Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement (EDGE) Report 2017 Chairperson SEAN DUGGAN, Chief Chandler Police Department ARIZONA CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION Vice-Chairperson SHEILA POLK Yavapai County Attorney MARK BRNOVICH Attorney General JOE R. BRUGMAN, Chief Safford Police Department DAVID K. BYERS, Director Administrative Office of the Courts KELLY “KC” CLARK Navajo County Sheriff DAVE COLE Former Judge BARBARA LAWALL Pima County Attorney FRANK MILSTEAD, Director Agency of Public Safety BILL MONTGOMERY Maricopa County Attorney MARK NAPIER Pima County Sheriff PAUL PENZONE Maricopa County Sheriff CHARLES RYAN, Director Agency of Corrections DAVID SANDERS Pima County Chief Probation Officer DANIEL SHARP, Chief Oro Valley Police Department T he Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) is a statutorily authorized entity mandated to carry out various coordinating, monitoring and reporting functions regarding the administration and management of criminal justice programs in Arizona. In accordance with statutory guidelines, the Commission is comprised of 19 members who represent various elements of the criminal justice system in Arizona. Fourteen of the 19 Commissioners are appointed by the Governor and are municipal, county or elected officials. The remaining five are state criminal justice agency heads. Appointed Commissioners serve for two years and terminate when the first regular session of the legislature is convened; they may be re-appointed. T he ACJC was created in 1982 to serve as a resource and service organization for Arizona's 480 criminal justice agencies on a myriad of issues ranging from drugs, gangs, victim compensation and assistance to criminal record improvement initiatives. The ACJC works on behalf of the criminal justice agencies in Arizona to facilitate information and data exchange among statewide agencies by establishing and maintaining criminal justice information archives, monitoring new and continuing legislation relating to criminal justice issues, gathering information, and researching existing criminal justice programs. C.T. WRIGHT, Chairperson Board of Executive Clemency VACANT County Supervisor VACANT Mayor VACANT Law Enforcement Leader Executive Director Andrew T. LeFevre Our mission is to continuously address, improve, sustain, and enhance public safety in the State of Arizona through the coordination, cohesiveness, and effectiveness of the Criminal Justice System. This report was prepared by: Anna Haney, Program Coordinator Elizabeth Villareal-Rodriguez, Intern Tony Vidale, Deputy Director i Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................1 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account .......................................................................................................................2 Apprehending Drug Offenders ....................................................................................................................................6 Prosecuting Drug Offenders .....................................................................................................................................14 Adjudication................................................................................................................................................................ 20 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis .............................................................................................................................21 Attorney General Civil Asset Forfeitures .................................................................................................................23 Account History..........................................................................................................................................................25 Criminal Justice Systems Improvement...................................................................................................................25 Apprehension Task Force Activities ........................................................................................................................28 Apache County - Apache County Cooperative Enforcement Narcotics Team (ACCENT) ............................ 32 Cochise County - Narcotics Enforcement Team ............................................................................................36 Coconino County- Northern Arizona Street Crimes Task Force (METRO) ...................................................40 Gila County - Drug, Gang and Violent Crimes Task Force.............................................................................44 Graham County - Southeastern Arizona Narcotic Task Force .......................................................................49 Greenlee County - Narcotics Task Force (GCNTF) .......................................................................................53 La Paz County - La Paz County Narcotics Task Force (LPCNTF)………………………………………………57 Mohave County - Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) .....................................62 Navajo County - Major Crimes Apprehension Team (MCAT) ........................................................................66 Pima County - Counter Narcotics Alliance (C.N.A.) .......................................................................................70 Pinal County Narcotics Task Force (PCNTF) .................................................................................................74 Santa Cruz County - HIDTA Investigative Task Force (SCCHITF) .............................................................. 78 Yavapai County - Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) ..................................................................83 Yuma County - Yuma County Narcotics Task Force (YCNTF) ......................................................................88 Prosecution Task Force Activities ............................................................................................................................92 Apache County Attorney’s Office ...................................................................................................................97 Cochise County Attorney’s Office.................................................................................................................102 Coconino County Attorney’s Office ..............................................................................................................107 Gila County Attorney’s Office .......................................................................................................................112 Graham County Attorney’s Office.................................................................................................................117 Greenlee County Attorney’s Office ...............................................................................................................123 La Paz County Attorney’s Office .................................................................................................................128 Maricopa County Attorney’s Office ..............................................................................................................133 Mohave County Attorney’s Office .................................................................................................................139 Navajo County Attorney’s Office ..................................................................................................................144 Pima County Attorney’s Office .....................................................................................................................149 Pinal County Attorney’s Office .....................................................................................................................154 Santa Cruz County Attorney’s Office............................................................................................................159 Tucson City Attorney’s Office .......................................................................................................................164 Yavapai County Attorney’s Office.................................................................................................................170 Yuma County Attorney’s Office ....................................................................................................................175 ii (Continued from previous page) Civil Forfeiture Activities ........................................................................................................................ 180 Arizona Attorney General’s Statewide Financial Remedies Section ........................................... 181 Forensics Drug Evidence Analysis Activities ....................................................................................................... 184 DPS Crime Lab Support for Drug and Gang Enforcement .......................................................................... 187 Tucson Police Department Enhanced Drug Forensics ................................................................................ 190 Court Adjudication Activities ................................................................................................................................. 194 Arizona Supreme Court Anti-Drug Adjudication .......................................................................................... 195 Medicaid Fraud Activities ....................................................................................................................................... 199 Arizona Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud ...................................................................................... 200 Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities ............................................................................................... 203 AZ Criminal Records Infrastructure Improvement Assessment …. ............................................................. 204 Statutory References............................................................................................................................................... 206 iii Introduction Introduction A rizona Revised Statute (A.R.S.) §41-2405(A)11 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 they relate 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 A.R.S. §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 Justice Assistance Grant Program; 2) Mandatory fines collected for felony drug offense convictions as authorized by A.R.S., Title 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 (ACJC) 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 current four-year strategy was developed in 2016 and is the framework within which the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission allots and distributes all monies in the account. 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 Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund (CJEF) was established by A.R.S. §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. 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 2017 (July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017), relating 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 federal, state, local and county authorities, without enhancement monies and are therefore not reported to ACJC. 1 Introduction Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funding In FY 2017, the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission awarded a combined total of $9,679,186 in funds for 36 projects in the state. Of this amount, $3,636,146 (40-percent) was awarded in federal funds from the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program, $3,783,136 (35-percent) from state drug offense fines and $2,259904 (25-percent) from local match funds. The Byrne Justice Assistance Grant award was allocated to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission under a formula grant. ACJC must apply for this grant on an annual basis. State drug fines consisted of nonappropriated funds collected from mandatory fines for felony drug offense convictions. In addition, each year the Commission sets the match requirement for approved drug control projects. Figure 1 shows program funding levels from FY 2013 to FY 2017. These amounts are displayed by fund source. Figure 2 shows program levels since FY 1995. The $9.1 million for projects in FY 2017 was the lowest amount since FY 1995, which was a $1.6 million decrease from the previous fiscal year. The Commission opted to set the match requirement at zero in fiscal years 2010 through 2012 to ease the financial burden on state and local agencies experiencing their own budget challenges. Due to declining federal funds, the Commission established a match requirement of 20-percent for FY 2013 and FY 2014. In FY 2015, with input from grant recipients, the match requirement was increased to 25-percent, the maximum allowable under program rules and it remained at that level in FY 2017. Figure 1: Program Fund Sources FY 2013 - 2017 $6,000,000 $4,500,000 $3,000,000 $1,500,000 $0 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 Federal Funds $5,109,038 $4,319,956 $3,623,283 $3,810,497 $3,636,146 Drug Fines $4,244,516 $4,194,823 $4,344,068 $4,343,333 $3,881,963 Local Match Funds $2,263,184 $2,047,098 $2,551,595 $2,551,072 $2,259,903 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 2 Introduction Grant Awards The Commission established seven purpose areas under the Drug, Gang, and Violent Crime Program in accordance with the Statewide Enhanced Drug Enforcement Strategy and the Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Program rules. The seven areas were apprehension; prosecution; forensic support services; adjudication and sentencing; corrections and community corrections; substance abuse treatment for corrections-involved individuals; and prevention and education. In addition, the Commission set aside five percent of the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant award for criminal records improvement efforts under the Systems Improvement Program. In FY 2017, drug apprehension projects consisting of 14 multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency drug task forces, established in 14 counties in the State of Arizona, received funding from the account. In addition to these projects, 16 full-time dedicated drug prosecution projects were funded in 15 counties and enhanced drug forfeiture case efforts through the Attorney General’s Office. During FY 2017 the strategy to improve criminal history records, Criminal Justice Records Improvement Program (CJRIP) funds were allocated to expand on efforts from our pilot project using Mobile Fingerprinting technology to improve the efficacy of fingerprints captured in the courtrooms. ARS §13-607 requires that a defendant’s fingerprint is captured on the sentencing orders. Currently, sentencing order fingerprints are obtained manually by courtroom clerks or bailiffs using the "ink & roll" method. The use of mobile two-fingerprint identification devices is expected to enhance the quality of courtroom fingerprinting, determine if valid fingerprints exist in the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) and provide instantaneous positive identification of defendants who do have fingerprints available in the AFIS. The intent of this project is to use mobile fingerprinting technology to assess improvements in the efficacy of fingerprints captured in the courtroom and to review the impact positive defendant identification has on criminal history record processing. Also, enhanced drug forensic analysis programs at the Department of Public Safety and the Tucson Police Department received funding. One grant awarded to the Administrative Office of the Courts passed account funds through to court-based drug enhancement projects in Arizona counties. The account also provided funding for a special prosecution project through the Attorney General’s Office to combat Medicaid fraud related to prescription drugs. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 3 Introduction Table 1 below shows approved awards by project type, expenditure type, and funding source. In FY 2017, direct personnel costs made up 94-percent of the total expenditures from the account, with 6-percent allocated to contracting services. Although not reflected in the table, the Medicaid Fraud project through the Attorney General’s Office served as matching funds for a federal grant earning three federal dollars for every state dollar expended. Table 2 displays funding awards to all FY 2017 projects broken out by county and by type of project. The majority of project dollars were allocated to Maricopa County (24-percent), followed by Pima County (17.3percent) and state agencies serving all 15 counties (12-percent). Of the remaining counties, nine received funding in excess of $300,000. Table 1 Apprehension FY 2017 Approved Awards and Funding Sources Forensic Support Adjudication Prosecution Medicaid Fraud CJRIP Tot al Expenditure Type: Personal Services $1,863,101 $2,956,853 $330,081 $994,946 $0 $52,418 Employee Related Exp. $1,028,946 $951,180 $103,475 $415,651 $0 $46,409 Overtime Professional & Outside Svs. $395,382 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $540,744 $0 Travel - In State $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Travel - Out of State $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Confidential Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Supplies $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Registration/Training Fees $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Other Operating Exp. