds of cocaine, 876,780 pounds of marijuana, 8,948 cannabis plants under cultivation, 17 pounds of heroin, over 63 pounds of methamphetamine, and 211,190 dosage units of other drugs. The unit reports the seizure of drug violator assets with an estimated gross value of $33,533,900. This project has been responsible for 5,061 drug arrests. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking TOTAL AMOUNT OF DRUGS REMOVED Cocaine (ounces) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Heroin (grams) Amphetamines/Meth (grams) Other Drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE of SEIZURES* FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1988-2002 48 193 241 N/A N/A 5,061 673 11,473 1 5,043 683 29,517 $3,870,272 187,096 876,780 8,948 7,690 28,959 211,190 $33,533,900 Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 5) N/A=Not Available Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 17 Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $345,815 82,403 MAGNET is a multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency narcotics task force organized to identify, arrest and prosecute drug traffickers, seize drugs and cash assets, and follow investigative leads on narcotics smuggling and illegal drug laboratory activity in Mohave County. The goals of MAGNET is to maintain and continue a county-wide intelligence network, isolate and apprehend drug law violators, gang members, and violent offenders, maintain and expand informant and information sources, successfully prosecute drug offenders, and seize illicit drugs and traffickers' assets. MAGNET is administered by the Kingman Police Department. Participants include the Lake Havasu City Police Department, Bullhead City Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Mohave County Attorney's Office, Mohave County Sheriff=s Office, Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Kingman Police Department. The MAGNET task force has made 6,313 arrests since its inception in April 1988. Of these 43.05 percent were for sales/trafficking offenses. The task force has seized 2,939 pounds of cocaine, 9,628 pounds of marijuana, 26,074 cannabis plants under cultivation, 11.4 pounds of heroin, 269.83 pounds of methamphetamine, and over 736,039 dosage units of other dangerous drugs. The unit has also seized an estimated $10,432,468 in drug law violators' assets. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1988-2002 306 145 451 3,595 2,718 6,313 497 1,582 3,183 2 13,646 14,534 47,023 9,628 26,074 5,169 122,393 736,039 $948,629 $10,432,468 AMOUNT OF DRUGS REMOVED Cocaine (ounces) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Heroin (grams) Amphetamines/Meth (grams) Other Drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE of SEIZURES* * Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 5) 18 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Navajo County Major Crimes Apprehension Team Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $259,620 61,864 The Navajo County Major Crimes Apprehension Team is a formally organized, multijurisdictional, multi-agency task force operating throughout Navajo County with state and local officers, to identify, arrest and vigorously prosecute drug traffickers and seize drugs and drug law violators' assets. The primary objective is to deter drug dealers and gang related activity and to reduce the availability of illicit drugs in Navajo County by identifying, investigating, arresting and prosecuting drug law violators and seizing their illicit drugs and assets. The Major Crimes Apprehension Team is administered by the Navajo County Sheriff's Office. Participants include the Holbrook Police Department, Show Low Police Department, Winslow Police Department, Snowflake-Taylor Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety, PinetopLakeside Police Department, and the Navajo County Sheriff's Office. Since its inception in April 1988, this task force has seized over 217 pounds of cocaine, 7,388 pounds of marijuana, 2,194 marijuana plants under cultivation, over 21 pounds of methamphetamine and nominal amounts of other illicit drugs. The unit has made 1,787 arrests of which 52.83 percent were for sales/trafficking offenses. The task force also seized traffickers' assets with an estimated value of $4,488,205. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1988-2002 83 111 194 843 944 1,787 383 1,781 182 20 403 5,696 3,478 7,388 2,194 311 9,775 15,830 $77,204 $4,488,205 AMOUNT OF DRUGS REMOVED Cocaine (ounces) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Heroin (grams) Amphetamines/Meth (grams) Other Drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE of SEIZURES* * Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 5) Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 19 Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Northern Arizona Street Crimes Task Force AMETRO@ Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $293,567 69,953 The Northern Arizona Street Crimes Task Force (METRO) is formally organized under a board of directors in Coconino County combining Federal, State and local resources to identify, investigate, arrest and prosecute drug law violators and seize their illicit drugs and assets, as well as to assist in any major felony investigation in the county when necessary. The primary objectives of METRO are to investigate arrest and prosecute gang members and narcotics traffickers in Northern Arizona. This is accomplished through the support of criminal investigations, comprehensive training and intelligence information. The METRO Task Force is administered by the Flagstaff Police Department. Participants include the Northern Arizona University Police, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Williams Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Custom Service, the Coconino County Sheriff=s Office, Coconino County Attorney=s Office and the Flagstaff Police Department. This multi-agency task force has made 2,472 arrests since its inception in April 1988, of these 50.12 percent were for drug sales/trafficking offenses. The task force has seized over 1,021 pounds of cocaine, 21,789 pounds of marijuana, 3,538 cannabis plants under cultivation, 1.48 pounds of heroin, 82.84 pounds of methamphetamine, and 50,356 dosage units of dangerous drugs. The unit has also seized drug law violators' assets with an estimated value of $5,043,385. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1988-2002 158 57 215 1,233 1,239 2,472 160 33 93 4 536 329 16,344 21,789 3,538 672 37,575 50,356 $122,475 $5,043,385 AMOUNT OF DRUGS REMOVED Cocaine (ounces) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Heroin (grams) Amphetamines/Meth (grams) Other Drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE of SEIZURES* * Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 5) 20 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Pinal County Drug and Gang Enforcement Multi-agency Task Force Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $233,459 55,628 The Pinal County Drug and Gang Enforcement Multi-agency Task Force is a multijurisdictional, multi-agency unit organized to identify, arrest and prosecute individual traffickers at the street, mid and upper level. They seize drugs and cash assets, and pursue investigative leads to upper level drug trafficking organizations operating in the federally designated Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) that includes Pinal County. The primary goals of this task force are to create an effective deterrence through steady pressure on drug traffickers and gang members involved in violent crimes, to hamper traffickers' efforts through seizure of financial resources; and to identify, arrest and prosecute individuals trafficking in or transporting illegal drugs. The Task Force is administered by the Pinal County Sheriff's Department. Participants include the Casa Grande Police Department, Eloy Police Department, Kearny Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety, and the Pinal County Sheriff's Department. This task force has made 3,501 drug arrests since its inception in 1988. Of these 44.22 percent were for drug sales/trafficking offenses. This formally organized task force, with a board of directors representing participant agencies, has seized over 3,844 pounds of cocaine, 54,402 pounds of marijuana, 4,253 cannabis plants under cultivation, 48.28 pounds of methamphetamine, 56.81 pounds of heroin: and large amounts of other illicit drugs. In addition, traffickers' assets valued at $11,765,307 were also seized for forfeiture. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1988-2002 164 175 339 1,953 1,548 3,501 11 6,367 59 4 1,938 0 61,500 54,402 4,253 25,771 21,902 1,038,777 $541,869 $11,765,307 AMOUNT OF DRUGS REMOVED Cocaine (ounces) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Heroin (grams) Amphetamines/Meth (grams) Other Drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE of SEIZURES* * Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 5) Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 21 Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Prescott Area Narcotics Task Force (PANT) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $440,112 104,873 The Prescott Area Narcotics Task Force (PANT) is a formally organized, multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency task force operating in Yavapai County to identify,arrest and prosecute drug traffickers, seize drugs and cash assets, and conduct multi-level narcotics enforcement and investigative activities. The primary objectives are to arrest and prosecute drug law violators and seize their assets for forfeiture and to identify individuals who are active gang members. This will be accomplished by maintaining interactive relationships with user-level drug law violators, maintaining and expanding interagency narcotics and gang intelligence networks, and infiltrating and dismantling organizations engaged in drug trafficking and violent crime. PANT is administered by the Prescott Police Department. Participants include the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, Prescott Valley Police Department, Chino Valley Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Clarkdale Police Department, Camp Verde Marshal=s Office, Cottonwood Police Department, Sedona Police Department, Yavapai County Attorney, and the Prescott Police Department. Since its inception in April 1988, this task force has made 2,608 arrests, of which 45.21 percent were for sales/trafficking offenses. The unit has seized 1,591 pounds of cocaine, 16,806 pounds of marijuana, 27,838 cannabis plants under cultivation, 3.01 pounds of heroin, over 259 pounds of methamphetamine, and 699,456 dosage units of other dangerous drugs. Non-drug assets with an estimated value of $5,839,320 were also seized. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1988-2002 66 115 181 1,429 1,179 2,608 357 2,210 423 229 13,272 205 25,457 16,806 27,838 1,365 117,510 699,456 $169,555 $5,839,320 AMOUNT OF DRUGS REMOVED Cocaine (ounces) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Heroin (grams) Amphetamines/Meth (grams) Other Drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE of SEIZURES* * Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 5) 22 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Santa Cruz County METRO Task Force Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $232,162 $55,319 The Santa Cruz County Multi-agency Enforcement Against Trafficking and Racketeering Offenses (METRO) Task Force is organized to work closely with Federal agencies, particularly the Drug Enforcement Administration, to address drug trafficking problems in Nogales and Santa Cruz County. This has been designated a Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. The objective is to engage in intensive drug and gang enforcement activities to the extent that a high risk atmosphere is created for drug violators, resulting in a major deterrent effect on illegal drug trafficking activities. METRO is administered by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office. Participants include the Nogales Police Department, Arizona National Guard Joint Counter Narcotics Task Force, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Santa Cruz County Attorney=s Office and the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office. This strategically located unit continues its high level of productivity. Since it was combined with the Nogales CEASE task force in July 1990, the Santa Cruz County METRO Task Force has made 2,682 drug arrests, 42.06 percent for sales/trafficking charges. The task force has seized over 7,683 pounds of cocaine, 5.59 pounds of heroin, and 216,739 pounds of marijuana, along with drug law violators' assets with an estimated value of $6,484,071. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1990-2002 357 34 391 1,554 1,128 2,682 22,505 45,188 22 753 12 1,568 122,932 216,739 328 2,535 1,126 16,036 $973,111 $6,484,071 AMOUNT OF DRUGS REMOVED Cocaine (ounces) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Heroin (grams) Amphetamines/Meth (grams) Other Drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE of SEIZURES* * Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 5) Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 23 Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Southeastern Arizona Drug, Gang and Violent Crime Task Force Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $28,294 6,741 The Southeastern Arizona Drug, Gang and Violent Crime Task Force is a multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency task force, formally organized to conduct drug interdiction, marijuana field eradication, street-level narcotics enforcement and investigative activities throughout Graham County. The primary objective of the task force is to stop the flow of illicit drugs into and through Graham County by the eradication of marijuana being grown in the county, the use of interagency cooperative efforts to conduct enforcement and investigative activities leading to the identification, and the arrest and prosecution of drug law violators, seizure of their illicit drugs and assets. The Task Force is administered by the Graham County Sheriff's Office. Participants include the Safford Police Department, Thatcher Police Department, Pima Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety, and the Graham County Sheriff's Office. This small rural county task force has made 850 arrests since its inception in April 1988, of these, 53.53 percent were for sales/trafficking offenses. The task force has seized 2.72 pounds of cocaine, 955 pounds of marijuana, 398 cannabis plants under cultivation, and smaller amounts of other dangerous drugs. The task force has seized an estimated $439,439 in drug law violators' assets. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1988-2002 27 37 64 395 455 850 1 1 20 0 203 28 43 955 398 23 1,662 1,032 $22,474 $439,439 AMOUNT OF DRUGS REMOVED Cocaine (ounces) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Heroin (grams) Amphetamines/Meth (grams) Other Drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE of SEIZURES* * Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 5) FY 1995 reflects 6 months of data. 24 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Southwest Border Alliance Narcotics Enforcement Team (BAG) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $186,803 44,512 The Southwest Border Alliance Narcotics Enforcement Team (BAG) is a consolidated, multijurisdictional, multi-agency task force organized to identify, arrest and prosecute drug traffickers, seize drugs and cash assets and follow investigative leads on drug smuggling activity in the federally designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area of the Southwest Border, which includes Yuma County. The primary objective of this team is to reduce the illegal importation and transportation of illicit drugs and narcotics by identifying, arresting and prosecuting violators, seizing illicit drugs and traffickers' assets, and locating and seizing illegal drug laboratories. The Southwest Border Alliance is administered by the Yuma Police Department. Participants include the Yuma County Sheriff's Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Somerton Police Department, San Luis Police Department, Arizona Western College Police Department, Yuma County Attorney's Office, United States Border Patrol, Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Bureau of Land Management, and the Yuma Police Department. The BAG Task Force has arrested 5,440 drug law violators since its inception in April 1988. Of these, 70.5 percent were for sales/trafficking offenses. The task force has maintained significant levels of productivity. Illicit drug seizures include over 14,778 pounds of cocaine, 198,531 pounds of marijuana, over 144 pounds of heroin, 755.44 pounds of methamphetamine, and 533,286 dosage units of other dangerous drugs. They have also seized drug law violators' assets with an estimated value of $11,269,382. These statistics continue to show the severity of an enormous drug trafficking problem along the border between the United States and the Republic of Mexico. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1988-2002 114 393 507 1,604 3,836 5,440 4,417 19,960 1 239 6,322 5,060 236,441 198,531 945 65,302 342,665 533,286 $416,729 $11,269,382 AMOUNT OF DRUGS REMOVED Cocaine (ounces) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Heroin (grams) Amphetamines/Meth (grams) Other Drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE of SEIZURES* * Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 5) Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2001 25 Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities 26 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Prosecution (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities PROSECUTION (MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL, MULTI-AGENCY) TASK FORCE ACTIVITIES DRUG AND GANG ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT FY 2002 Apache County Drug, Gang and Violent Crime Prosecution Program $94,051 Arizona Forfeiture Support Services Project 950,936 Cochise County Border Alliance Group (BAG) 172,511 Coconino County Prosecution of Drug Cases and Forfeitures 153,707 Gila County Drug Prosecution and Asset Forfeiture Program 70,570 La Paz County Drug Task Force Prosecutor 60,437 Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Special Crimes, Gang, Homocide, Trial and Drug Diversion Bureaus 1,476,725 Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) 204,179 Navajo County Violent and Major Prosecution Enhancement 109,095 Pima County Drug Prosecution Project 495,199 Pinal County Drug Prosecution Unit 178,826 Prescott Area Narcotics Task Force (PANT) 78,942 Santa Cruz County Drug Prosecution Program 37,940 Tucson City Attorney’s Drug Enforcement Project 352,234 Yuma County Drug, Gang and Violence Prosecution 305,306 TOTAL Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 $4,740,658 27 Prosecution (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Apache County Gang and Violent Crime Prosecution Program Source and amount of monies received: $94,051 22,411 FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: This project is administered by the Apache County Attorney’s Office. This gives them the ability to provide enhanced drug and gang prosecution, asset forfeiture processing and litigation service for the Apache County Cooperative Enforcement Narcotics Team and all other law enforcement agencies in Apache County. The primary objective of this is to successfully develop cases and prosecute drug and gang offenders with the use of a full time drug and gang prosecution and asset forfeiture attorney. The attorney assigned to this project is an integral component of the ACCENT narcotics task force, providing direct, consistent handling of its drug cases. This project concluded 1,617 drug cases,resulting in 610 felony and 559 misdemeanor convictions since July 1991. Of those convicted: 70 were sent to prison; 170 spent time in jail; and 727 were placed on probation. In lieu of prosecution drug law violators were diverted to treatment. The unit obtained the forfeiture of $292,570 in drug law violators' assets. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1991-2002 168 1,617 54 78 1 610 559 2 1 21 73 70 170 727 $1,386 $292,570 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Undesignated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Jail & Probation Probation VALUE OF NON DRUG FORFEITURES *Undesignated at time of conviction, type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligations. 28 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Prosecution (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Arizona Forfeiture Support Services Project Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $950,936 226,597 This program is administered by the Arizona Attorney General's Office. The Arizona Forfeiture Support Services Project provides legal resources to bring civil remedies to bear on drug traffickers and financiers. Services are available to county attorneys and law enforcement agencies statewide. The primary goals are to assist the United States Attorney and county attorneys in drug violator asset seizure and forfeiture cases; provide investigative training to attorneys and law enforcement officers, provide professional management and disposition of forfeited property, provide investigative and litigation services on a 24-hour basis and litigate selected cases from other agencies. The Forfeiture Support Services Project has been a significant asset to county attorneys and law enforcement agencies throughout Arizona. They provide a regularly updated manual on drug violator asset recovery and forfeiture to other agencies, and oversee the management and disposition of seized and forfeited property for participating departments. Training is excellent and highly acclaimed by officers and attorneys involved. This activity has reported the successful forfeiture of drug violator assets totaling $13,497,228 since July 1991. A substantial portion of this amount is used by the seizing agencies for law enforcement enhancement and assistance. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1991-2002 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $2,171,555 $13,497,228 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Jail & Probation Probation VALUE OF NON DRUG FORFEITURES N/A = Data not relevant, funded as a forfeiture support services project only. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 29 Prosecution (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Cochise County Border Alliance Group (BAG) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $172,511 41,106 This project is administered by the Cochise County Attorney's Office. This unit gives the Cochise County Attorney's Office the ability to effectively handle the increased number of drug prosecution and civil forfeiture cases resulting from the aggressive activities of the Border Alliance Group (BAG). Cochise County is one of six counties that make up Arizona's portion of the Federally designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). The unit prosecutes drug cases for all law enforcement agencies in Cochise County, including numerous cases received from the United States Border Patrol, United States Customs and other federal agencies operating along the United States border with Mexico. The primary goal is to successfully prosecute drug offenders through the development of cases and asset forfeiture training for officers, and the development of successful asset forfeiture case presentations to further limit illegal enterprise. This project continues to be a vital component of the Border Alliance Group task force and drug enforcement activity in Cochise County. Since July 1991, the unit has concluded 4,855 drug prosecution cases, resulting in 2,237 felony and 690 misdemeanor convictions. Of those convicted: 523 were sent to prison; 702 spent time in jail; and 1,224 were placed on probation. The unit obtained the forfeiture of $2,685,638 in drug law violators' assets. In FY 2002, 127 offenders were diverted to treatment in lieu of prosecution. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1991-2002 513 4,855 231 128 13 2,237 690 22 82 79 132 523 702 1,224 $412,850 $2,685,638 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Undesignated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Jail & Probation Probation VALUE OF NON DRUG FORFEITURES *Undesignated at time of conviction, type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligations. 30 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Prosecution (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Coconino County Prosecution of Drug Cases and Forfeitures Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $153,707 36,626 This project is administered by the Coconino County Attorney's Office. The project provides direct assistance to the Northern Arizona Metro Narcotics Task Force in case preparation and development, and prosecutes drug and gang cases from all law enforcement agencies in Coconino County. The unit also provides civil forfeiture litigation services to the task force and other agencies. The primary objective of this is to expedite the adjudication of drug and gang cases in Coconino County through vigorous prosecutorial efforts, pursuing asset forfeitures on drug related cases in order to deter trafficking and provide training to drug prosecution and asset forfeiture attorneys. The Coconino County Attorney's Drug Prosecution project continues to provide effective, efficient processing of drug prosecution and asset forfeiture cases from the Northern Arizona Metro Task Force and other agencies. Since July 1991, the unit has concluded 5,592 drug cases, resulting in 2,195 felony and 1,535 misdemeanor convictions. Of those convicted 595 were sent to prison, 1,019 spent time in jail, and 1,365 were placed on probation. The unit has reported the forfeiture of $3,052,950 in drug law violators' assets. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1991-2002 652 5,592 204 94 2,195 1,535 37 130 79 595 1,019 1,365 $103,897 $3,052,950 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Jail & Probation Probation VALUE OF NON DRUG FORFEITURES Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 31 Prosecution (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Gila County Drug Prosecution and Asset Forfeiture Program Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $70,570 16,816 This project is administered by the Gila County Attorney's Office. This project supports the provision of drug and gang prosecution, asset forfeiture processing and litigation for the Gila County Narcotic Task Force and other law enforcement agencies in Gila County. The primary goals are effective and consistent drug and gang prosecution and asset forfeiture case development and litigation. The Attorney assigned to this project continues to work closely with the Gila County Narcotics Task Force to assist with case development, drug and gang prosecution and forfeiture of seized assets. From July 1991, the project has concluded 2,221 drug cases. This resulted in 1,573 felony and 320 misdemeanor convictions. Of those convicted, 224 were sent to prison; 523 spent time in jail, and 1,112 were placed on probation. The project has achieved the successful forfeiture of $563,091 in drug violators’ assets. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1991-2002 125 2,221 74 30 8 1,573 320 8 5 27 80 224 523 1,112 $104,812 $563,091 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Undesignated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Jail & Probation Probation VALUE OF NON DRUG FORFEITURES *Undesignated at time of conviction, type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligations. 32 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Prosecution (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities La Paz County Drug Task Force Prosecutor Source and amount of monies received: $60,437 14,400 FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: This project is administered by the La Paz County Attorney's Office. This project provides the ability to successfully handle drug and gang prosecution and asset forfeiture litigation cases for the La Paz County Narcotics Task Force and other law enforcement agencies in La Paz County. The primary goals are to prosecute all felony, misdemeanor and juvenile drug and gang cases; seizure and successful forfeiture of drug law violators' assets; training and assistance to all law enforcement agencies in La Paz County; direction, leadership, guidance and legal assistance to the La Paz County Narcotics Task Force, and pursuit of organized crime, racketeering and money laundering cases in La Paz County. The La Paz County Drug Prosecutor has become a vital component of the La Paz County Narcotics task force. Since July 1992, the project has concluded 1,770 drug cases, resulting in 561 felony and 789 misdemeanor convictions. Of those convicted, 196 were sent to prison; 353 spent time in jai, and 261 were placed on probation. The project has achieved a successful forfeiture of $1,940,793 in drug violators' assets. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1992-2002 359 1,770 91 194 561 789 27 50 120 196 353 261 $133,630 $1,940,793 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Jail & Probation Probation VALUE OF NON DRUG FORFEITURES Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 33 Prosecution (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Maricopa County Attorney‘s Office Special Crimes, Gang, Homicide, Trial and Drug Diversion Bureaus Source and amount of monies received: $1,476,725 351,885 FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: This project is administered by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office assigns investigators directly to multi-jurisdictional task forces in Maricopa County. The two trial Bureaus and one diversion section maintain attorneys on 24-hour, 7-day call to assist law enforcement agencies throughout Maricopa County in narcotics case development, investigation and processing. The diversion section screens and evaluates drug law use violators for an extensive deferred prosecution program. The unit is well organized and managed to expedite the investigation and successful prosecution of drug cases, and the forfeiture of seized assets. In addition to prosecuting all county drug cases, it is a tandem prosecution project for Western Maricopa County Narcotics/Gang Task Force and the Commercial Narcotics Interdiction Program. The primary objective is to coordinate and cooperate with all county law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, to increase the apprehension and conviction of drug offenders and seize forfeitable assets. The focus is on major, multi-jurisdictional offenders, increased asset seizures, reduction in local user demand for drugs and enhanced operational effectiveness. The Bureaus prosecute all drug cases from all law enforcement agencies in Maricopa County. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office concluded 79,358 drug cases since July 1991, which resulted in 50,738 felony convictions and 6,508 misdemeanor convictions. Of those drug law violators convicted, 9,018 were sent to prison; 11,708 received some jail time and 27,329 were placed on probation. This program is coordinated by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office and Treatment Assessment Screening Center (TASC). Drug treatment was offered to 2,282 first time felony offenders in lieu of prosecution. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1991-2002 12,712 79,358 8,848 0 502 50,738 6,508 2,486 1,479 1,911 5,903 9,018 11,708 27,329 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Undesignated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Jail & Probation Probation *Undesignated at time of conviction. type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligations. Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Forfeiture activities are not reported. 34 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Prosecution (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $204,179 48,653 This project is administered by the Mohave County Attorney's Office. This project enables the Mohave County Attorney's Office to effectively charge and prosecute drug law violators arrested by the MAGNET Narcotics Task Force and carry out civil litigation to obtain the forfeiture of assets seized from drug traffickers. The project handles drug and gang case prosecutions for all law enforcement agencies in Mohave County. The primary objectives are to successfully prosecute drug and gang offenders, and to pursue forfeiture of seized assets. The Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) continues to effectively process drug and gang prosecution and civil forfeiture cases. Since July 1991, the project has concluded 7,077 cases, resulting in 3,258 felony and 1,692 misdemeanor convictions. Of the drug law violators convicted, 961 were sent to prison; 2,460 spent time in jail and 3,730 were placed on probation. The project also obtained the forfeiture of $2,763,918 in seized assets. In FY 2002, 74 offenders were diverted to treatment in lieu of prosecution. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1991-2002 570 7,077 292 130 38 3,258 1,692 64 116 184 135 961 2,460 3,730 $334,092 $2,763,918 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Un-designated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Jail & Probation Probation VALUE OF NON DRUG FORFEITURES *Undesignated at time of conviction, type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligations. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 35 Prosecution (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Navajo County Violent and Major Prosecution Enhancement Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $109,095 25,996 This project is administered by the Navajo County Attorney's Office. This project provides for full time, dedicated case prosecution and asset forfeiture litigation services to the Navajo County Drug Task Force and other law enforcement agencies in Navajo County. The primary goal is to effectively and consistently prosecute drug, gang and asset forfeiture cases. The attorney assigned to this project continues to produce results. Since July 1991, the project has concluded 4,026 drug cases, resulting in 2,505 felony and 838 misdemeanor convictions. Of those convicted,426 were sent to prison; 1,557 spent time in jail and 1,022 were placed on probation. The unit also achieved the forfeiture of $638,425 in drug law violators' assets. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1991-2002 760 4,026 405 234 2,505 838 33 216 211 426 1,557 1,022 $35,018 $638,425 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Jail & Probation Probation VALUE OF NON DRUG FORFEITURES 36 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Prosecution (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Pima County Drug Prosecution Project Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $495,199 117,999 This project is administered by the Pima County Attorney's Office. The Pima County Drug Prosecution Project provides prosecution and court litigation services for all law enforcement agencies in Pima County, including the Tucson MANTIS Task Force and Pima County Sheriff's Office narcotics units, plus Federal cases prosecuted in State court. The primary goals of this project are to process higher drug case loads; improve the quality of prosecutions, reduce investigative problems through police and attorney training; provide direct assistance to law enforcement agencies as needed, process all forfeiture cases received, provide asset seizure and forfeiture training and meet all deadlines imposed by statute or court rule. This project has concluded 13,224 cases, which resulted in 10,173 felony and 360 misdemeanor convictions. Of those convicted, 3,267 convicted drug law violators were sent to prison; 1,761 received jail time and 5,342 have been placed on probation since July 1991. The unit also obtained the forfeiture of $32,556,695 in seized drug law violators' assets. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1991-2002 1,272 13,224 1,025 12 10,173 360 268 157 628 3,267 1,761 5,342 $4,103,667 $32,556,695 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Jail & Probation Probation VALUE OF NON DRUG FORFEITURES Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 37 Prosecution (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Pinal County Drug Prosecution Unit Source and amount of monies received: $178,826 42,612 FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: This unit is administered by the Pinal County Attorney's Office. The Pinal County Drug Prosecution Unit provides drug and gang case prosecution services generated by the activities of the Pinal County Sheriff's Narcotics Task Force. The unit handles all drug and gang case prosecutions for the task force, and for all other law enforcement agencies in Pinal County. Forfeiture cases are not processed by this unit. The primary goals are to successfully prosecute drug and gang cases; improve the quality of prosecutions, reduce investigative problems through police and attorney training and provide assistance to law enforcement agencies as needed. The Drug Prosecution Unit is an integral part of the Pinal County Narcotics Task Force and provides direct assistance in case development and prosecution. This unit has concluded 3,043 drug cases, which resulted in 2,511 felony and 130 misdemeanor convictions since July 1991. Of those convicted, 763 were sent to prison; 879 received jail time and 974 were placed on probation in Pinal County. The Drug Prosecution Unit diverted 96 offenders to treatment in lieu of prosecution. This is one of the six Arizona counties federally designated as part of the Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1991-2002 446 3,043 320 21 2,511 130 88 101 148 763 879 974 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Jail & Probation Probation Pinal County Attorney’s Office Forfeiture activities are not supported by this grant program. 38 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Prosecution (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Prescott Area Narcotics Task Force (PANT) Source and amount of monies received: $78,942 18,811 FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: This project is administered by the Yavapai County Attorney's Office. It allows the Yavapai County Attorney's Office to effectively handle all drug and gang prosecution cases from the Prescott Area Narcotics Task Force, and all other law enforcement agencies in Yavapai County. The primary objective is the successful prosecution of all drug and gang violation cases presented by the task force. This project continues to provide expertise and consistency in the development and successful prosecution of drug cases in Yavapai County. Since July 1991, the project has concluded 3,015 drug cases, resulting in 2,191 felony and 403 misdemeanor convictions. Of those convicted, 393 were sent to prison; 890 spent time in jail and 1,045 were placed on probation. The unit also achieved the successful forfeiture of $2,448,400 in drug law violators' assets. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1991-2002 599 3,015 443 125 2,191 403 73 145 246 393 890 1,045 $190,774 $2,448,400 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Jail & Probation Probation VALUE OF NON DRUG FORFEITURES Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 39 Prosecution (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Santa Cruz County Drug Prosecution Program Source and amount of monies received: $37,940 9,040 FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: This project is administered by the Santa Cruz County Attorney's Office. The Santa Cruz County Attorney's Drug Prosecution Project provides enhanced drug and gang case prosecution and asset forfeiture litigation services to the Santa Cruz METRO Narcotics Task Force and other law enforcement agencies in Santa Cruz County, one of the six counties that make up Arizona's portion of the Federally designated Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). The objective of this project is to help the Santa Cruz County Attorney's Office more effectively process the increased drug and gang prosecution and asset forfeiture caseloads generated by the vigorous investigative and enforcement activities of the Santa Cruz METRO Narcotics Task Force. The project will also provide direct assistance to the task force in case evaluation, development and preparation. This Drug Prosecution Unit has become an integral part of the Santa Cruz METRO Narcotics Task Force and provides direct assistance in case development and prosecution. This unit has concluded 1,794 drug cases, which resulted in 881 felony and 482 misdemeanor convictions since July 1992. Of those convicted, 190 were sent to prison; 549 received jail time and 572 were placed on probation in Santa Cruz County. The Unit also achieved the successful forfeiture of drug law violators' assets valued at $1,150,695. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1992-2002 187 1,794 52 84 7 881 482 7 5 50 25 190 549 572 $86,350 $1,150,695 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Undesignated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Jail & Probation Probation VALUE OF NON DRUG FORFEITURES *Undesignated at time of conviction, type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligations. 40 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Prosecution (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Tucson City Attorney’s Drug Enforcement Project Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $352,234 83,933 This project is administered by the Tucson City Attorney's Office. This Drug Enforcement Project handles all non-felony drug cases referred by the Tucson Police Department's MANTIS Task Force and the Pima County Attorney's Office, along with asset forfeiture cases. The unit prosecutes drug cases in Tucson City Court. The primary goals of this project are to consistently and effectively screen, prepare and prosecute misdemeanor drug cases in Tucson City Court and to process and litigate asset forfeiture cases for local law enforcement agencies. The activities of this project resulted in the conclusion of 29,480 drug cases which resulted in 19,541 misdemeanor convictions since July 1991, with 8,334 convicted drug law violators sentenced to jail and 8,338 to probation. The unit also achieved the successful forfeiture of drug law violators' assets valued at $2,838,575. During FY 2002, 781 offenders were diverted to treatment in lieu of prosecution. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1991-2002 3,983 29,480 0 2,346 226 19,541 0 1,413 822 36 8,334 8,338 $170,940 $2,838,575 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Jail & Probation Probation VALUE OF NON DRUG FORFEITURES Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 41 Prosecution (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Force Activities Yuma County Drug, Gang and Violence Prosecution Source and amount of monies received: $305,306 72,748 FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: This project is administered by the Yuma County Attorney's Office. The Yuma County Drug, Gang and Violence Prosecution provides drug case prosecution and asset forfeiture litigation services to all law enforcement agencies in Yuma County, and particularly to the multi-agency Southwest Border Alliance Narcotics Task Force. The unit also prosecutes numerous drug cases referred to task force officers by the U.S. Border Patrol, Drug Enforcement Administration and United States Customs Service, operating along the United States border with the Republic of Mexico. The primary objective is to provide specialized legal assistance and effective prosecution for the enhanced enforcement effort of the Southwest Border Alliance drug task force and the drug cases submitted by all other law enforcement agencies in Yuma County. This project handles all felony and misdemeanor drug cases in Yuma County, one of the six federally designated Arizona counties that make up part of the Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. This unit conducts ongoing training programs for Federal, State and local narcotics officers. Since July 1991, the unit has concluded 7,841 cases, resulting in 4,840 felony and 1,588 misdemeanor convictions. Of these: 1,361 convicted drug law violators were sent to prison; 1,141 received jail time and 3,054 were placed on probation. The unit achieved the forfeiture of $1,976,982 in drug law violators' assets. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED TOTAL FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1991-2002 774 7,841 459 75 121 4,840 1,588 121 101 70 411 1,361 1,141 3,054 $19,140 $1,976,982 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Undesignated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Jail & Probation Probation VALUE OF NON DRUG FORFEITURES *Undesignated at time of conviction, type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligations. 42 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities FORENSICS DRUG EVIDENCE ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES DRUG AND GANG ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT FY 2002 Crime Lab Support For Drug and Gang Enforcement $490,717 Forensic Analysis Program 53,818 Tucson Police Department Enhanced Drug Forensics 53,070 TOTAL Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 $597,605 43 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities Crime Lab Support For Drug and Gang Enforcement Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: $490,717 This program is administered by the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS). The DPS Crime Laboratory program provides 9 specialists (Criminalists and Latent Print Examiners) to process drug-related forensic tests and examinations for law enforcement agencies throughout the State. The primary objective is to provide law enforcement agencies in Arizona with timely, quality scientific support required for effective court adjudication of drug related cases. In FY 2002, the Department of Public Safety Crime Lab received 10,860 drug evidence samples for analysis, an average of 905 drug samples per month for analysis. The crime laboratory conducted 27,552 analyses, an average of 2,296 analyses per month, an increase of 30.41 percent over FY 01 (21,127). The results of the analyses also indicate that marijuana is the illicit drug of choice in Arizona. NUMBER OF SAMPLES SUBMITTED FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1988-2002 10,860 145,242 3,355 13,074 11,123 27,552 23,429 88,544 86,395 198,368 NUMBER OF ANALYSES BY DRUG Cocaine Cannabis (Marijuana) Other Controlled Substances TOTAL 44 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities Forensic Analysis Program Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: $53,818 This program is administered by the Phoenix Police Department. The Phoenix Police Crime Laboratory project provides one criminalist to process drug-related forensic tests and examinations for Phoenix narcotics officers and the drug enforcement task force agencies in Phoenix. The primary objective of the forensic analysis program is to provide Phoenix and the commercial interdiction task force officers with timely, quality scientific support required for efficient court adjudication of drug related cases. The Phoenix Police Department Laboratory received 7,590 drug samples for analysis in FY 2002 an average of 633 drug samples per month. Turn-around time on reports averaged 15.25 days. The laboratory conducted an average of 1,891 analyses per month. Analyses of marijuana samples increased by 48.4 percent over FY 2001 (6,593). NUMBER OF SAMPLES SUBMITTED FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 1988-2002 7,590 115,110 6,260 9,784 6,650 22,694 104,671 93,711 90,348 288,729 NUMBER OF ANALYSES BY DRUG Cocaine Cannabis (Marijuana) Other Controlled Substances TOTAL Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 45 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities Tucson Police Department Enhanced Drug Forensics Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: $53,070 This project is administered by the Tucson Police Department. The crime laboratory project provides one criminalist to process drug-related forensic tests and examinations for Tucson narcotic officers, Metropolitan Area Narcotics Trafficking Interdiction Squads (MANTIS) and other law enforcement agencies in Pima County. The primary objective is to provide local law enforcement agencies in the Tucson area with timely, quality scientific support required for effective court adjudication of drug related cases. The Tucson Police Department Laboratory received 2,778 samples, an average of over 232 drug samples per month for analysis. The laboratory conducted an average of 271 analyses per month, a 5.9 percent increase over FY 01 (256). Other controlled substance samples which include methamphetamine, increased by 32.4 percent over FY 2001 (940). NUMBER OF SAMPLES SUBMITTED FY 2002 CUMULATIVE FY 88-02 2,778 44,050 1,350 527 1,390 3,257 14,459 12,118 11,031 37,608 NUMBER OF ANALYSES BY DRUG Cocaine Cannabis (Marijuana) Other Controlled Substances TOTAL 46 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Adjudication Activities COURT ADJUDICATION ACTIVITIES DRUG AND GANG ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT FY 2002 Administrative Office of the Courts $53,788 Apache County Probation 20,437 Cochise County Probation 58,891 Coconino County Superior Court 64,205 Gila County Superior Court/Public Defender 42,490 Graham County Superior Court/Probation 26,078 Greenlee County Probation La Paz County Superior Court 4,459 14,670 Maricopa County Superior Court 288,389 Maricopa County Probation 861,636 Maricopa County Public Defender 376,511 Mohave County Probation 26,082 Mohave County Superior Court 51,191 Navajo County Superior Court 53,563 Pima County Superior Court 267,578 Pima County Probation 193,633 Pinal County Superior Court/Probation 68,289 Santa Cruz County Probation 14,478 Tucson Municipal Court 52,118 Yavapai County Probation/Public Defender 84,530 Yuma County Superior Court/Probation 97,096 TOTAL Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 $2,720,112 47 Adjudication Activities Arizona Supreme Court Anti-Drug Adjudication Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: $2,720,112 This project is administered by the Administrative Office of the Courts. The anti-drug abuse adjudication program provides the court system with grant funds to enhance agencies throughout the State, including the Superior Courts in ten of Arizona's fifteen counties and the Adult Probation offices in Apache, Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Maricopa, Mohave, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz and Yavapai Counties and the Public Defender Offices in Gila, Maricopa and Yavapai counties. The Administrative Office of the Courts also administers a felony drug testing program with the grant funds. The primary objectives of this activity are to meet the current demands placed upon the court system and the offices of public defenders by the enhanced enforcement and prosecution efforts funded by the Account. This activity provides enhanced adjudication services for Arizona's criminal justice system. The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) maintains administrative authority over twentyfive court-related activities receiving drug grants to accommodate increased caseloads resulting from the enhanced drug enforcement effort in Arizona. Each project has proved to be meritorious and responsible in the administration of funds received. The projects deliver a wide range of services to expedite the judicial process. These services could not have been provided without impacting other court services were it not for the grant funding assistance. These projects are a vital element in Arizona's anti-drug, gang and violent crime effort. 48 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Detention Activities DETENTION ACTIVITIES DRUG AND GANG ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT FY 2002 Arizona Department of Corrections Drug Testing $86,529 Coconino County Drug Detention Officer Program 37,064 Maricopa County Multi-Agency Drug Enforcement Detention Strategy TOTAL Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 327,299 $450,892 49 Detention Activities Arizona Department of Corrections Drug Testing Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: $86,529 20,618 This project is administered by the Arizona Department of Corrections. The Arizona Department of Corrections ensures that the inmate drug testing program establishes a clear relationship between drug testing and drug treatment. This funding allows the Department of Correction to increase its testing frequencies for inmates involved in treatment. The objective for this program is to continue to meet the Federal drug testing mandates by maintaining the Department=s drug testing capabilities. These funds allowed the Department of Corrections to test 100% of the approximately 2,428 inmates involved in treatment programming in correctional facilities each month. The Department of Corrections operates treatment programs in many of the Correctional Complexes including: Tucson Winchester (405 beds); Perryville Santa Cruz (192 beds); Eyman Cook (240 beds); Marana Community correctional Treatment Facility (450 beds); State Prison Complex, Douglas Papago DUI Unit (325 beds); Phoenix West (400 beds); Florence West (400 beds); and the Southern Arizona Correctional Release Center=s Genesis Treatment Program (16 beds). 50 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Detention Activities Coconino County Drug Detention Officer Program Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: $37,064 This program is administered by the Coconino County Sheriff=s Office. The program provides one full-time Court Officer to track drug arrests, transport inmates to and from the detention facility and courts and provide support services to other court officers. The primary objective is to respond to the increased need for detention services resulting from increased drug enforcement and to track the progress of drug cases through the court system in Coconino County. This project is an enhancement of detention and court services activities needed to support the increased inmate population resulting from the vigorous enforcement activities of the Northern Arizona Metro Narcotics Task Force. Grant funds are used to track drug cases through the system to expedite efficient processing and adjudication, consistent with program objectives. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 51 Detention Activities Maricopa County Multi-Agency Drug Enforcement Detention Strategy Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: $327,299 The Program is administered by the Maricopa County Sheriff=s Office. The activity enhances the Maricopa County jail system by providing 9 full-time detention officers that allow the detention system to respond to increases in drug violator arrests and average daily drug violator inmate population demands. This increase resulted from enhanced, county wide drug enforcement activities in Maricopa County, which is one of the six counties that make up Arizona's portion of the federally designated Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. The primary objectives are to provide the capability to respond to the increased need for detention services generated by the multi-jurisdictional drug enforcement strategy in Maricopa County and assure adequate supervision and control of inmates, detention officer training and required support staff. This program provides vital detention services in the Maricopa County jail. During 2001 the average daily inmate population was 7,167, a 53 percent increase from 1990 to 2001. An average of 112,494 inmates was processed during 2001. The benefit of this enhanced funding allows the Maricopa County Jail to keep one additional housing facility open that would otherwise not be possible. The number of prisoners in the jail on drug or drug related charges make up a substantial portion of the total inmate population. Grant funds maintain the number of detention officers at a level that facilitates supervision and control of drug offenders. 52 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECORDS IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES DRUG AND GANG ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT FY 2002 Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division - Office of Special Investigations $30,872 Benson Police Department 54,740 El Mirage Police Department 22,000 Gila County Sheriff’s Office 99,035 Mohave County Attorney’s Office 100,000 Pinal County Sheriff’s Office 97,175 Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office 30,451 Tucson Police Department 75,000 TOTAL Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 53 $509,273 Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division - Office of Special Investigations Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds: $30,872 7,718 This project is administered by the Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division – Office of Special Investigations (OSI). The Confidential Record Tracking Report (QDOSI) is used by the OSI to monitor access to the confidential records they maintain for criminal justice agencies. The grant funds were used to enhance the features of the QDOSI report and improve the turn around time for information to reach criminal justice agencies within the state. This goal of the Office of Special Investigations is to improve the time for notification to criminal justice agencies of activity pertaining to their confidential records, as well as aiding in the protection and integrity of the confidential records data to maintain the safety of law enforcement officers and prosecutors as provided through A.R.S. § 48-538.03 The Motor Vehicle Division - Office of Special Investigations works with the QDOSI program each day. By all accounts the measures have exceeded expectations and the project is a true success. The average number of records per day on the QDOSI report had a 80 percent reduction. The average number of minutes for staff to review the QDOSI report for records of concern was reduced from 20 minutes to 2 minutes. The average number of hours that pass from access to a confidential record to when staff report back to the criminal justice agency went from 24 hours or more to 1.5 hours or more depending on the type of record. It is anticipated that the average number of hours to retrieve information on an individual license plate or driver license number will go from 5 hours to 20 minutes. 54 2002 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities Benson Police Department Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds: $54,740 13,685 This project, administered by the Benson Police Department, implemented an accessible records management system and a computer aided dispatch system with grant funding. The goal of the Benson Police Department is improve the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of reports. The transition of training personnel and transfer of records was very smooth, providing the Benson Police Department an ability to meet expectations and move forward with criminal justice requirements. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 55 Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities El Mirage Police Department Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds: $22,000 5,500 The El Mirage Police Department used the grant funds to purchase software modules for warrants and civil process applications, a citation module and an investigative case management system. Additionally, a digital imaging mug shot and bar coding system and investigative drawing program will be purchased. The goal of the El Mirage Police Department is to integrate and upgrade their computer aided dispatch and records management systems to improve the availability of information to street police officers and reduce or eliminate the need for redundant entry of information into various systems within the agency. The El Mirage Police Department previously received $40,000 in FY 2001 CJRIP grant funds to assist in the purchase of a computer aided dispatch and records management system. The implementation of the additional modules has automated specific areas (warrant tracking, citations and investigative case management) in the agency in addition to raising productivity and efficiency in records. 56 2002 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities Gila County Sheriff’s Office Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds: $99,035 24,759 This project is administered by the Gila County Sheriff’s Office in cooperation with Globe Police Department and the Gila County Attorney’s Office, to establish a combined database that will provide a systematic and organized method of investigating, reporting and disclosing dispositions. These agencies recognize the benefits of sharing law enforcement data and strongly agree with the concept. The goal of this project is to provide the ability for multiple agencies to share database information, person information, law enforcement reports and dispositions relating to charges or investigations. The Gila County Sheriff’s Office has established computer connection between Globe Police Department and Gila County Sheriff’s sub-station in Payson. The main computer system is operated in Globe. With the purchase of necessary equipment, the connection with the Gila County Attorney’s Office through dedicated telephone lines has generated a common database. . Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 57 Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities Mohave County Attorney’s Office Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds: $100,000 25,000 This project is administered by the Mohave County Attorney’s Office. Funding was used to purchase a new case management system. The current system has outgrown its ability to store all the case management files. By obtaining a new case management system, it will eliminate the loss of data due to frequent system failures and it will allow the agency to collect, organize and compile data on all criminal cases. The goal of this project is to improve their ability to communicate, share data and interface with outside agencies. The case management system installed has accomplished consistent information that is compatible with the Public Defender’s Office, Legal Defender’s Office and the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office. 58 2002 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds: $97,175 24,294 This project is administered by the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office. The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, recognizing the critical need for a back-up server due to the number of agencies using the server, used the grant funds to purchase an additional server with a high availability drive system. FY 2001 CJRIP grant funds accomplished the goal of installing a Virtual Private Network (VPN) and hardware needed for the StateLink interface and the Spillman Record Management System. This project provided an interface to Arizona and National Crime Information Center data bases and relieving the current interface problems of non-compliance with Y2K. In addition, it provides for the interface between the County Sheriff and the Kearny, Florence and Superior Police Departments. This project addressed a critical need covering a large area of the State and having great impact on public safety, timely response to life threatening situations and invaluable use in training operations and application development This project is a good example which fits within the funding priorities set by the Commission. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 59 Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds: $30,451 7,613 This project is administered by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office. The applicant agency used grant funds to purchase new hardware to replace its existing, outdated network server. This server will upgrade their existing system server and records management system. Purchase of the IBM RS6000 Enterprise Server has accomplished the goal of the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office of successfully interfacing the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AZAFIS) to the Records Management System. The implementation of the new hardware will dramatically decrease training time as well as promote the availability, validity, timeliness, accuracy and consistency with the agency’s own records management system. 60 2002 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities Tucson Police Department Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds: $75,000 18,750 This project is administered by the Tucson Police Department. The grant funding allowed the Tucson Police Department to consolidate old Henry Classified fingerprint cards with the department’s AZAFIS fingerprint card file. The goal of this project is to convert manual fingerprint cards to the current digital card system is a good goal. Benefits include consolidating state records, updating local records and increasing opportunities to solve additional crimes by having images available for latent searches. The grant funds were used to purchase equipment to successfully complete the project and provide for thorough data transfer. Equipment has been installed and is functioning to consolidate and update records. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 61 Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities 62 2002 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund CRIMINAL JUSTICE ENHANCEMENT FUND (CJEF) In addition to the programs funded by the Drug and Gang Enforcement Account, the following additional programs relating to illicit drugs and drug related gang activity are funded through the Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund (CJEF) distributed through the Arizona Department of Public Safety: FY 2002 Community Action Team (ACT) Operation “Pig’s Eye” Safe Parks TOTAL Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 $17,000 59,662 7,024 $83,686 63 Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund Community Action Team (ACT) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Criminal Justice Enhancement Funds: $17,000 This project is administered by the El Mirage Police Department. The primary focus of this project is criminal activity involving drugs, gangs and other related crimes within the community. Operation “Pig’s Eye” Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Criminal Justice Enhancement Funds: $59,662 This project is administered by the Chandler Police Department. The project involves the investigation of criminal activities relating to the trafficking of narcotics, violent crimes and stolen property by criminal syndicates using street gangs. Safe Parks Source and amount of monies received: FY 2002 Criminal Justice Enhancement Funds: $7,024 This project is administered by the Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Police Department. This project deals with the narcotic activity occurring in the county parks throughout Maricopa County. 64 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Statutory References STATUTORY REFERENCES A.R.S. § 41-2405. (A) 12 Criminal justice commissions; powers and duties; staff 12. Prepare an annual report on law enforcement activities in this state funded by the drug and gang enforcement account or the criminal justice enhancement fund and relating to illicit drugs and drug related gang activity. The report shall be submitted by October 31 of each year to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. The report shall include: (a) The name and a description of each law enforcement program dealing with illegal drug activity or street gang activity, or both. (b) The objective and goals of each program. (c) The source and amount of monies received by each program. (d) The name of the agency or entity that administers each program. (e) The effectiveness of each program. A.R.S. § 41-2402. Drug and gang enforcement account A. A drug and gang enforcement account is established within the criminal justice enhancement fund consisting of monies appropriated to the account by the legislature and any other monies available from other sources, public or private, to be used for the purpose of enhancing efforts to deter, investigate, prosecute, adjudicate and punish drug offenders and members of criminal street gangs as defined in § 13-2301. B. The criminal justice commission shall distribute monies from the drug and gang enforcement account in the following manner: 1. Up to thirty per cent to fund programs and agencies approved by the commission to enhance the investigation of drug and gang offenses and related criminal activity. 2. Up to thirty per cent to fund programs and agencies approved by the commission to enhance the state and county prosecution of drug and gang offenses and related criminal activity. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 65 Statutory References 3. Up to ten per cent to fund programs and agencies approved by the commission to enhance the city or town prosecution of drug and gang offenses and related criminal activity. 4. Up to thirty per cent to fund programs and agencies approved by the commission for the purpose of enhancing the ability of the courts to process drug and gang offenses and related criminal cases, either through the appointment of judges pro tempore or the establishment of additional divisions of the courts only for the purposes of this section, enhancing defense and probation services, including treatment, and funding the drug testing program. 5. Up to thirty per cent to fund programs by county sheriffs, as approved by the commission, to enhance the jail operations and facilities available to detain and incarcerate drug offenders and members of criminal street gangs as defined in § 13-2301. C. Before any monies are expended from the account, the criminal justice commission shall submit to the joint legislative budget committee a plan of proposed expenditures from the account and the anticipated fiscal and operational impact of those expenditures on all state and local agencies. D. Any state agency which receives monies allocated from this account shall not include such monies as part of its continuation budget base for the purpose of requesting appropriations for the following fiscal year. E. All the monies allocated from this account shall be dedicated solely to the purpose of enhancing efforts to deter, investigate, prosecute, adjudicate and punish drug and gang and related criminal offenders, except those monies allocated pursuant to subsection H of this section. F. Notwithstanding the limitations prescribed in subsection B of this section, any federal monies or matching state monies in the drug and gang enforcement account may only be allocated by the commission pursuant to a plan approved by the federal government. G. The auditor general shall annually perform a full and complete audit of the fund or the commission shall annually contract with an accounting firm to perform the audit and deliver a report to the governor and the legislature. The audit shall be charged to the drug and gang enforcement account. H. A resource center fund consisting of monies received pursuant to § 12-284.03, paragraph 1¹ and all monies received from public or private gifts, grants or other sources, excluding federal monies and monies to be passed through to other entities, to be used solely for the purpose of funding the Arizona drug and gang prevention resource center. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation. Any monies unexpended or unencumbered on June 30 of each year shall not be subsequently expended or encumbered unless reappropriated. No monies in the drug and gang enforcement 66 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Statutory References account except those received pursuant to this subsection shall be used to fund the Arizona drug and gang prevention resource center. Monies that are received by the center pursuant to this subsection are subject to the reporting requirements prescribed in § 41-617.01. A.R.S. § 41-2401. Criminal justice enhancement fund A. A criminal justice enhancement fund is established consisting of monies collected pursuant to § 12-116.01 and monies available from any other source. The state treasurer shall administer the fund. B. On or before November 1 of each year, each department, agency or office that receives monies pursuant to this section shall provide to the Arizona criminal justice commission a report for the preceding fiscal year. The report shall be in a form prescribed by the Arizona criminal justice commission and shall be reviewed by the director of the joint legislative budget committee. The report shall set forth the sources of all monies and all expenditures. The report shall not include any identifying information about specific investigations. C. On or before December 1 of each year, the Arizona criminal justice commission shall compile all reports into a single comprehensive report and shall submit a copy of the comprehensive report to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the director of the joint legislative budget committee. D. On the first day of each month, the state treasurer shall distribute or deposit: 1. 6.46 per cent in the Arizona automated fingerprint identification system fund established by § 41-2414. 2. 1.61 per cent to the department of juvenile corrections for the treatment and rehabilitation of youth who have committed drug-related offenses. 3. 16.64 per cent in the peace officer's training fund established by § 41-1825. 4. 3.03 per cent in the prosecuting attorneys' advisory council training fund established by § 41-1830.03. 5. 9.35 per cent to the supreme court for the purpose or reducing juvenile crime. 6. 8.56 per cent to the department of public safety. Fifteen per cent of the monies shall be allocated for deposit in the Arizona deoxyribonucleic acid identification system fund established by § 41-2419. Eighty-five per cent of the monies shall be allocated to state and local law enforcement authorities for the following purposes: Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 67 Statutory References (a) To enhance projects that are designed to prevent residential and commercial burglaries, to control street crime, including the activities of criminal street gangs, and to locate missing children. (b) To provide support to the Arizona automated fingerprint identification system. (c) Operational costs of the criminal justice information system. 7. 9.35 per cent to the department of law for allocation to county attorneys for the purpose of enhancing prosecutorial efforts. 8. 6.02 per cent to the supreme court for the purpose of enhancing the ability of the courts to process criminal and delinquency cases, orders of protection, injunctions against harassment and any proceeding relating to domestic violence matters. Notwithstanding § 12143, subsection A, the salary of superior court judges pro tempore who are appointed for the purposes provided in this paragraph shall, and the salary of other superior court judges pro tempore who are appointed pursuant to § 12-141 for the purposes provided in this paragraph may, be paid in full by the monies received pursuant to this paragraph. 9. 11.70 per cent to the state department of corrections for allocation to county sheriffs for the purposes of enhancing county jail facilities and operations, including county jails under the jurisdiction of county jail districts. 10. 1.57 per cent to the Arizona criminal justice commission. 11. 9.00 per cent to the state general fund. 12. 2.30 per cent in the crime laboratory assessment fund established by § 41-2415. 13. 7.68 per cent in the victims' rights implementation revolving fund established by § 41-191.08. 14. § 41-2407. 4.60 per cent in the victim compensation and assistance fund established by 15. 2.13 per cent to the supreme court for the purpose of providing drug treatment services to adult probationers through the community punishment program established in title 12, chapter 2, article 11.¹ E. Monies distributed pursuant to subsection D. paragraphs 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of this section constitute a continuing appropriation. Monies distributed pursuant to subsection D, paragraphs 1, 2, 5, 8, 10 and 15 of this section are subject to legislative appropriation. 68 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 Statutory References F. The portion of the eighty-five percent of the monies for direct operating expenses of the department of public safety in subsection D, paragraph 6 of this section is subject to legislative appropriation. The remainder of the monies in subsection D, paragraph 6 of this section including the portion of the eighty five per cent for local law enforcement is continuously appropriated. G. The allocation of monies pursuant to subsection D, paragraphs 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this section shall be made in accordance with rules adopted by the Arizona criminal justice commission pursuant to § 41-2405. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 69 Statutory References 70 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2002 ARIZONA CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION 1110 W. WASHINGTON, SUITE 230 PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85007 TEL (602) 364-1146 • FAX (602) 364-1175 website: http://acjc.state.az.us