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Equipment Total $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,287,429 $3,908,033 $433,556 $1,410,597 $540,744 $98,827 $6,197,399 $2,545,661 $395,382 $540,744 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,679,186 Funding Source: Federal-Regular Byrne/JAG $1,314,971 $1,602,638 $177,793 $0 $540,744 $0 State $1,150,600 $1,328,387 $147,374 $1,057,948 $0 $98,827 Local Match Total $821,858 $977,008 $108,389 $352,649 $0 $0 $3,287,429 $3,908,033 $433,556 $1,410,597 $540,744 $98,827 $3,636,146 $3,783,136 $2,259,904 $9,679,186 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 4 Introduction Table 2 Total FY 2017 Approved Awards by County Apache County Apprehension Adjudication Prosecution Total Cochise County Apprehension Adjudication Prosecution Total $225,276 $34,919 $83,064 $343,259 Mohave County Apprehension Adjudication Prosecution Total $332,011 $145,332 $149,925 $627,268 $124,240 $25,585 $151,772 $301,597 Navajo County Apprehension Adjudication Prosecution Total $234,416 $44,979 $110,661 $390,056 Pima County Apprehension Forensic Analysis Adjudication Prosecution Total Coconino County Apprehension Adjudication Prosecution Total $280,507 $41,143 $130,625 $452,275 Gila County Apprehension Adjudication Prosecution Total $318,376 $0 $59,495 $377,871 Graham County Apprehension Adjudication Prosecution Total Pinal County Apprehension Adjudication Prosecution Total $142,928 $71,774 $176,676 $391,378 $26,933 $33,328 $50,000 $110,261 Santa Cruz County Apprehension Adjudication Prosecution Total $158,098 $0 $46,633 $204,731 Yavapai County Apprehension Adjudication Prosecution Total $390,988 $74,293 $123,011 $588,292 Yuma County Apprehension Adjudication Prosecution Total $237,126 $21,158 $258,915 $517,199 Greenlee County Apprehension Adjudication Prosecution Total La Paz County Apprehension Adjudication Prosecution Total Maricopa County Apprehension Adjudication CJRIP Prosecution Total $30,400 $0 $34,500 $64,900 $67,058 $14,284 $66,480 $147,822 $0 $673,643 $540,744 $1,097,617 $2,312,004 Statewide Adjudication Forensic Analysis Prosecution RX Medicaid Fraud Total $719,072 $51,333 $201,159 $691,007 $1,662,571 $28,644 $382,223 $677,652 $98,827 $1,187,346 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 5 Introduction Apprehending Drug Offenders Arrest Activity During FY 2017, apprehension project activities resulted in 3,958 drug-related arrests (Figure 3). This is a 17-percent decrease below FY 2016 (4,786 drug arrests). Figure 4 shows arrests by drug type. There were 1,131 arrests for marijuana (including hashish), accounting for 28-percent of drug-related arrests. This represents a 20-percent decrease in marijuana arrests below the previous fiscal year and is at its lowest since in the past five years. Methamphetamine/amphetamine arrests totaled 1,589 and comprised 40-percent of all drug arrests for FY 2017. Arrests for methamphetamine/amphetamine increased sevenpercent from FY 2016 (1,485 arrests). Over a 5-year period (FY 2013 – FY 2017), the FY 2017 methamphetamine/amphetamine arrest figure was the highest. Heroin arrests made up 24-percent of drug arrests with 939, which is a 179-percent increase above FY 2013. This is the largest number of arrests for heroin over the last ten fiscal years (2007 to 2017). The number of arrests for cocaine (both powder and crack cocaine) were 268 and comprised seven-percent of all drug arrests. The number of cocaine arrests dropped 41-percent from FY 2013, the eighth consecutive decline since FY 2008. 1/ Includes Hashish 2/ Includes Crack Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 6 Introduction Arrest Demographics In FY 2017, the most common arrestees among drug task forces were males, over 18 years of age and Caucasian. Figure 5 shows arrests by age and gender and Figure 6 shows arrests by race or origin. Males over 18 years of age accounted for 71-percent of all arrests by task forces. Caucasians represented 49percent of all task force-related arrests. Hispanics accounted for 39-percent of all arrests followed by African Americans at seven-percent. Females over 18 years of age were the second highest age/gender group to be arrested for a drug crime by funded task forces. In addition, of all task force arrests, males under 18 years of age accounted for two-percent of all task force arrests while females under 18 comprised one-percent. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 7 Introduction Task force personnel arrested 5,226 individuals in FY 2017. This arrest total includes individuals arrested for drug and non-drug offenses, as well as violent offenses (Figure 7). The majority of all task force arrests (90-percent) were for offenses involving drugs (4,688), with 15-percent of these arrests including some type of violence (619). Non-drug arrests (538) accounted for 10-percent of arrests, with 23-percent of these arrests including some type of violence (124). Of the total arrests made by task forces, both drug and nondrug arrests, 14-percent were reported to have involved a form of violence. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 8 Introduction Asset Seizures In addition to arresting drug offenders, task forces seized an estimated total value of over $9.9 million in assets from drug and violent crime offenders (Table 3). Assets seized included 243 vehicles totaling an estimated value of $1.7 million. The number of vehicles seized in FY 2017 was 38-percent less than the number seized in FY 2016 (391). Officers removed 476 weapons from the streets (Figure 8) with a total estimated value of $181,675. Of the weapons seized in FY 2017, the weapon type most often removed were handguns (54-percent), followed by rifles (25-percent) and shotguns (11-percent). Task force personnel also seized currency and other property with an estimated value exceeding $8 million. Vehicles Weapons All Other Total Value Table 3: Asset Seizure and Values FY 2016 FY 2017 Value Seized Value Seized 391 $2,737,792 243 $1,745,997 479 $218,367 476 $181,675 $6,030,518 $8,018,245 $8,986,677 $9,945,917 Drug Trafficking Organizations Apprehension project activities include drug interdictions and assists, pursuing investigative leads and tips, serving search warrants and disrupting or dismantling Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs), as well as numerous other efforts to combat drug, gang, or violent criminal activities. DTOs consist of five or more people, organized in some fashion, who gain substantial income from a continuing series of drug-related activities. A DTO is dismantled when the criminal organization is put out of existence or broken up to the extent that reconstruction of the same criminal organization is impossible. A DTO is disrupted when there is significant interference in the conduct of normal and effective operation by the targeted organization, as indicated by changes in organizational leadership, trafficking patterns, or drug production methods. Data collected by task forces includes Drug Trafficking Organizations that are classified as low-level (street dealer), mid-level (distributor or retailer), or high-level (manufacturer or supplier). Figure 9 shows in FY 2017, task forces dismantled 176 DTOs, the majority of which (67-percent) were low-level organizations followed by mid-level organizations (26-percent). The number dismantled represents an increase of 8Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 9 Introduction percent over the previous fiscal year when 163 DTOs were dismantled. Task forces also disrupted the activities of 198 DTOs in FY 2017, most (74-percent) were low-level organizations followed by mid-level organizations (20-percent). The total number of DTOs disrupted decreased 49-percent from FY 2016 (385). Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 10 Introduction Drug Removals The removal of illicit drugs from the community serves as one of many benefits provided by the work of funded task forces in Arizona. During FY 2017, task forces removed marijuana, as well as numerous other drug types including cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, LSD, PCP, other hallucinogens, stimulants, and depressants. The estimated street value of these drugs is $90,323,292. Marijuana removals continue to represent a large portion of task force activities statewide, with 36,875 pounds removed and 6,712 plants with a combined estimated street value over $43 million. Cocaine and crack removals totaled 707 pounds and an estimated combined street value of $12.4 million. Methamphetamine removals totaled 1,040 pounds and an estimated street value of $21.2 million. Heroin removals totaled 269 pounds with an estimated street value of $6.5 million. Marijuana Overall, marijuana (including marijuana plants) is the second highest drug involved in task force arrests (1,230 arrests). The amount of marijuana removed (Figure 10) in FY 2017 (36,875 pounds) decreased 50percent below the quantity removed in FY 2016 (73,207 pounds). In addition, the number of marijuana plants removed increased from 2,355 in FY 2016 to 6,712 in FY 2017, an increase of 65-percent. The amount of marijuana seized in FY 2017 was the lowest amount over the last ten years. The top five task forces for marijuana removals (excluding plants) in FY 2017 were from Navajo County, Santa Cruz County, Cochise County, Pinal County and Pima County. The top five task forces for marijuana plant removals were Graham County, Navajo County, Pima County, Coconino County and Gila County. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 11 Introduction Cocaine The amount of cocaine removed in FY 2017 decreased by 27-percent from the previous fiscal year (Figure 11). In FY 2017, 707 pounds of cocaine were removed from Arizona streets by grant funded task forces. This represents a decrease in seizures of 255 pounds from FY 2016. Crack cocaine and powder cocaine are included in these numbers. The amount of cocaine seized in FY 2017 was the lowest amount over the last five years. The top five task forces for cocaine removals in FY 2017 were from Apache County, Pinal County, Santa Cruz County, Coconino County, and Pima County. Methamphetamine The quantity of methamphetamine removed by funded task forces increased by 10-percent in FY 2017 over the previous fiscal year (Figure 12). In FY 2017, 1,040 pounds of methamphetamine were removed from Arizona streets. The top five task forces for methamphetamine removals in FY 2017 were Yavapai County, Navajo County, Santa Cruz County, Pima County, and Yuma County. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 12 Introduction Heroin The quantity of heroin removed by funded task forces increased by 46-percent in FY 2017 over the previous fiscal year (Figure 13). In FY 2017, 269 pounds of heroin were removed from Arizona streets. The top five task forces for heroin removals in FY 2017 were La Paz County, Coconino County, Pima County, Navajo County and Santa Cruz County. ACJC began tracking Task Force seizures and purchases, of Fentanyl, in FY2017. Taskforces reported seizing 51 pounds of fentanyl and 1,019 fentanyl pills. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 13 Introduction Prosecuting Drug Offenders There was a total of 36,244 prosecutions of individuals by funded grant projects throughout the state in FY 2017. Of this amount, 28,834 involved drug crimes. During the grant year, 26,614 individuals were convicted as a result of prosecutions under this program. Of this amount, 21,900 convictions involved drug crimes. In FY 2017, 40,924 drug-related cases were referred for prosecution, a 5-percent increase from FY 2016 (39,148). Of these referrals, 80-percent of these cases moved forward for prosecution. Prosecutors declined 8,357 (20-percent) of the drug cases referred. In FY 2017, 5-percent of cases referred for prosecution were declined due to department report problems, an increase of 5-percent from FY 2016. Of the drug cases prosecuted in FY 2017, 54-percent resulted in convictions, 10-percent were dismissed with or without prejudice, and 0.7-percent resulted in acquittal. Prosecution Activity In FY 2017, the drug offense type most often prosecuted was for possession or concealment of drugs (82.8percent), followed by distribution or sales at 9-percent (Figure 14). Of all the crimes (both drug and nondrug) prosecuted by prosecution projects, 88-percent were felony prosecutions and 12-percent misdemeanor prosecutions (Figure 15). The drug most often involved in drug prosecutions (Figure 16) was methamphetamine with 34-percent. This was followed by marijuana-related prosecutions with 30percent. Heroin followed with 14-percent, respectively, and paraphernalia offenses made up 17-percent of all prosecutions. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 14 Introduction Conviction Activity The combined efforts of law enforcement and prosecution projects led to 21,900 individual drug-related convictions in FY 2017 (Figure 17). There were 8-percent more drug convictions than the previous fiscal year. Convictions for paraphernalia, methamphetamine, and heroin increased in FY 2017. The largest increase during the fiscal year was for methamphetamine/amphetamine convictions (49-percent), followed by heroin convictions (42-percent). Methamphetamine and heroin convictions are at the highest level in the past 5 years. Cocaine convictions have continued to decline in consecutive years since FY 2008. Other illicit drugs have also fallen consistently since FY 2010 dropping 66-percent. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 15 Introduction Case Outcomes In FY 2017, 31,576 drug and non-drug cases were concluded (Figure 18), resulting in a conviction, acquittal, or dismissal. Of the total cases concluded, 0.3-percent (82 cases) resulted in an acquittal, 15.5percent resulted in a dismissal (4,880 cases), and 84.3-percent (26,614) resulted in a conviction. For drugonly cases, 0.1-percent (29 cases) resulted in an acquittal, 16-percent (4,177 cases) resulted in dismissal, and 83.9-percent (21,900) resulted in a conviction. Felony classifications (Figure 19) accounted for 77-percent of all drug-related convictions, with 23-percent accounting for misdemeanor classifications. Of the drug-related convictions (Figure 20), 99-percent were the result of plea negotiations. Convictions resulting from jury and bench trials made up approximately onepercent of all convictions involving funded prosecution projects. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 16 Introduction Type of Offense The majority of drug-related convictions (Figure 21) in FY 2017 were for possession offenses (83-percent). Offense convictions for drug sales made up about 9-percent of all drug-related convictions while convictions for transporting drugs were approximately 4-percent. In FY 2017, the drug-related offenses with the lowest number of convictions were for manufacturing, buying, and consumption offenses at less than one-percent each. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 17 Introduction Type of Drugs Figure 22 shows convictions for paraphernalia that, although not a specific drug type, accounted for the largest percentage of drug-related convictions at 33-percent. The most common type of drug involved in drug convictions for FY 2017 was methamphetamine. Methamphetamine accounted for the most convictions at 28-percent, followed by Marijuana, which accounted for 24-percent of all drug-related convictions. Convictions for offenses involving heroin and cocaine totaled 12-percent and 2-percent, respectively. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 18 Introduction Sentencing Defendants received sentences that may have included the following: incarceration, probation, fines, a combination of one or more types (split sentence), or other (Figure 23). There were 17,924 individuals sentenced for drug-related offenses from prosecution projects in FY 2017. This total was a 13-percent increase from FY 2016. More than 60-percent of these defendants (10,755) received a sentence of probation. Prison sentences were given in 21-percent of the cases with only 2-percent receiving jail sentences. Fines were given in 2-percent of drug-related cases, and 14-percent received split sentences, requiring some jail time and probation. Compared to FY 2016, the number of defendants receiving prison sentences increased by 3-percent, the number receiving jail sentences increased by 33-percent, split sentences increased by 17-percent and the number of fines declined by 33-percent. The number of defendants receiving a term of probation increased by 16-percent above FY 2016. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 19 Introduction Adjudication Drug Courts Over the past five years project funding for the drug court programs throughout Arizona has remained relatively the same, and as a result, the number of participants in the program has also remained relatively similar (Figure 24). Throughout the past five years, the drug court program has had a total of 10,059 participants, of which 9,700 (96-percent) did not recidivate while in the program. FY 2017 had the most drug court participants totaling 2,074 (21-percent of the total number of participants). FY 2017 also had the highest number of participants who obtained employment with 1,051, which is a 10-percent increase from FY 2016. Within the previous five years, 50-percent of drug court participants obtained employment during their participation. Probation Within the past five years, the total number of probationers served through the grant program has decreased since FY 2013, with FY 2016 having the lowest number served (Figure 25). FY 2015 showed the most significant change with a decrease of 68-percent from the previous fiscal year. From the highest number in FY 2013 to the current lowest in FY 2016, the number of probationers served has decreased by 88-percent, from 24,158 to 2,940. The number of presentence reports written has steadily decreased since FY 2015 and continued to do so in FY 2017 with 464 reports prepared from 1,639. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 20 Introduction Indigent Defense Services With a peak in the number of indigent defendants served by the grant program in FY 2013, the numbers have since had a steady decrease for the past five fiscal years (Figure 26). FY 2017 resulted in the lowest number of indigent defendants served in the past five years. FY 2017 represents a 76-percent decrease since the peak in FY 2013, with the number of indigent defendants decreasing from 3,771 to 919. Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Analyses Received by Type of Agency In the past five years, the total number of analyses received by various agencies statewide is 70,790 (Figure 30). FY 2016 had the largest number analyses, with a total of 15,850. Of the various agencies, municipal police submitted the largest amount of analyses for all five years, with a total of 31,582 which accounts for about 45-percent of all analyses. State police agencies submitted the second highest number of samples for analyses, with a total of 19,112 analyses received, accounting for 27-percent. And county sheriffs submitted the third largest amount of analyses with about 19-percent (13,254 analyses). Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 21 Introduction Analyses by Selected Drug Type In the past five years, statewide forensic efforts resulted in a total of 54,168 analyses of the selected drug types below (Figure 31). Methamphetamine is the highest drug type analyzed from the past five years accounting for 30,225 (56-percent) of total analyses. The number of analyses of heroin and methamphetamine has steadily decreased since FY 2015. Heroin has had a 9-percent decrease between FY 2015 and FY 2017 and methamphetamine has had a 19-percent decrease. Forensic Analysis projects began tracking Fentanyl analyses in FY 2017, which had a total of 91 cases. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 22 Introduction Attorney General Civil Asset Forfeitures Vehicles The Arizona Attorney General’s Statewide Financial Remedies Section (AGO-FRS) seized a total of 1,847 vehicles between FY 2013 and FY 2017, resulting in a total value of over $8.9 million (Figure 33). The largest number of vehicles seized in the past five fiscal years was in FY 2015 with 522 vehicles, which resulted in the value of over $2.5 million. FY 2017 resulted in 280 vehicles seized with a total value of $1,622,556. Weapons AGO-FRS seized a total of 1,131 weapons in the past five fiscal years, which resulted in a total value of $592,560 (Figure 34). FY 2014 resulted in the largest amount of weapons seized in quantity and value; 300 weapons resulting in $193,855. FY 2017 resulted in 169 weapons seized, with a total value of $34,324 which is the lowest value of weapon seizures in the past 5 years. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 23 Introduction Real Property AGO-FRS seized a total of 257 properties resulting in a value of over $21.2 million in the past five fiscal years (Figure 35). FY 2016 resulted in the largest amount seized; 93 real properties with a value of $9.3 million. AGO-FRS seized a total of 36 properties with a value of $3,594,285 in FY 2017. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 24 Introduction Account History Expenditures from the Drug Enforcement Account began in March 1988, and a sustained, continuous program has been maintained since that time. From April 1, 1988 through June 30, 2017, a total of $348,058,534 has been expended on criminal justice-related projects. Of this amount, $127,187,918 has been expended on apprehension projects; $126,468,255 for prosecution projects; $65,146,185 for adjudication projects; $22,162,682 on drug forensic analysis and drug offender detention projects; $4,593,368 on other criminal justice projects; and $12,179,311 for criminal history records improvement projects, which had its first expenditure in FY 1995. During the program’s 29 years, apprehension project activities resulted in the arrest of 124,711 drug offense violators. Project activities were responsible for the removal of 4,551,834 pounds of marijuana; 86,873 pounds of cocaine; 15,840 pounds of amphetamine/methamphetamine; and 3,279 pounds of heroin. Drug traffickers' non-drug assets, with a gross estimated value of $323,125,768, were seized. Note: 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, processing and disposition fees are paid from forfeiture proceeds. The estimated gross value of seizures is used only as an indicator of the negative impact seizures have on drug traffickers' resources. The results achieved in the 29 years of the enhanced drug enforcement program show that for every $1,019 expended by the apprehension project, one drug violator arrest was made. Also, each drug arrest resulted in an estimated value of $2,591 in deprived profits from drug offenders. Criminal Justice Systems Improvement Of the six priority areas authorized by the Commission for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant, one directs funding toward the improvement of criminal history record information. The establishment of the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant program initially required that each state allocates at least five-percent of its total grant funds for the improvement of criminal justice records. Although no longer a mandatory set-aside, the Commission continues to approve five-percent of the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant funding for the Gerald Hardt Memorial Criminal Justice Records Improvement Program (CJRIP). Projects under CJRIP support records improvement and information sharing, in accordance with the Arizona Records Improvement and Information Sharing Strategic Plan. The strategic plan document, updated in 2011, will guide tactical decision making through 2017. The goals outlined in the strategy documents focus on the improvement of the timeliness, completeness, accuracy and accessibility of criminal justice information and processing, with an emphasis on criminal history information. High priority is given to encourage automation and establishment of business process improvements for criminal processing, disposition records and reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Funding for projects provides opportunities for state, county, and local agencies to improve information exchange as a case moves through the judicial process. Allocations for equipment purchases, contractual/consultant services, travel, and supplies assist in the implementation of systems and future reductions in disposition backlogs is critical to carrying out the Arizona Records Improvement and Information Sharing Strategy. Program goals encourage procedures and systems that ensure arrest and disposition information are submitted to and accessible through the Arizona Central State Repository (ACCH) at the Department of Public Safety. Governed by ARS§ 41-1750, criminal justice agencies are required to submit arrest and case disposition information to the ACCH for specific offenses. Information in the repository is critical, and the lack of completeness of criminal history records impacts all aspects of the criminal justice process and presents a public safety issue. It is essential for a law enforcement officer who initiates contact with a suspect to have timely access to accurate information. Criminal justice agencies rely on accurate and complete criminal history information for making determinations concerning bail, sentencing, release and Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 25 Introduction eligibility to possess firearms. More and more, public and private sector employers that conduct background checks rely on criminal history records when making employment decisions. As the reliance upon criminal history records expands and the utility of criminal information increases, the importance of access to complete, timely and accurate information becomes even more important. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 26 Introduction PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 27 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Apprehension - Task Force Activities FY 2017 Awards Apache County – Apache County Cooperative Enforcement Narcotics Team (ACCENT) $ 225,276 Cochise County - Narcotics Enforcement Team (CCNET) $ 124,240 Coconino County - Northern Arizona Street Crimes Task Force (METRO) $ 280,507 Gila County - Drug, Gang and Violent Crimes Task Force $ 318,376 Graham County - Southeastern Arizona Narcotic Task Force $ 26,933 Greenlee County - Narcotics Task Force (GCNTF) $ 30,400 La Paz County – Narcotics Task Force (LPCNTF) $ 67,058 Mohave County – Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) $ 332,011 Navajo County - Major Crimes Apprehension Team (MCAT) $ 234,416 Pima County - Counter Narcotics Alliance (C.N.A.) $ 719,072 Pinal County - Narcotics Task Force (PCNTF) $ 142,928 Santa Cruz County – HIDTA Investigative Task Force (SCCHITF) $ 158,098 Yavapai County - Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) $ 390,988 Yuma County – Yuma County Narcotics Task Force (YCNTF) $ 237,126 TOTAL $ 3,287,429 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 28 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Summary of Activity – Apprehension Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Overtime Employee Related Expenditures Professional & Outside Svs. Travel - In Travel - Out Confidential Funds Supplies Registration/Training Fees Other Operating Exp. Equipment Total Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match $ $ $ 1,863,101 395,382 1,028,946 $ 3,287,429 $ $ $ 1,314,971 1,150,600 821,857 During FY 2017, drug and gang apprehension task forces operated in 14 Arizona counties. Apprehension programs conduct an array of activities to combat criminal drug activity and related gang and violent crime. Apprehension program activities in FY 2017 resulted in 4,688 drug-related arrests and 538 arrests for nondrug offenses. Arrests for methamphetamine/amphetamine accounted for the largest percentage of drug arrests, totaling 1,589 (34-percent). The largest portion of drug offense types was possession/concealing with 3,005 arrests (64-percent), followed by and distribution/sale 819 (17-percent), and transport/import 609 (13-percent). There were 41 gang-related arrests, and of the 5,226 total arrests, 4,643 (89-percent) were felonies and 583 (11-percent) were misdemeanors. Statewide, Apprehension efforts yielded 36,874 pounds of marijuana, 6,712 marijuana plants, 471,877 grams of methamphetamine/amphetamines, 321 kilograms of cocaine, and other dangerous narcotics and illicit prescription drugs. There were 1,589 investigations directly related to methamphetamine/ amphetamines. The estimated street value of all drug removals was $90,323,292. Task forces seized drug offender assets estimated at $9,945,917. These assets included 476 weapons (mostly handguns and rifles), 243 vehicles, and $5,379,058 in currency. Task force personnel also seized 45 marijuana grows. Statewide apprehension efforts disrupted and dismantled a total of 374 drug trafficking organizations (DTOs), including the disruption of 198 and dismantling of 176. The majority of DTOs consisted of low to mid-level street dealers. Training and community meetings are also valuable aspects of task force projects. In FY 2017, task forces participated in 47 community meetings. Task force personnel attended 377 trainings and provided 94 trainings. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 29 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Apprehension Projects: Summary Apprehension Data Drug Arrest Activity Buy / Receive Cocaine (powder) Cultivate / Mfg 10 Distribute / Sell Drug Removal + Value Possess / Conceal Transport / Import 0 26 140 Consume / Use 37 Other 2 Quantity Removed Total 1 216 Value 321.381 $12,411,456 Crack (cocaine) 1 0 10 41 0 0 0 52 383.6 $12,617 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 6 1,046.6 $18,876 Hashish (g) 1 0 3 10 1 0 0 15 8,927.2 $794,169 Heroin (g) 14 0 207 630 84 3 1 939 122,164.9 $6,560,188 35 23,313,153,609.5 $1,735,869 Fentanyl (mcg) 0 0 18 12 5 0 0 Marijuana (lbs) 0 19 135 551 206 26 0 937 34,293.0 $27,321,498 High Grade Marijuana (lbs) 1 3 5 77 85 0 0 171 2,577.6 $5,178,080 Medical Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 8 4.0 $178 Marijuana Plants (each) 1 32 0 74 2 5 0 114 6,712.0 $11,188,032 Synthetic Cannabinoids (g) 1 1 4 36 14 0 0 56 30,089.5 $820,521 LSD (dosage) 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 65.1 $1,040 PCP (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 32 3 368 1,000 165 19 2 1,589 Prescription Stimulant (dosage) 0 0 0 21 1 1 1 24 563.5 $6,931 Prescription Sedative (dosage) 0 0 7 22 1 0 0 30 2,619.0 $20,420 Prescription Pain Reliever (dosage) 9 0 15 71 5 3 1 104 8,765.2 $165,283 Ketamine (mg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Unknown Drug (dosage) 3 0 2 13 1 4 6 29 6,385.5 $27,949 $182,231 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine (g) 471,877.6 $21,288,634 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 1,483.6 Steroids (ml) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1,377.7 $5,300 Salvia(g) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 15.0 $1,500 Paraphernalia (each) 0 0 2 279 0 39 0 320 4,906.0 $130,814 Other 0 2 10 14 1 4 0 31 243,059.1 $2,451,707 75 62 819 3,005 609 106 12 4,688 Total $90,323,292 Prescription Drug Arrests Number of drug related arrests from table above that also included prescription drugs Arrest Demographics Male Female Under 18 Under 18 Male 18+ 225 Drug & Non-drug Arrests Female 18+ Total Drug Non-Drug Total 12 6 1,705 856 2,579 Violent Crime (except gang) 617 122 739 2 0 304 63 369 Gang (except violent crime) 20 17 37 Hispanic 80 9 1,534 418 2,041 2 2 4 Native American 22 2 112 46 182 4,049 397 4,446 Asian 0 0 21 4 25 Total 4,688 538 5,226 Hawaiian/Pac Islander 0 0 1 0 1 Felony 4,302 341 4,643 Other 0 0 8 3 11 386 197 583 Unknown 1 0 13 4 18 4,688 538 5,226 117 17 3,698 1,394 5,226 Caucasian Black Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Gang and violent crime Neither or not known Misdemeanor Total 30 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Marijuana Grows Seized Weapons Seized by Type Indoor 28 Type Outdoor 17 Handguns 137 Semi-Auto Handguns 122 Asset Seizures Number Value Quantity Rifles 73 Semi-Auto Rifles 44 243 $1,745,997 Shotguns 50 Currency 29,985 $5,379,058 Semi-Auto Shotguns 1 Weapons 476 $181,675 Automatic/Machine Gun 0 59 $2,639,187 Knives/Cutting Instr. 1 30,763 $9,945,917 Vehicles Other Assets Total Explosive Device 0 Other 48 Total Total Seizure Cases 476 Number Drug Trafficking Organizations 25 Federal Disrupted 884 State 909 Total Methamphetamine Related Investigations 783 Total 146 118 264 Mid Level (Distributor/Retailer) 39 46 85 High Level (Manuf./Supplier) 13 12 25 198 176 374 Low Level (Street Dealer) Meth-Related Statistics Dismantled Total Clandestine Labs Seized 9 Minor Involved in Labs Seized 1 Meth Dump Sites Discovered 0 Federal 35 Firearms Reported to NIBIN 227 Sites Referred for Mitigation/Cleanup 0 State 652 Firearms traced through ATF 279 Other 614 # charged with firearm crimes 157 Search Warrants Served Total Training / Community Involvement Firearms and NIBIN 1,301 No. of Trainings Attended 377 No. of Trainings Provided 94 Community Meetings Held 47 New Investigations Opened School Presentations Offered 28 Pending Investigations 762 Dropped Investigations 140 Investigation Data Closed Investigations Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 4,457 3,934 31 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Apache County – Apache County Cooperative Enforcement Narcotics Team (ACCENT) Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total $ $ $ 141,838 83,438 225,276 Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match $ $ $ 90,110 78,847 56,319 Project Description This program is administered by the Apache County Sheriff’s Office. The Apache County Cooperative Enforcement Narcotics Team (ACCENT) is a small, formally organized multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency narcotics task force, operating under a board of directors. Task Force Participants Apache County Sheriff's Office, Apache County Attorney's Office, Eagar Police Department, Springerville Police Department, St. Johns Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Navajo Nation Police Department, United States Marshal’s Office, Arizona Attorney General’s Office, and the Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles. Objective ACCENT is committed to responding aggressively to criminal activity throughout the County of Apache in a manner consistent with safeguarding the rights of all citizens up to and including the protection of life and property. ACCENT is committed to establishing close ties with and responding to the public safety needs of the community. Activity Summary During FY 2017, ACCENT officers made 190 drug-related arrests. A total of 113 (59-percent) drug-related arrests were for the offense of possessing/concealing drugs, and 42 (22-percent) were for transporting/importing drugs. There were 94 arrests (49-percent) for marijuana and 35 (18-percent) arrests for methamphetamine/amphetamine. The task force removed $9,289,384 worth of drugs from the community, including 19,426 grams of methamphetamine/amphetamine with a value of $504,681, 2,278 grams of hashish worth $204,620, and 752.6 pounds of marijuana and 83 marijuana plants worth over $2.5 million. ACCENT disrupted and dismantled 56 Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) and served 26 search warrants. The task force had asset seizures of $359,622 which consisted of 2 vehicles, 21 weapons, and $322,622 in currency. Selected Quarterly Highlights • On April 20, 2016, The Apache County Special Crimes Enforcement Team assisted the Springerville Police Department with a search warrant at a medical marijuana dispensary in Springerville, Arizona. During the course of the investigation, it was learned that the dispensary had an expired dispensary license. The business was shut down and all inventory was seized for evidence. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 32 Apprehension - Task Force Activities • On June 9, 2016 an officer conducted a traffic enforcement stop. While speaking with driver, the officer observed indicators of criminal activity. The officer asked for consent to search the vehicle. The driver granted consent by stating “yes” and nodding his head. Due to a possible language barrier, the officer deployed his canine, to conduct an exterior sniff of the vehicle. The canine gave a positive alert by scratching near the rear doors. A search of the vehicle revealed two duffle bags within a chest freezer. Further investigation revealed 26 total packages, 13 containing powder cocaine, and 13 containing brown powder heroin. • On June 28, 2016, an officer conducted a traffic enforcement stop on Interstate 40 in Sanders, Arizona. While issuing a warning citation for the violations, the officer observed indicators of criminal activity. He obtained consent to search the vehicle from both the driver and the passenger. While searching the vehicle the officer found a small bottle of liquid steroid in the glove box and a vacuum sealed package under the front passenger seat. The vacuum sealed package was contained and field tested positive for 2.4 pounds of brown powder heroin. Both the driver and passenger were arrested and booked into the Apache County Sheriff’s Office jail. • On June 30, 2016, an officer conducted a traffic enforcement stop on Interstate 40 in Chambers, Arizona for several traffic violations. While issuing the driver a warning citation, the officer observed indicators of criminal activity. The driver refused consent to search. The officer conducted an external sniff of the vehicle with his canine, which resulted in a positive alert. A search of the vehicle revealed a red suit case in the trunk that had a strong odor of marijuana and contained a vacuum sealed package of U.S. currency. The driver was arrested for money laundering and drug paraphernalia and was booked into the ACSO jail. The total U.S. currency seized was $70,885.25. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure FY 2017 Estimated Drug Value Removed per Grant Dollar Expended $6.66 Arrests per Investigation 1.25 Percent of Investigations closed 80.00% FY 2017 Actual $41.24 1.24 86.93% Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 33 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Apprehension Projects: Apache County Sheriff's Office Grant Number: DC-17-001 Drug Arrest Activity Buy / Receive Cocaine (powder) Cultivate / Mfg 0 Distribute / Sell 0 Possess / Conceal 0 Drug Removal + Value Transport / Import 0 Consume / Use 2 Other 0 Quantity Removed Total 2 0 Value 94.500 $6,000,000 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Ecstasy (MDMA ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Hashish (g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,278.0 $204,620 Heroin (g) 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 8 7.5 $450 Fentanyl (mcg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Marijuana (lbs) 0 5 4 30 20 2 0 61 577.5 $867,134 $362,552 High Grade Marijuana (lbs) 0 2 0 14 8 0 0 24 175.1 Medical Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7 0.0 $40 Marijuana Plants (each) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 83.0 $1,342,400 $2,041 Synthetic Cannabinoids (g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 102.1 LSD (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 PCP (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Methamphetamine/A mphetam 0 0 5 18 12 0 0 35 19,426.6 $504,681 Prescription Stimulant (dosag 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.0 $300 Prescription Sedative (dosage 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 50.0 $677 Prescription Pain Reliever (do 7 0 0 5 0 0 0 12 122.0 $1,464 Ketamine (mg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Unknown Drug (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Steroids (ml) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Salvia(g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Paraphernalia (each) 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 34 99.0 $2,545 6.0 Other Total 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 9 17 113 42 2 0 190 $480 $9,289,384 Prescription Drug Arrests Number of drug related arrests from table above that also included prescription drugs Arrest Demographics Male Female Male Under 18 Under 18 18+ 17 Drug & Non-drug Arrests Female 18+ Total Drug Non-Drug Total Caucasian 0 0 98 50 148 Violent Crime (except gang) 188 54 242 Black 0 0 19 4 23 Gang (except violent crime) 0 0 0 Hispanic 2 0 45 14 61 Gang and violent crime 0 0 0 Native A merican 0 0 3 3 6 Neither or not known 2 3 5 A sian 0 0 2 1 3 Total 190 57 247 Hawaiian/Pac Islander 0 0 1 0 1 Felony 190 40 230 Other 0 0 4 1 5 Misdemeanor 0 17 17 Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 190 57 247 2 0 172 73 247 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Total 34 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Marijuana Grows Seized Weapons Seized by Type Indoor 5 Type Outdoor 1 Handguns 7 Semi-Auto Handguns 0 Asset Seizures Rifles Number Value 2 $30,000 Currency 26 $322,622 Weapons 21 $7,000 0 $0 49 $359,622 Other Assets 10 Semi-Auto Rifles Vehicles Total Quantity Total Seizure Cases 2 Shotguns 2 Semi-Auto Shotguns 0 Automatic/Machine Gun 0 Knives/Cutting Instr. 0 Explosive Device 0 Other 0 Total 21 Number Federal Drug Trafficking Organizations 0 State Disrupted 40 Total 40 Low Level (Street Dealer) Mid Level (Distributor/Retailer) Meth-Related Statistics Methamphetamine Related Investigations Clandestine Labs Seized 0 Minor Involved in Labs Seized 0 Total 0 37 9 0 9 7 3 10 Total 53 3 56 Search Warrants Served Firearms and NIBIN High Level (Manuf./Supplier) 18 Dismantled 37 Meth Dump Sites Discovered 0 Federal 0 Firearms Reported to NIBIN 0 Sites Referred for Mitigation/Cleanup 0 State 25 Firearms traced through ATF 0 Other 1 # charged with firearm crimes 3 Training / Community Involvement Total 26 No. of Trainings Attended 49 No. of Trainings Provided 3 Community Meetings Held 0 New Investigations Opened School Presentations Offered 0 Pending Investigations Investigation Data Dropped Investigations Closed Investigations Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 176 4 0 153 35 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Cochise County - Narcotics Enforcement Team (CCNET) Overtime Total Approved Budget FY 2017 Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match $ $ 124,240 124,240 $ $ $ 49,696 43,484 31,060 Project Description This program is administered by the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO). The Cochise County Narcotics Enforcement Team (CCNET) is a single-agency drug enforcement team that coordinates its efforts with other federal, state and local agencies as needed. CCNET is organized to identify, arrest and refer drug traffickers for prosecution. Task Force Participants Cochise County Sheriff's Office, United States Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Objective To provide coordination of interdiction and investigative functions with the Cochise County Attorney’s Office in a concentrated effort to dismantle drug trafficking organizations, gangs, and criminal enterprises. Activity Summary During FY 2017, CCNET officers made a total of 501 drug-related arrests. A total of 241 (48-percent) drugrelated arrests were for the offense of possessing/concealing, 103 (21-percent) were for the distribution/selling of drugs, and 81 (16-percent) were for the offense of consuming/using drugs. There were 229 (46-percent) arrests for marijuana and 92 (18-percent) arrests for heroin. CCNET removed $5,061,245 in drugs from the community, this total included 5,730 pounds of marijuana and 33 marijuana plants with a combined value of over $4.4 million dollars, 3,864 grams of methamphetamine/amphetamine with a value of $610,320 and 266 grams of heroin with a value of $24,200. Officers had asset seizures totaling $93,374 which consisted of 8 vehicles, three weapons, and $23,442 in currency and other assets. CCNET officers served 63 search warrants, and seized three marijuana grows. CCNET disrupted and dismantled 20 Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs). Selected Quarterly Highlights • In March 2017, CCNET received source information that a suspect was selling and supplying methamphetamine in the Sierra Vista area. Two registered confidential informant buys were conducted at the suspect’s place of residence. Surveillance on the suspect led to a traffic stop were 1.5 oz of methamphetamine was seized. A search warrant was drafted and executed at his residence. The search warrant led to 4 individuals being arrested and the DTO was dismantled. A local Drug Enforcement Agency office provided support for this position. • In April 2017, CCSO received information during a previous DTO investigation that another suspect was selling methamphetamine from his residence at in Sierra Vista. Surveillance was conducted and 2 RCI buys were conducted. A search warrant was drafted and executed at the residence. This led to three individuals being arrested for possession of dangerous drug for sale, possession of a dangerous drug, fortification of a residence for drug sales, use of building for drug sales, and prohibited possessor charges for all three individuals. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 36 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Drug Value Removed per Grant Dollar Expended Arrests per Investigation Percent of Investigations closed Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 FY 2017 Estimated $16.10 2.00 50.00% FY 2017 Actual $40.74 0.56 96.46% 37 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Apprehension Projects: Cochise County Sheriff's Office Grant Number: DC-17-003 Drug Arrest Activity Buy / Receive Cultivate / Mfg Distribute / Sell Drug Removal + Value Possess / Conceal Transport / Import Consume / Use Other Quantity Removed Total Value Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0.011 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 $1,100 Hashish (g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Heroin (g) 0 0 43 28 19 2 0 92 266.0 $24,200 Fentanyl (mcg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 31 133 38 20 0 222 5,730.0 $4,418,650 High Grade Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Medical Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 $1,650 Marijuana Plants (each) 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 7 33.0 Synthetic Cannabinoids (g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 LSD (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 PCP (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine (g) 0 0 19 47 8 8 0 82 3,864.0 $610,320 Prescription Stimulant (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Prescription Sedative (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 $2,085 Prescription Pain Reliever (dosage) 0 0 8 8 3 3 0 22 134.0 Ketamine (mg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Unknown Drug (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 53.0 $1,060 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Steroids (ml) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Salvia(g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Paraphernalia (each) 0 0 2 24 0 39 0 65 0.0 $0 218.0 Other Total 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 5 103 241 71 81 0 501 $2,180 $5,061,245 Prescription Drug Arrests Number of drug related arrests from table above that also included prescription drugs Arrest Demographics Male Female Under 18 Under 18 Male 18+ 25 Drug & Non-drug Arrests Female 18+ Total Drug Non-Drug Total Caucasian 0 0 191 138 329 Violent Crime (except gang) 319 0 Black 0 0 10 1 11 Gang (except violent crime) 6 0 6 Hispanic 2 0 121 37 160 Gang and violent crime 0 0 0 Native American 0 0 0 0 0 176 0 176 Asian 0 0 0 0 0 Total 501 0 501 Hawaiian/Pac Islander 0 0 0 0 0 Felony 242 0 242 Other 0 0 0 0 0 Misdemeanor 259 0 259 Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 501 0 501 3 0 322 176 501 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Neither or not known Total 319 38 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Marijuana Grows Seized Weapons Seized by Type Indoor 2 Type Outdoor 1 Handguns Quantity 15 Semi-Auto Handguns Asset Seizures Number Value 0 Rifles 2 Semi-Auto Rifles 0 Vehicles 8 $20,510 Shotguns 1 Currency 7 $23,442 Semi-Auto Shotguns 0 Weapons 41 $20,700 Automatic/Machine Gun 0 1 $28,722 Knives/Cutting Instr. 0 57 $93,374 Other Assets Total Explosive Device 0 Other Total Seizure Cases 23 Total 41 Number Federal Drug Trafficking Organizations 0 State Disrupted 7 Total 7 Low Level (Street Dealer) Mid Level (Distributor/Retailer) Meth-Related Statistics 3 Clandestine Labs Seized 0 Minor Involved in Labs Seized 0 Total 7 18 1 1 2 0 0 0 Total 12 8 20 Search Warrants Served Firearms and NIBIN High Level (Manuf./Supplier) Methamphetamine Related Investigations Dismantled 11 Meth Dump Sites Discovered 0 Federal 0 Firearms Reported to NIBIN 41 Sites Referred for Mitigation/Cleanup 0 State 54 Firearms traced through ATF 23 Other 9 Training / Community Involvement Total 0 63 No. of Trainings Attended 0 No. of Trainings Provided 0 Community Meetings Held 0 New Investigations Opened School Presentations Offered 0 Pending Investigations Investigation Data Dropped Investigations Closed Investigations Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 # charged with firearm crimes 932 23 0 899 39 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Coconino County - Northern Arizona Street Crimes Task Force (METRO) Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total $ $ $ 197,796 82,711 280,507 Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match $ $ $ 112,203 98,177 70,127 Project Description This program is administered by the Flagstaff Police Department. 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, seize illicit drugs and assets and assist in major felony investigations in the county when necessary. Task Force Participants Flagstaff Police Department, Coconino County Sheriff's Office, Coconino County Attorney's Office, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Northern Arizona University Police Department, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Homeland Security Investigation (HSI), Williams Police Department, and the Page Police Department. Objective To protect life, property and the rights of individuals by focusing resources of participating agencies in a sustained, coordinated, multi-agency effort to reduce drugs, street, and gang-related crimes, and assemble intelligence through vigorous investigation, apprehension, prosecution, and community participation. A high emphasis is placed on criminal activities related to the sale, distribution, and use of all illicit drugs. Activity Summary During FY 2017, METRO officers made 127 drug-related arrests. A total of 45 (35-percent) drug-related arrests were for distribution/selling drugs, and 43 (34-percent) were for the offense of possessing/concealing drugs. There were 63 (50-percent) arrests for methamphetamine/amphetamine, 21 (17-percent) for heroin, and 15 (12-percent) for drug paraphernalia. The task force removed $3,291,335 in drugs from the community, including 16,543 grams of methamphetamine/amphetamine with a value of $971,978, 3.9 billion micrograms of fentanyl with a value of $788,786, 24 pounds of marijuana and 408 marijuana plants with a value of $105,538. METRO officers had asset seizures of $73,019 which consisted of 42 weapons, 10 vehicles, and $25,844 in currency. Task force officers disrupted or dismantled 49 Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs), conducted 103 methamphetamine/amphetamine-related investigations, and served 35 search warrants. Selected Quarterly Highlights • Between the months of July and October of 2017, METRO Narcotics continued an investigation that started in early 2017. There were undercover and confidential informant purchases of firearms, drugs and stolen property on several defendants. During the investigation, METRO Narcotics has been getting grand jury indictments and locating several of the suspects to arrest them based on their involvement. This process will be ongoing for the next several months. • METRO Narcotics has partnered with other agencies such as ATF, HSI and FBI to participate in various operations in attempt to dismantle and disrupt drug trafficking organizations. METRO Narcotics has seized several pounds of narcotics from cartel related organizations. METRO Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 40 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Narcotics has also seized close to a half a million dollars in US currency from drug trafficking organizations. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure FY 2017 Estimated Drug Value Removed per Grant Dollar Expended $0.59 Arrests per Investigation 1.44 Percent of Investigations closed Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 64.00% FY 2017 Actual $11.73 1.22 46.22% 41 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Apprehension Projects: City of Flagstaff Grant Number: DC-17-002 Drug Arrest Activity Buy / Receive Cultivate / Mfg Distribute / Sell Drug Removal + Value Possess / Conceal Transport / Import Consume / Use Other Quantity Removed Total Value Cocaine (powder) 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 6 13.790 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 676.6 $11,476 $712,206 Hashish (g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 $40 Heroin (g) 3 0 9 4 4 1 0 21 13,147.2 $673,658 Fentanyl (mcg) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3,943,930,000.0 $788,786 Marijuana (lbs) 0 4 3 4 0 2 0 13 1.9 $7,938 High Grade Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.9 $30,000 Medical Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Marijuana Plants (each) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 408.0 $67,600 Synthetic Cannabinoids (g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 LSD (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.0 $110 PCP (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine (g) 0 0 32 12 15 4 0 63 16,543.0 $971,978 Prescription Stimulant (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30.0 $300 Prescription Sedative (dosage) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 90.0 $320 $1,097 Prescription Pain Reliever (dosage) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 80.0 Ketamine (mg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Unknown Drug (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 271.0 $2 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9.1 $182 Steroids (ml) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 $300 Salvia(g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Paraphernalia (each) 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 15 1,073.0 $4 567.7 Other Total 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 4 45 43 24 8 0 127 $25,337 $3,291,335 Prescription Drug Arrests Number of drug related arrests from table above that also included prescription drugs Arrest Demographics Male Female Under 18 Under 18 Male 18+ 7 Drug & Non-drug Arrests Female 18+ Total Drug Non-Drug Total Caucasian 3 0 47 25 75 Violent Crime (except gang) 5 4 9 Black 0 0 6 1 7 Gang (except violent crime) 7 2 9 Hispanic 0 0 30 13 43 Gang and violent crime 1 1 2 Native American 0 0 16 6 22 Neither or not known 114 14 128 Asian 0 0 1 0 1 Total 127 21 148 Hawaiian/Pac Islander 0 0 0 0 0 Felony 127 13 140 Other 0 0 0 0 0 Misdemeanor 0 8 8 Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 127 21 148 3 0 100 45 148 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Total 42 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Marijuana Grows Seized Weapons Seized by Type Indoor 3 Type Outdoor 2 Handguns 8 Semi-Auto Handguns 8 Rifles 1 Semi-Auto Rifles 1 Asset Seizures Number Value Quantity Vehicles 10 $36,000 Shotguns 3 Currency 19 $25,844 Semi-Auto Shotguns 0 Weapons 42 $7,175 Automatic/Machine Gun 0 6 $4,000 Knives/Cutting Instr. 0 77 $73,019 Other Assets Total Explosive Device 0 Other 21 Total Total Seizure Cases 42 Number Drug Trafficking Organizations 2 Federal Disrupted 21 State 23 Total Low Level (Street Dealer) Mid Level (Distributor/Retailer) Meth-Related Statistics Methamphetamine Related Investigations Total 21 12 33 2 13 15 0 1 1 Total 23 26 49 Search Warrants Served Firearms and NIBIN High Level (Manuf./Supplier) 103 Dismantled Clandestine Labs Seized 0 Minor Involved in Labs Seized 0 Meth Dump Sites Discovered 0 Federal 11 Firearms Reported to NIBIN 2 Sites Referred for Mitigation/Cleanup 0 State 24 Firearms traced through ATF 26 Other 0 Total Training / Community Involvement # charged with firearm crimes No. of Trainings Attended 15 No. of Trainings Provided 5 Community Meetings Held 6 New Investigations Opened 225 School Presentations Offered 0 Pending Investigations 110 Dropped Investigations 38 Investigation Data Closed Investigations Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 2 35 104 43 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Gila County - Drug, Gang and Violent Crimes Task Force Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total $ $ $ 196,396 121,980 318,376 Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match $ $ $ 127,350 111,432 79,594 Project Description This program is administered by the Gila County Sheriff’s Office. The Gila County Drug, Gang and Violent Crimes Task Force is a formally organized multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency unit created to identify, arrest and prosecute drug traffickers, and investigate and disrupt drug-related criminal activity, seize drugs and monetary assets. Task Force Participants Arizona Department of Public Safety, Gila County Sheriff's Office, Gila County Attorney’s Office, Globe Police Department, Hayden Police Department, Miami Police Department, Payson Police Department, San Carlos Apache Tribal Police Department, San Carlos Recreation and Wildlife Law Enforcement Division, Tonto Apache Tribal Police Department, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, and the United States Forest Service Law Enforcement Division. Objective The Gila County Drug, Gang, and Violent Crimes Task Force is a Multi-Agency/Multi-Jurisdictional Unit that conducts narcotic, gang and violent crime investigations. Our mission is to disrupt, interdict, and dismantle such offenses to reduce criminal activities inside and outside our communities. Through city, county, state and federal inter-agency collaborations, the Gila County Drug, Gang, and Violent Crimes Task Force focuses on identifying and initiating investigations on violent crimes and on individuals, gangs, organizations and cartels involved in cultivating, manufacturing, transporting, distribution, use and sale of marijuana, narcotic and dangerous drugs. Activity Summary During FY 2017, the task force made 347 drug-related arrests. A total of 251 (72-percent) drug-related arrests were for the offense of possessing/concealing drugs, 52 (15-percent) were for distributing/selling drugs, and 29 (8were for transporting/importing drugs. There were 93 (27-percent) arrests for percent) methamphetamine/amphetamine, 87 (25-percent) for marijuana, and 77 (22-percent) for paraphernalia. The task force removed $3,999,658 in drugs from the community, including 23 pounds of marijuana and 2,526 marijuana plants with a value of $3.1 million and 2,617 grams of methamphetamine/amphetamine with a value of $262,359. The task force had asset seizures of $26,692 which consisted of 33 weapons, two vehicles and $7,992 in currency and other assets. Officers pursued 90 methamphetamine/amphetamine – related investigations, served 17 search warrants, eradicated six marijuana grows, and disrupted or dismantled seven Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs). Selected Quarterly Highlights • In August of 2016, the Gila County Drug, Gang, and Violent Crimes Task Force, in a collaborated effort with the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Indian Affairs Law Enforcement Division and Narcotics Division, Gila County Sheriff’s Office, Navajo County Sheriff’s Office Major Criminal Apprehension Team, San Carlos Apache Recreation and Wildlife Law Enforcement Division, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, White Mountain Apache Police Department, and the White Mountain Apache Game and Fish Rangers, conducted an investigation of an outdoor marijuana cultivation site on the White Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 44 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Mountain Apache Reservation. During the investigation, 2,413 marijuana plants were seized and two suspects were arrested for cultivation of marijuana charges. A third subject was also arrested on other felony state charges. The marijuana seized had a street value of $2,895,600. • In September of 2016, the Gila County Drug, Gang, and Violent Crimes Task Force in a collaborated effort with the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Arizona Department of Public Safety GIITEM Task Force, Bureau of Indian Affairs Law Enforcement Division, White Mountain Apache Police Department and the White Mountain Apache Game and Fish Rangers participated in a three day Safe Street Task Force detail on the White Mountain Apache Reservation. During this operation, nine suspects were arrested on tribal warrants, five suspects were arrested on various drug charges, and 61 subjects were contacted and a gang member identification card (GMIC) was created for them as gang members for various gangs (including Juggalos, Crips, and Bloods) on the reservation. During this collaborative effort, one outdoor marijuana grow was raided with 28 marijuana plants seized, which had a street value of $33,600. 43 grams of marijuana with a street value $2,150, 7 grams of methamphetamine with a street value of $700 and two drug paraphernalia items were also seized during this operation • In January of 2017, the Gila County Drug, Gang, and Violent Crimes Task Force in a collaborative effort with the Arizona Department of Public Safety and the White Mountain Apache Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on highway 60. During the traffic stop investigation, indicators of criminal activity were observed and consent to search was obtained from the driver. 92.3 grams of methamphetamine, 20 Xanax pills, 839 items of drug paraphernalia and $2,497 in U.S. currency were discovered and seized. The street value of the methamphetamines seized was $92,300 and the pills had a street value of $600. Information obtained from the investigation revealed that the suspect arrested had been supplying the White Mountain Apache Reservation with up to a pound of methamphetamines every month for the past six months. This information was passed on the Bureau of Indian Affairs Law Enforcement and Narcotics Division, Phoenix Police Department Drug Enforcement Bureau, United States Drug Enforcement Division, and the White Mountain Police Department. • In March of 2017, the Gila County Drug, Gang, and Violent Crimes Task Force in a collaborated effort with the Gila County Sheriff Office’s conducted a traffic stop on highway 87. During the traffic stop investigation, a task force canine conducted a drug sniff of the vehicle and alerted to the vehicle. During a search of the vehicle, a false compartment was found inside the vehicle, containing 3.92 pounds of black tar heroin. The heroin had a street value of $223,195. Information from this investigation was passed onto the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, Phoenix Police Department Drug Enforcement and a drug task force in Edwards, Colorado. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 45 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Drug Value Removed per Grant Dollar Expended Arrests per Investigation Percent of Investigations closed Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 FY 2017 Estimated $59.85 1.00 100.00% FY 2017 Actual $12.56 0.61 100.00% 46 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Apprehension Projects: Gila County Sheriff's Office Grant Number: DC-17-004 Drug Arrest Activity Buy / Receive Cultivate / Mfg Distribute / Sell Drug Removal + Value Possess / Conceal Transport / Import Consume / Use Other Quantity Removed Total Value Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0.025 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 12.0 $240 $1,010 Hashish (g) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1,001.2 $100,175 Heroin (g) 0 0 19 20 14 0 0 53 2,022.7 $294,964 Fentanyl (mcg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 26 3.4 $13,362 $90,848 High Grade Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 3 42 4 0 0 49 20.4 Medical Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Marijuana Plants (each) 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 2,526.0 $3,031,200 $3,450 Synthetic Cannabinoids (g) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 73.0 LSD (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 PCP (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 $262,359 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine (g) 0 0 25 55 11 2 0 93 2,617.9 Prescription Stimulant (dosage) 0 0 0 14 0 1 0 15 11.0 $330 Prescription Sedative (dosage) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 29.0 $870 $26,190 Prescription Pain Reliever (dosage) 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 12 875.0 Ketamine (mg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Unknown Drug (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 $60,200 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82.7 Steroids (ml) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Salvia(g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.0 $1,500 $112,960 Paraphernalia (each) 0 0 0 77 0 0 0 77 2,196.0 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 12 52 251 29 3 0 347 Total $0 $3,999,658 Prescription Drug Arrests Number of drug related arrests from table above that also included prescription drugs Arrest Demographics Male Female Under 18 Under 18 Male 18+ 45 Drug & Non-drug Arrests Female 18+ Total Drug Non-Drug Total Caucasian 0 1 200 79 280 Violent Crime (except gang) 0 0 0 Black 0 0 10 1 11 Gang (except violent crime) 4 14 18 Hispanic 1 0 67 26 94 Gang and violent crime Native American 1 1 41 16 59 Neither or not known Asian 0 0 0 0 0 Hawaiian/Pac Islander 0 0 0 0 0 Other 0 0 0 0 0 Misdemeanor Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 318 122 444 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 0 0 0 343 83 426 Total 347 97 444 Felony 347 38 385 0 59 59 347 97 444 Total 47 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Marijuana Grows Seized Weapons Seized by Type Indoor 3 Type Outdoor 3 Handguns Quantity 1 Semi-Auto Handguns Asset Seizures Number Value 18 Rifles 3 Semi-Auto Rifles 2 Vehicles 2 $5,500 Shotguns 7 Currency 9 $7,992 Semi-Auto Shotguns 1 Weapons 33 $13,200 Automatic/Machine Gun 0 0 $0 Knives/Cutting Instr. 1 44 $26,692 Explosive Device 0 Other Assets Total Other Total Seizure Cases 0 Total 33 Number Federal Drug Trafficking Organizations 0 State Disrupted 14 Total 14 Low Level (Street Dealer) Meth-Related Statistics Methamphetamine Related Investigations 90 3 6 3 Mid Level (Distributor/Retailer) 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 3 7 Total 0 Minor Involved in Labs Seized 0 Meth Dump Sites Discovered 0 Federal Sites Referred for Mitigation/Cleanup 0 Search Warrants Served Firearms and NIBIN 0 Firearms Reported to NIBIN State 17 Firearms traced through ATF Other 0 Total 0 0 # charged with firearm crimes 24 17 No. of Trainings Attended 112 No. of Trainings Provided 27 Community Meetings Held 7 New Investigations Opened School Presentations Offered 4 Pending Investigations Investigation Data Dropped Investigations Closed Investigations Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Total High Level (Manuf./Supplier) Clandestine Labs Seized Training / Community Involvement Dismantled 567 1 0 567 48 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Graham County - Southeastern Arizona Narcotic Task Force Overtime Total Approved Budget FY 2017 Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match $ $ 26,933 26,933 $ $ $ 10,773 9,427 6,733 Project Description This program is administered by the Graham County Sheriff’s Office. The Southeastern Arizona Narcotic 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. Task Force Participants Graham County Sheriff's Office, Safford Police Department, Thatcher Police Department, Pima Police Department, Eastern Arizona College Police Department, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Objective To respond to requests by any Graham County or other law enforcement agency to assist and/or investigate any illegal drug operations or organizations. The task force is mandated to work together to investigate drug related crimes within Graham County such as the transport, sale, possession or manufacturing of illegal drugs and the misuse, possession or sale of prescription drugs. Activity Summary During FY 2017, the task force made 179 drug-related arrests. A total of 111 (62-percent) drug-related arrests were for the offense of possessing/concealing drugs, 33 (18-percent) were for the distribution/sale of drugs, and 12 (7-percent) were for consuming/using drugs. There were 65 (36-percent) arrests for marijuana, 59 (33-percent) for methamphetamine/amphetamine, and 36 (20-percent) for heroin. The task force removed $151,890 in drugs from the community, including 977 grams of methamphetamine/amphetamine with a value $97,710, 25 pounds of marijuana and 223 marijuana plants with a value of $40,978, and 1,369 milliliters of steroids with a value of $5,000. The task force had asset seizures of $7,737 which consisted of seven weapons and $2,337 in currency. Officers pursued 15 methamphetamine/amphetamine-related investigations, served six search warrants and disrupted or dismantled 13 Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs). Selected Quarterly Highlights • In the month of April 2017, the Task Force served a search warrant on a suspected marijuana grow in Klondyke, a ranching/farming community within Graham County. Four suspects were arrested, over 100 marijuana plants, and several weapons were seized. This dismantled an operational grow that had been active for some time. • In September 2017 the Task Force, working with the Tucson U.S. Marshall’s Office, participated in a two day warrant round-up in Graham County. Approximately 16 arrest warrants were served, a number of them involving past drug offenses. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 49 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure FY 2017 Estimated FY 2017 Actual Drug Value Removed per Grant Dollar Expended $0.19 $5.64 Arrests per Investigation 0.80 29.83 Percent of Investigations closed Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 83.00% 60.00% 50 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Apprehension Projects: Graham County Sheriff's Office Grant Number: DC-17-005 Drug Arrest Activity Buy / Receive Cultivate / Mfg Distribute / Sell Drug Removal + Value Possess / Conceal Transport / Import Consume / Use Other Quantity Removed Total Value Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0.005 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Ecstasy (MDMA ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 $2,080 Hashish (g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Heroin (g) 3 0 8 24 1 0 0 36 53.6 $4,048 Fentanyl (mcg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Marijuana (lbs) 0 1 11 37 1 2 0 52 25.1 $12,478 $0 High Grade Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Medical Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Marijuana Plants (each) 0 6 0 2 0 5 0 13 223.0 $28,500 $0 Synthetic Cannabinoids (g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 LSD (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 PCP (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Methamphetamine/A mphetamine (g) 4 0 12 33 5 5 0 59 977.1 $97,710 Prescription Stimulant (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Prescription Sedative (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Prescription Pain Reliever (dosage) 2 0 0 12 0 0 0 14 50.0 $2,074 Ketamine (mg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Unknown Drug (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Steroids (ml) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1,369.7 $5,000 Salvia(g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Paraphernalia (each) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 0.0 Other Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 33 111 7 12 0 179 $0 $151,890 Prescription Drug Arrests Number of drug related arrests from table above that also included prescription drugs Arrest Demographics Male Female Under 18 Under 18 Male 18+ 15 Drug & Non-drug Arrests Female 18+ Total Drug Non-Drug Total Caucasian 0 0 65 29 94 Violent Crime (except gang) 0 0 Black 0 0 9 0 9 Gang (except violent crime) 0 0 0 Hispanic 0 0 51 21 72 Gang and violent crime 0 0 0 Native A merican 0 0 4 0 4 179 0 179 A sian 0 0 0 0 0 Total 179 0 179 Hawaiian/Pac Islander 0 0 0 0 0 Felony 179 0 179 Other 0 0 0 0 0 Misdemeanor Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 129 50 179 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Neither or not known Total 0 0 0 0 179 0 179 51 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Marijuana Grows Seized Weapons Seized by Type Indoor 1 Type Outdoor 1 Handguns 4 Semi-Auto Handguns 5 Rifles 6 Semi-Auto Rifles 4 Asset Seizures Number Value Quantity Vehicles 0 $0 Shotguns 4 Currency 4 $2,337 Semi-Auto Shotguns 0 Weapons 23 $5,400 Automatic/Machine Gun 0 Other Assets Total 0 $0 27 $7,737 Total Seizure Cases Knives/Cutting Instr. 0 Explosive Device 0 Other 0 Total 23 Number Federal Drug Trafficking Organizations 0 State Disrupted 5 Total 5 Meth-Related Statistics Methamphetamine Related Investigations Total 9 0 9 Mid Level (Distributor/Retailer) 4 0 4 High Level (Manuf./Supplier) 15 Dismantled Low Level (Street Dealer) Total 0 0 0 13 0 13 Clandestine Labs Seized 0 Minor Involved in Labs Seized 0 Meth Dump Sites Discovered 0 Federal 0 Firearms Reported to NIBIN 0 Sites Referred for Mitigation/Cleanup 0 State 6 Firearms traced through ATF 0 0 # charged with firearm crimes 0 Search Warrants Served Other Training / Community Involvement Total Firearms and NIBIN 6 No. of Trainings Attended 0 No. of Trainings Provided 0 Community Meetings Held 0 New Investigations Opened School Presentations Offered 0 Pending Investigations 2 Dropped Investigations 0 Closed Investigations 6 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Investigation Data 10 52 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Greenlee County - Narcotics Task Force (GCNTF) Overtime Total Approved Budget FY 2017 Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match $ $ 30,400 30,400 $ $ $ 12,160 10,640 7,600 Project Description This program is administered by the Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office. The Greenlee County Narcotics Task Force (GCNTF), in cooperation with participating agencies, provide resources and personnel to conduct narcotics investigations and enforcement activity throughout the county. Task Force Participants Greenlee County Sheriff's Office, Clifton Police Department, Greenlee County Attorney’s Office, and the Greenlee County Probation Department. Objective To provide all citizens of Greenlee County with a comprehensive, coordinated narcotics unit comprised of local, state and federal resources, along with personnel to investigate, apprehend and convict street and mid-level drug violators. Activity Summary During FY 2017, the task force made 33 drug-related arrests. A total of 33 (100-percent) drug-related arrests were for the offense of possessing/concealing drugs. There were 16 (48-percent) arrests for marijuana, 9 (27-percent) arrests for methamphetamine/amphetamine, and three (9-percent) for paraphernalia. The task force removed $14,195 in drugs from the community, including 130 grams of methamphetamine/amphetamine removed with a value of $13,000, and 45 dosages of prescription pain reliever with a value of $600. In FY 2017 the task force had nine new investigations opened and were able to close seven with only three investigations pending. Officers pursued three methamphetamine/amphetamine-related investigations, served six search warrants and disrupted or dismantled three Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs). Selected Quarterly Highlights • The Greenlee County Narcotics Task Force has started working more closely with the Greenlee County Attorney’s Office by including their investigator, who is sworn law enforcement, in the majority of the illicit drug investigations. This has helped officers to better communicate and provide the appropriate information to allow the prosecutors to more efficiently move cases through the court process. • The GCNTF has been reinforcing the need for interagency collaboration within all surrounding agencies. Monthly meetings are now conducted with Clifton Police, Graham County SO, DPS, New Mexico State Police, and Border Patrol. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 53 Apprehension - Task Force Activities • The GCNTF has started an “All In” approach to law enforcement involvement within the community’s public schools. This program eliminates the single School Resource Officer and calls for all local law enforcement officers to be involved in the schools. Officers are required to conduct two walkthroughs of a school during their shift and are now required to participate in at least two presentations during a school year. These presentations are meant to increase education and awareness of violence, illicit drugs and safety. Now the students get the opportunity to interact with several different officers within the local agencies in the hopes that this will increase trust and communication. • The Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office has been without a drug detection canine for over one year. This year, GCNTF received monies to reinstate the K9 program and have begun the process. The canine and handler are expected to begin work in January of 2018. This canine team will heavily support the GCNTF. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure FY 2017 Estimated FY 2017 Actual Drug Value Removed per Grant Dollar Expended $0.54 $0.47 Arrests per Investigation 1.48 4.71 Percent of Investigations closed Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 70.00% 77.78% 54 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Apprehension Projects: Greenlee County Sheriff's Office Grant Number: DC-17-006 Drug Arrest Activity Buy / Receive Cultivate / Mfg Distribute / Sell Drug Removal + Value Possess / Conceal Transport / Import Consume / Use Other Quantity Removed Total Value Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 $0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Hashish (g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 $75 Heroin (g) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2.3 Fentanyl (mcg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 16 0.4 $250 $100 High Grade Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 Medical Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Marijuana Plants (each) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Synthetic Cannabinoids (g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 LSD (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 PCP (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine (g) 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 9 130.0 $13,000 Prescription Stimulant (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Prescription Sedative (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 $600 Prescription Pain Reliever (dosage) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 45.0 Ketamine (mg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Unknown Drug (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Steroids (ml) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Salvia(g) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.0 $0 Paraphernalia (each) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 17.0 $170 0.0 Other Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 33 $0 $14,195 Prescription Drug Arrests Number of drug related arrests from table above that also included prescription drugs Arrest Demographics Male Female Under 18 Under 18 Male 18+ 2 Drug & Non-drug Arrests Female 18+ Total Drug Non-Drug Total Caucasian 0 0 12 11 23 Violent Crime (except gang) 0 0 0 Black 0 0 1 0 1 Gang (except violent crime) 0 0 0 Hispanic 0 0 3 6 9 Gang and violent crime 0 0 0 Native American 0 0 0 0 0 Neither or not known 33 0 33 Asian 0 0 0 0 0 Total 33 0 33 Hawaiian/Pac Islander 0 0 0 0 0 Felony 33 0 33 Other 0 0 0 0 0 Misdemeanor Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 33 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Total 0 0 0 33 0 33 55 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Marijuana Grows Seized Weapons Seized by Type Indoor 0 Type Outdoor 0 Handguns 0 Semi-Auto Handguns 0 Rifles 0 Semi-Auto Rifles 0 Asset Seizures Number Value Quantity Vehicles 0 $0 Shotguns 0 Currency 0 $0 Semi-Auto Shotguns 0 Weapons 0 $0 Automatic/Machine Gun 0 Other Assets 0 $0 Knives/Cutting Instr. 0 0 $0 Explosive Device 0 Other 0 Total Total Seizure Cases Total 0 Number Federal 0 State 0 Total Drug Trafficking Organizations Disrupted 0 Meth-Related Statistics Dismantled Total Low Level (Street Dealer) 3 0 3 Mid Level (Distributor/Retailer) 0 0 0 High Level (Manuf./Supplier) Total 0 0 0 3 0 3 Methamphetamine Related Investigations 3 Clandestine Labs Seized 0 Minor Involved in Labs Seized 0 Meth Dump Sites Discovered 0 Federal 0 Firearms Reported to NIBIN 0 Sites Referred for Mitigation/Cleanup 0 State 6 Firearms traced through ATF 0 0 # charged with firearm crimes 0 Search Warrants Served Other Training / Community Involvement Total Firearms and NIBIN 6 No. of Trainings Attended 0 No. of Trainings Provided 0 Community Meetings Held 2 New Investigations Opened 9 School Presentations Offered 0 Pending Investigations 3 Dropped Investigations 2 Closed Investigations 7 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Investigation Data 56 Apprehension - Task Force Activities La Paz County Narcotics Task Force (LPCNTF) Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total $ $ $ 44,117 22,941 67,058 Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match $ $ $ 26,823 23,470 16,765 Project Description This program is administered by the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office. The La Paz County Narcotics Task Force (LPCNTF) 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. Task Force Participants La Paz County Sheriff’s Office, the United States Border Patrol (USBP), the Colorado River Indian Tribes Police Department, and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Objective To disrupt and reduce the distribution and sale of illicit drugs in La Paz County by working cooperatively with other Law Enforcement Agencies throughout the nation, to vigorously identify, investigate, arrest, and successfully prosecute local and mid-level drug trafficking organizations, thereby enhancing the quality of life for the citizens of La Paz County. Activity Summary During FY 2017, LPCNTF made 99 drug-related arrests. A total of 72 (73-percent) drug-related arrests were for the offense of transporting/importing drugs, and 19 (19-percent) were for possessing/concealing drugs. There were 53 (54-percent) arrests for marijuana and 13 (13-percent) for methamphetamine/amphetamine. Task force officers removed $3,960,221 in drugs from the community, including 20,705 grams of methamphetamine/amphetamine with a value of $1.4 million, 21,074 grams of heroin with a value of $1.2 million, and 593 pounds of marijuana with a value of over $917,198. The task force had asset seizures of $756,204 which consisted of six vehicles, eight weapons and $718,004 in currency. The task force conducted 12 methamphetamine/ amphetamine related investigations and served nine search warrants Selected Quarterly Highlights • • Between February and May, the Task Force was able to infiltrate a major methamphetamine supplier and dealer on the CRIT Indian Reservation. This individual is a CRIT Tribal Member and has been a major problem, in the Parker area and the Reservation for years. The Task Force made several major purchases from this subject who resides in a very difficult area, logistically, to conduct the purchases. The Task Force is currently working with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for prosecution of this person. In May, prior to assisting the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office with a Stone Garden Detail, members of the La Paz County Narcotics Task Force were running interdiction on I-10. A traffic stop was conducted by a CRIT Police Department Detective, in the area of mile post 5. The detective was Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 57 Apprehension - Task Force Activities assisted by U.S. Border Patrol agents, La Paz County Sheriff’s Office and Quartzside Police Department. During the stop the driver came back as a missing person out of Calexico, California. The driver’s story was not consistent so the detectives continued to question the driver. One detective used his K9 on the vehicle and the dog alerted to a positive find. In the back of the vehicle, they located a packaged air conditioner unit that appeared to be in its original packaging. The detectives observed one of the staples was smaller than the others, and opened the package. One of the detectives observed a missing screw on the unit, so it was taken apart. Inside the unit was a plastic trash bag containing 30 pounds of crystal methamphetamine. This information was shared with other Law Enforcement K9 organizations, resulting in three more loads of methamphetamine seized by different agencies. U.S. Border Patrol Agents were able to flag the suspect in this case for alerts on border crossings. On the day of his hearing, the defendant called into La Paz County Superior Court and stated he had transportation issues and was not going to make his hearing. Hours later he was caught crossing the border in Calexico with 44 pounds of Methamphetamine. • In March, a member of the Lake Havasu City MAGNET and Lake Havasu City DEA contacted the Task Force for some assistance. They had a confidential informant, who was in a position to transport 5 pounds of methamphetamine to Cheyenne, Wyoming. The suspected supplier was thought to be in our area. After obtaining the information we learned the suspect resided in Blythe, California. LPCNTF, MAGNET, and DEA made the pickup from the suspect in Blythe and conducted a control delivery to Wyoming. Once in Wyoming, the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigations, Wyoming Highway Patrol, DEA and Natrona County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the delivery. After the delivery, all above mentioned agencies conducted a search warrant on the location and arrested a major supplier in the Cheyenne area. Upon returning the information was given to Blythe Narcotics Enforcement Team. LPCNTF, MAGNET, DEA, BNET and Riverside County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant and two individuals were arrested in Blythe area. • LPCNTF continues to build relationships with law enforcement agencies across Arizona. Arizona DPS deploys their K9 Troopers from Casa Grande to work La Paz’s section of the I-10, for their Stone Garden Details. LPCNTF works with DPS, during the same time, so if a vehicle is stopped with illegal drugs, the LPCNTF will process the evidence and transport any suspects, which allows the Troopers to continue working the Interstate. This has forged an excellent working relationship between DPS troopers and task force participants, which has resulted in seizures of heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, and cash. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 58 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Drug Value Removed per Grant Dollar Expended Arrests per Investigation Percent of Investigations closed Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 FY 2017 Estimated $24.11 0.85 74.00% FY 2017 Actual $59.06 2.15 63.89% 59 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Apprehension Projects: La Paz County Sheriff's Office Grant Number: DC-17-008 Drug Removal + Value Drug Arrest Activity Buy / Receive Cultivate / Mfg Distribute / Sell Possess / Conceal Transport / Import Consume / Use Other Quantity Removed Total Value Cocaine (powder) 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 7 0.031 $2,350 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.0 $2,200 Ecstasy (MDMA ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Hashish (g) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 411.0 $16,998 $1,298,096 Heroin (g) 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 7 21,074.6 Fentanyl (mcg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 17 20.0 $5,000 $912,198 High Grade Marijuana (lbs) 1 0 1 2 32 0 0 36 573.1 Medical Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Marijuana Plants (each) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Synthetic Cannabinoids (g) 1 0 0 0 12 0 0 13 9,105.0 $204,869 LSD (dosage) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 $20 PCP (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Methamphetamine/A mphetamine (g) 4 0 0 5 4 0 0 13 20,705.3 $1,435,896 Prescription Stimulant (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Prescription Sedative (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 $15 Prescription Pain Reliever (dosage) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 Ketamine (mg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Unknown Drug (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Steroids (ml) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Salvia(g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Paraphernalia (each) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0.0 $0 1,653.6 Other Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 19 72 0 0 99 $82,580 $3,960,221 Prescription Drug Arrests Number of drug related arrests from table above that also included prescription drugs Arrest Demographics Female Male Under 18 Under 18 Male 18+ 0 Drug & Non-drug Arrests Female 18+ Total Drug Non-Drug Total Caucasian 0 0 38 4 42 Violent Crime (except gang) 0 0 0 Black 0 0 24 3 27 Gang (except violent crime) 0 0 0 Hispanic 0 1 26 4 31 Gang and violent crime 0 0 0 Native A merican 0 0 1 0 1 99 4 103 A sian 0 0 2 0 2 Total 99 4 103 Hawaiian/Pac Islander 0 0 0 0 0 Felony 99 4 103 Other 0 0 0 0 0 Misdemeanor Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 91 11 103 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Neither or not known Total 0 0 0 99 4 103 60 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Marijuana Grows Seized Weapons Seized by Type Indoor 0 Type Outdoor 0 Handguns 4 Semi-Auto Handguns 3 Rifles 0 Semi-Auto Rifles 1 Shotguns 0 Semi-Auto Shotguns 0 Automatic/Machine Gun 0 Knives/Cutting Instr. 0 Explosive Device 0 Asset Seizures Number Vehicles Value 6 $37,000 Currency 29,644 $718,004 Weapons 8 $1,200 Other Assets Total 0 $0 29,658 $756,204 Quantity Other 0 Total Total Seizure Cases 8 Number Federal Drug Trafficking Organizations 0 State Disrupted 23 23 Total Meth-Related Statistics Methamphetamine Related Investigations Total Low Level (Street Dealer) 0 0 0 Mid Level (Distributor/Retailer) 0 0 0 High Level (Manuf./Supplier) 12 Dismantled Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clandestine Labs Seized 0 Minor Involved in Labs Seized 0 Meth Dump Sites Discovered 0 Federal 0 Firearms Reported to NIBIN 5 Sites Referred for Mitigation/Cleanup 0 State 6 Firearms traced through ATF 5 Other 3 # charged with firearm crimes 5 Search Warrants Served Total Training / Community Involvement Firearms and NIBIN 9 No. of Trainings Attended 4 No. of Trainings Provided 0 Community Meetings Held 0 New Investigations Opened 72 School Presentations Offered 0 Pending Investigations 10 Investigation Data Dropped Investigations Closed Investigations Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 0 46 61 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Mohave County – Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total $ $ $ 205,730 126,281 332,011 Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match $ $ $ 132,804 116,204 83,003 Project Description This program is administered by the Kingman Police Department. The Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) is a multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency narcotics task force organized to identify, arrest and prosecute drug traffickers, seize drugs, cash assets, and follow investigative leads on narcotics smuggling and illegal drug laboratory activity in Mohave County. Task Force Participants The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS), Mohave County Sheriff’s Office, Lake Havasu City Police Department, Bullhead City Police Department, and the Kingman Police Department, and Mohave County Attorney’s Office. Objective To reduce illicit drug activity in Mohave County, thereby reducing its impact on other areas of the country. This is accomplished by targeting major traffickers, distribution organizations and manufacturers/producers that operate in Mohave County and whose activities impact the community and the entire country. Activity Summary During FY 2017, MAGNET officers made 374 drug-related arrests. A total of 192 (51-percent) drug-related arrests were for the offense of possession/concealing drugs, 83 (22-percent) were for the distribution/selling of drugs and 48 (13-percent) were for transporting/importing drugs. There were 188 (50-percent) arrests for methamphetamine/amphetamine, 58 (16-percent) for marijuana and 48 (13-percent) for paraphernalia. MAGNET removed $5,926,358 in drugs from the community, including 785 pounds of marijuana and 218 marijuana plants with a value of over $4.1 million, 31,961 grams of methamphetamine/amphetamine with a value over of $1.6 million, and 1,539 grams of heroin with a value of $109,267. The task force had asset seizures of $3,021,523, which consisted of 91 weapons, 21 vehicles, and $2,202,832 in currency and other assets. MAGNET officers eradicated four marijuana grows, served 87 search warrants, disrupted or dismantled 61 Drug Trafficking Operations (DTOs), and pursued 128 methamphetamine/amphetamine-related investigations. Selected Quarterly Highlights • The Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team, a HIDTA initiative and an Arizona Criminal Justice Commission supported taskforce conducted a search warrant at the Arizona Strip on November 21, 2016 which resulted in five felony arrests, the seizure of drug paraphernalia, and multiple firearms. The search warrant resulted after a three month long investigation into a drug trafficking organization living in the area of the Arizona Strip. The investigation contained controlled buys of methamphetamine over the course of three months, but sales from the Strip address can Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 62 Apprehension - Task Force Activities be previously dated up to two years. Investigators determined that the residents of this property were the main source of heroin and methamphetamine impacting the quality of life for citizens in Fredonia, Arizona and Kanab, Utah. The property was an acre and contained 5 livable residences on it. There were over 75 vehicles on the property as well. MAGNET worked closely with Utah agencies, Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Kane County Sheriff’s Office, Arizona Department of Public Safety’s Vehicle Theft Taskforce, and the Gang Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission, Mohave County Code Enforcement and Environmental Health, Bullhead City Police Department Bomb Squad, and the Kingman Police Department Bomb Squad and K9 Unit. The property was seized and Mohave County forfeited the property. • During the course of a three year investigation working closely with DEA, HIDTA, and State and Federal agencies across the United States, a local Doctor in Mohave County was arrested for his illegal sales of narcotic drugs. Throughout the investigation, it was learned that this doctor was selling prescriptions to his patients so that they may illegally obtain narcotics from the pharmacies. The doctor was involved in sales of illegal prescriptions in 26 states throughout the U.S. The arrest of this doctor and his two accomplices hindered the sales of illegal narcotic drug sales at a national level. • In March 2017, a month long investigation resulted in a search warrant being served at a property containing two types of Butane Hash Oil labs. These labs were highly sophisticated and were operated with a substantially large marijuana grow. Over 200 marijuana plants were seized along with all the operating equipment and the labs. The property was equipped with irrigation, dehumidified drying rooms, manufacturing rooms for the baking of edible goods, and packaging of marijuana products. The owner of the property was authorized by the health department to have a grow operation before 2014, but her permit had been expired for three years. MAGNET, DEA, and HIDTA conducted the investigation and seized the property and the contents of the marijuana grow as well. • The Mohave Area General Narcotics task force has conducted 26 Highway Interdiction stops over the course of six months. During those stops over 250 pounds of marijuana, 35 pounds of meth, and over a Kilo of cocaine were seized being transported through Mohave County. During some of these traffic stops, suspects were also arrested for money laundering. Over $260,000 was seized during a six month period of time. The MAGNET taskforce utilized HIDTA’s investigative support center to investigate the suspect’s cell phone to retrieve further evidence of criminal activity that links directly with these illegal transportations. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Drug Value Removed per Grant Dollar Expended Arrests per Investigation Percent of Investigations closed Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 FY 2017 Estimated $29.44 2.23 95.00% FY 2017 Actual $17.85 2.10 77.73% 63 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Apprehension Projects: Kingman Police Department Grant Number: DC-17-007 Drug Arrest Activity Buy / Receive Cultivate / Mfg Distribute / Sell Drug Removal + Value Possess / Conceal Transport / Import Consume / Use Other Quantity Removed Total Value Cocaine (powder) 8 0 0 3 2 0 0 13 2.344 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Ecstasy (MDMA ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 $45,567 Hashish (g) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 29.5 $120 Heroin (g) 7 0 21 18 0 0 0 46 1,538.8 $109,267 Fentanyl (mcg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Marijuana (lbs) 0 4 1 9 1 0 0 15 14.5 $21,197 $3,213,776 High Grade Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 1 15 24 0 0 40 770.4 Medical Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Marijuana Plants (each) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 218.0 $872,000 Synthetic Cannabinoids (g) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3.0 $154 LSD (dosage) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12.1 $250 PCP (dosage) Methamphetamine/A mphetamine (g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 24 0 54 91 19 0 0 188 31,961.0 $1,601,310 $1,110 Prescription Stimulant (dosage) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 111.0 Prescription Sedative (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42.0 $420 Prescription Pain Reliever (dosage) 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 5 145.2 $2,184 Ketamine (mg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Unknown Drug (dosage) 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 6 5,894.5 $25,344 $544 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 13.6 Steroids (ml) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Salvia(g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Paraphernalia (each) 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 48 4.0 $20 Other 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 8,940.0 $33,095 44 7 83 192 48 0 0 374 Total $5,926,358 Prescription Drug Arrests Number of drug related arrests from table above that also included prescription drugs Arrest Demographics Male Female Under 18 Under 18 Male 18+ 16 Drug & Non-drug Arrests Female 18+ Total Drug Non-Drug Total Caucasian 7 2 256 126 391 Violent Crime (except gang) 53 15 68 Black 1 0 9 12 22 Gang (except violent crime) 0 0 0 Hispanic 3 0 38 9 50 Gang and violent crime 0 0 0 Native A merican 0 0 0 1 1 321 84 405 A sian 0 0 6 0 6 Total 374 99 473 Hawaiian/Pac Islander 0 0 0 0 0 Felony 352 44 396 Other 0 0 1 2 3 Misdemeanor Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 310 150 473 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Neither or not known Total 22 55 77 374 99 473 64 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Marijuana Grows Seized Weapons Seized by Type Indoor 2 Type Outdoor 2 Handguns 44 Semi-Auto Handguns 26 Asset Seizures Number Vehicles Value 21 $385,892 Currency 23 $2,202,832 Weapons 91 $49,799 8 $383,000 143 $3,021,523 Other Assets Total Quantity Rifles 8 Semi-Auto Rifles 4 Shotguns 9 Semi-Auto Shotguns 0 Automatic/Machine Gun 0 Knives/Cutting Instr. 0 Explosive Device 0 Other 0 Total Total Seizure Cases 91 Number Drug Trafficking Organizations 1 Federal Disrupted 30 State 31 Total Meth-Related Statistics Methamphetamine Related Investigations 128 Clandestine Labs Seized 7 Minor Involved in Labs Seized 0 Meth Dump Sites Discovered 0 Sites Referred for Mitigation/Cleanup 0 59 Mid Level (Distributor/Retailer) 1 0 1 High Level (Manuf./Supplier) 1 0 1 Total 20 41 61 Search Warrants Served Firearms and NIBIN Federal 1 Firearms Reported to NIBIN 0 State 86 Firearms traced through ATF 0 Other 0 # charged with firearm crimes 0 87 No. of Trainings Attended 22 No. of Trainings Provided 1 Community Meetings Held 7 New Investigations Opened School Presentations Offered 0 Pending Investigations 83 Dropped Investigations 1 Investigation Data Closed Investigations Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Total 41 Total Training / Community Involvement Dismantled 18 Low Level (Street Dealer) 229 178 65 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Navajo County - Major Crimes Apprehension Team (MCAT) Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total $ $ $ 153,225 81,191 234,416 Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match $ $ $ 93,766 82,045 58,604 Project Description This program is administered by the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO). The Navajo County Major Crimes Apprehension Team (MCAT) is a formally organized, multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency task force that identifies, arrests and vigorously prosecutes drug traffickers and seizes illegal drugs and assets derived from illegal drug-related activity. Task Force Participants Navajo County Sheriff’s Office, Navajo County Attorney’s Office, AZ Department Public Safety, Show Low Police Department, Winslow Police Department, Snowflake-Taylor Police Department, Pinetop-Lakeside Police Department Objective To reduce, dismantle and disrupt the consumption, sale, purchase, manufacture and transportation of illicit drugs and narcotics, including the abuse of prescription pharmaceuticals and the related crimes associated with drug abuse within Navajo County and the State of Arizona. Activity Summary During FY 2017, MCAT made 252 drug-related arrests. A total of 107 (42-percent) drug-related arrests were for possessing/concealing drugs, 77 (31-percent) were for transporting/importing drugs, and 68 (27percent) were for distributing/selling. There were 94 (37-percent) for methamphetamine/amphetamine and 83 (33-percent) arrests for marijuana. The task force removed $11,464,508 in drugs from the community, including 63,008 grams of methamphetamine/amphetamine valued at over $5.7 million, 1,559 pounds of marijuana and 2,450 marijuana plants valued at over $3.6 million, 13,200 grams of heroin valued at $660,000, and 4,536 grams of hashish valued at $415,010. MCAT officers had asset seizures of $328,691 which consisted of 30 weapons, 14 vehicles, and $83,881 in currency and other assets. The task force served 72 search warrants, disrupted and dismantled 26 Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) and pursued 90 methamphetamine/amphetamine-related investigations. Selected Quarterly Highlights • A joint investigation with Apache County SCET Drug Task Force led to the execution of a search warrant in August 2017 in Concho, Arizona. This joint investigation on two defendants resulted in finding an illegal marijuana grow operation. One defendant eventually admitted that her grow operation was illegal and her cultivation license was fraudulently obtained. 150 marijuana plants were uprooted from her residence and transported to Apache County Sheriff’s Office as evidence. Through the use of confidential informants and working with Apache County, this illegal grow operation was successfully shut down. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 66 Apprehension - Task Force Activities • MCAT was involved in an ongoing investigation involving heroin sales in the Snowflake, Arizona area. Both Snowflake-Taylor Police Department and MCAT had been investigating a known suspect for months. A search warrant was conducted on his residence in April 2017, in Snowflake Arizona. The suspect’s girlfriend advised detectives that he would go to the Globe area and pick up heroin to sell out of his home. The suspect and his girlfriend were both methamphetamine and heroin users. • MCAT was investigating a suspect for selling/transporting methamphetamine in the Lakeside, Arizona area. A search warrant was obtained on his home in Lakeside. The suspect kept Arizona Black rattlesnakes as pets, therefore the Arizona Game and Fish Department was called in to assist with the snakes. Once all the snakes were detained for safety, a search was done on the house. A search warrant was also served on the suspect’s phone, and the messages indicated that he was responsible for providing 1.5 to 2 ounces of methamphetamine to the White Mountain community per week. • MCAT successfully dismantled a DTO, beginning with the arrests of two suspects, who lived in Winslow, Arizona. The suspects had installed their own video surveillance system and had cameras inside their home, essentially filming their own illegal activity. This activity involved smoking methamphetamine, dealing methamphetamine, and engaging in violent domestic fights (at times involving weapons) in front of their two small children (the children at times would try to break up the fights themselves). One suspects’ father worked for Navajo County Court Security. He made multiple threats to Navajo County, and specific Law Enforcement Officers after hearing of his daughter’s arrest. He was eventually terminated for those actions. Through this discovery process, some security flaws were discovered within the court security system. Major changes were and are being made to enhance the safety of all. The Department of Child Safety took the two children who were eventually placed with other family members. The suspects were released on bond from their first arrest, only to be arrested weeks later in Yavapai County for transportation of over a half pound of methamphetamine. They face charges in Yavapai as well as their initial charges with Navajo County. This drug trafficking operation resulted in the seizure of 1.75 pounds of Methamphetamine, 22 guns, and the arrest of 22 individuals associated with this criminal enterprise. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Drug Value Removed per Grant Dollar Expended Arrests per Investigation Percent of Investigations closed Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 FY 2017 Estimated $20.54 1.06 66.00% FY 2017 Actual $48.91 0.88 94.12% 67 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Apprehension Projects: Navajo County Sheriff's Office Grant Number: DC-17-009 Drug Arrest Activity Buy / Receive Cultivate / Mfg Distribute / Sell Drug Removal + Value Possess / Conceal Transport / Import Consume / Use Other Quantity Removed Total Value Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 10.801 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Ecstasy (MDMA ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 $236,010 Hashish (g) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4,536.0 $415,010 Heroin (g) 0 0 7 4 4 0 0 15 13,200.0 $660,000 Fentanyl (mcg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 6 32 22 0 0 60 930.5 $497,250 $249,600 High Grade Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 4 17 0 0 21 624.0 Medical Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4.0 $138 Marijuana Plants (each) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2,450.0 $2,950,000 Synthetic Cannabinoids (g) 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 14,934.0 $74,670 LSD (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 $60 PCP (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Methamphetamine/A mphetamine (g) 0 0 46 25 23 0 0 94 63,008.4 $5,763,832 Prescription Stimulant (dosage) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2.0 $4 Prescription Sedative (dosage) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 770.0 $6,930 $539 Prescription Pain Reliever (dosage) 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 5 104.0 Ketamine (mg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Unknown Drug (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 $150 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.0 Steroids (ml) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Salvia(g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Paraphernalia (each) 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 33 38.0 $265 Other 0 0 7 2 1 0 0 10 12,176.0 $610,050 0 0 68 107 77 0 0 252 Total $11,464,508 Prescription Drug Arrests Number of drug related arrests from table above that also included prescription drugs Arrest Demographics Male Female Under 18 Under 18 Male 18+ 8 Drug & Non-drug Arrests Female 18+ Total Drug Non-Drug Total Caucasian 0 0 104 38 142 Violent Crime (except gang) 0 0 Black 0 0 21 8 29 Gang (except violent crime) 0 0 0 Hispanic 0 0 69 18 87 Gang and violent crime 0 0 0 Native A merican 0 0 20 9 29 Neither or not known 252 42 294 A sian 0 0 5 0 5 Total 252 42 294 Hawaiian/Pac Islander 0 0 0 0 0 Felony 236 37 273 Other 0 0 0 0 0 Misdemeanor 16 5 21 Unknown 0 0 2 0 2 252 42 294 0 0 221 73 294 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Total 0 68 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Marijuana Grows Seized Weapons Seized by Type Indoor 1 Type Outdoor 1 Handguns 6 Semi-Auto Handguns 5 Rifles 9 Asset Seizures Number Value Vehicles 14 $230,500 Currency 20 $83,881 Weapons 30 $11,060 3 $3,250 67 $328,691 Other Assets Total Total Seizure Cases Quantity Semi-Auto Rifles 5 Shotguns 5 Semi-Auto Shotguns 0 Automatic/Machine Gun 0 Knives/Cutting Instr. 0 Explosive Device 0 Other 0 Total 30 Number Federal Drug Trafficking Organizations 5 State Disrupted 59 Total 64 Meth-Related Statistics Methamphetamine Related Investigations 90 Low Level (Street Dealer) 8 9 17 4 4 8 High Level (Manuf./Supplier) 1 0 1 Total 13 13 26 Search Warrants Served Firearms and NIBIN 0 Minor Involved in Labs Seized 0 Meth Dump Sites Discovered 0 Federal Sites Referred for Mitigation/Cleanup 0 25 No. of Trainings Provided 23 Community Meetings Held School Presentations Offered 6 Firearms Reported to NIBIN State 61 Firearms traced through ATF Other 5 Total No. of Trainings Attended 7 11 0 0 # charged with firearm crimes 10 72 Investigation Data New Investigations Opened 306 Pending Investigations 18 Dropped Investigations 0 Closed Investigations Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Total Mid Level (Distributor/Retailer) Clandestine Labs Seized Training / Community Involvement Dismantled 288 69 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Pima County - Counter Narcotics Alliance (C.N.A.) Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total $ $ $ 445,837 273,235 719,072 Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match $ $ $ 287,629 251,675 179,768 Project Description This program is administered by the Tucson Police Department. The Tucson Metropolitan Counter Narcotics Alliance (C.N.A.) is a formally organized multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency narcotics enforcement task force in Pima County. C.N.A. operates under a board and works to reduce drug demand, target midlevel and upper-level drug dealers and decrease the narcotics problem in Pima County, including the Tucson metropolitan area. Task Force Participants Tucson Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Marana Police Department, Oro Valley Police Department, Sahuarita Police Department, University of Arizona Police Department, Pima County Attorney’s Office, Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, Southern Arizona High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Initiative. Objective To disrupt the trafficking, sale, and distribution of illegal narcotics in the metropolitan Tucson area and Pima County. C.N.A is a collaborative task force with officers and special agents from six local and state, and two federal law enforcement agencies. Activity Summary During FY 2017, the C.N.A. task force made 1,714 drug-related arrests. A total of 1,416 (83-percent) drugrelated arrests were for the offense of possessing/concealing drugs, and 266 (16-percent) were for distributing/selling drugs. There were 718 (42-percent) for methamphetamine/amphetamine, 537 (31percent) for heroin, 185 (11-percent) for cocaine/crack, and 131 (8-percent) for marijuana. The task force removed $20,485,487 in drugs from the community, including 4,199 pounds of marijuana and 503 marijuana plants with a value over $13.6 million, 136,456 grams of methamphetamine/amphetamine with a value of over $1.6 million, and 22,536 grams of heroin with a value over $1.5 million. The task force had asset seizures of $3,950,210 which consisted of 79 vehicles, 109 weapons and $1,160,096 in currency and other assets. The task force pursued 102 methamphetamine/amphetamine related investigations, served 793 search warrants, seized five marijuana grows, disrupted and dismantled a total of 11 Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) and were able to trace 212 firearms through the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Selected Quarterly Highlights • During the month of March 2017, detectives assigned to the Arizona HIDTA Counter Narcotics Alliance (C.N.A) responded to a medical assistance call from a residence in Tucson, Arizona for a drug overdose. During a search of an outbuilding on the property, detectives encountered a male subject suffering from a drug overdose and located five bricks of suspected cocaine and Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 70 Apprehension - Task Force Activities approximately 102 grams of suspected cocaine. The bricks were tightly packaged and wrapped with tape, carbon paper lining, Ziploc bags and further contained in vacuum sealed bags. Additionally, the bricks were marked with the initials “EB” and at least two of the bricks were marked “14” and “39.” Detectives conducted NarcoPouch field-test on a white powder substance removed from one of the bricks resulting in a negative reaction for the presence of cocaine. A field test on the 102 grams of a white powder substance provided positive results for the presence of cocaine. The Tucson Police Department Crime Laboratory analysis of the five bricks confirmed the presence of approximately 12.5 pounds gross weight of Fentanyl and a lactose cutting agent. The bricks were weighed with the original packaging for safety reasons. The five bricks were consistent in color, packaging and appearance. Intelligence indicates the price for kilogram of Fentanyl in the Tucson, Arizona area ranges $34,000-$38,000. • During the month of February 2017, detectives assigned to the Arizona HIDTA Counter Narcotics Alliance (C.N.A) responded to assist with an investigation regarding a vehicle found to have a large amount of methamphetamine. The suspect driving the vehicle was a focus of an active investigation. A detailed search of the vehicle led to the discovery of aftermarket compartments containing large bundles of a crystal like substance, which tested positive for methamphetamine through a NarcoPouch field-test. Two subjects were detained. One subject admitted to knowledge of the large amount of methamphetamine. Both subjects were arrested. C.N.A. seized the vehicle and 25 bundles of methamphetamine, with a combined weight of 28 pounds, valued at $353,328.46. • Tucson Police Department C.N.A received a Situational Information Report (SIR), in April 2017, to alert law enforcement agencies about the sale of fentanyl as “China White” heroin in Tucson, Arizona. As of April 2017, an identified Tucson-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) agreed to sell an ounce of what was assumed to be “China White” heroin for $900. A chemical analysis test showed the heroin to be fentanyl hydrochloride and dipyrone. FBI Phoenix Violent Street Gang Task Force (VSGTF) is unable to determine if the DTO sold the drug believing it was “China White” heroin or “China White” fentanyl. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the estimated price for “China White” heroin in Phoenix, Arizona, is approximately $1,000. DEA has yet to estimate the prices for Tucson, but are typically higher than Phoenix prices. DTO’s usually price fentanyl for sale by the kilogram and is valued at approximately $34,000 in Tucson. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “DrugFacts: Fentanyl”, street names for fentanyl or for fentanyl-laced heroin include Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfella, Jackpot, Murder 8, TNT, and Tango and Cash. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Drug Value Removed per Grant Dollar Expended Arrests per Investigation Percent of Investigations closed Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 FY 2017 Estimated $112.09 8.27 43.00% FY 2017 Actual $28.49 5.58 74.70% 71 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Apprehension Projects: Tucson Police Department Grant Number: DC-17-013 Drug Arrest Activity Buy / Receive Cocaine (powder) Cultivate / Mfg 1 Distribute / Sell Drug Removal + Value Possess / Conceal Transport / Import 0 20 111 Consume / Use 1 Other 0 Quantity Removed Total Value 0 133 57.483 $1,437,025 $10,417 Crack (cocaine) 1 0 10 41 0 0 0 52 361.6 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Hashish (g) 1 0 2 7 0 0 0 10 113.9 $6,107 537 Heroin (g) 1 0 63 472 1 0 0 22,536.0 $1,524,215 Fentanyl (mcg) 0 0 17 10 3 0 0 30 5,670,734,001.5 $426,088 Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 37 13 10 0 0 60 3,876.9 $10,781,033 High Grade Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 322.7 Medical Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Marijuana Plants (each) 1 2 0 68 0 0 0 71 503.0 $2,815,122 $43,926 Synthetic Cannabinoids (g) 0 0 4 31 0 0 0 35 546.9 $2,929 LSD (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.0 $340 PCP (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine (g) 0 0 107 608 3 0 0 718 136,456.7 $1,645,014 Prescription Stimulant (dosage) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 193.0 $3,860 Prescription Sedative (dosage) 0 0 2 20 0 0 0 22 951.5 $4,758 $109,900 Prescription Pain Reliever (dosage) 0 0 3 14 1 0 0 18 5,495.0 Ketamine (mg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Unknown Drug (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.0 $0 $2,305 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 153.6 Steroids (ml) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Salvia(g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Paraphernalia (each) 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 8 3.0 $90 Other 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 11 219,113.6 $1,672,360 5 2 266 1,416 19 0 6 1,714 Total $20,485,487 Prescription Drug Arrests Number of drug related arrests from table above that also included prescription drugs Arrest Demographics Male Female Under 18 Under 18 Male 18+ 43 Drug & Non-drug Arrests Female 18+ Total Drug Non-Drug Total Caucasian 0 0 497 230 727 Violent Crime (except gang) 9 46 55 Black 0 0 153 32 185 Gang (except violent crime) 0 1 1 Hispanic 3 1 651 175 830 Gang and violent crime 1 1 2 Native American 0 0 20 7 27 1,704 13 1,717 Asian 0 0 1 3 4 Total 1,714 61 1,775 Hawaiian/Pac Islander 0 0 0 0 0 Felony 1,712 58 1,770 Other 0 0 2 0 2 Misdemeanor Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1,324 447 1,775 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Neither or not known Total 2 3 5 1,714 61 1,775 72 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Marijuana Grows Seized Weapons Seized by Type Indoor 4 Type Outdoor 1 Handguns Asset Seizures Number Value Vehicles 79 $536,190 Currency 145 $1,160,096 Weapons 109 $37,895 Other Assets Total 38 $2,216,029 371 $3,950,210 Quantity 5 Semi-Auto Handguns 45 Rifles 23 Semi-Auto Rifles 22 Shotguns 11 Semi-Auto Shotguns 0 Automatic/Machine Gun 0 Knives/Cutting Instr. 0 Explosive Device 0 Other 3 Total Total Seizure Cases 109 Number Drug Trafficking Organizations 10 Federal Disrupted 361 State 371 Total Meth-Related Statistics Methamphetamine Related Investigations 102 Dismantled Total Low Level (Street Dealer) 1 2 3 Mid Level (Distributor/Retailer) 1 3 4 High Level (Manuf./Supplier) 1 3 4 3 8 11 Total Clandestine Labs Seized 0 Minor Involved in Labs Seized 0 Meth Dump Sites Discovered 0 Federal 17 Firearms Reported to NIBIN 179 Sites Referred for Mitigation/Cleanup 0 State 255 Firearms traced through ATF 212 Other 521 # charged with firearm crimes Search Warrants Served Total Training / Community Involvement Firearms and NIBIN 793 No. of Trainings Attended 44 No. of Trainings Provided 5 Community Meetings Held 3 New Investigations Opened 411 School Presentations Offered 2 Pending Investigations 384 Dropped Investigations 3 Investigation Data Closed Investigations Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 80 307 73 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Pinal County - Narcotics Task Force (PCNTF) Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Overtime Employee Related Expenditures Total $ $ $ $ 48,133 55,711 39,084 142,928 Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match $ $ $ 57,171 50,025 35,732 Project Description This program is administered by the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office. The Pinal County Narcotics Task Force (PCNTF) is organized to identify, arrest and prosecute drug traffickers, 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), which includes Pinal County. Task Force Participants Pinal County Sheriff's Office, Florence Police Department, Coolidge Police Department, Eloy Police Department, United States Border Patrol, Pinal County Attorney’s Office. Objective To investigate, prosecute, disrupt and dismantle individuals and/or groups involved in the possession, sales, manufacturing, cultivating, trafficking, and smuggling of illegal drugs in or through Pinal County and surrounding areas, to include statewide and international investigations. Activity Summary During FY 2017, PCNTF officers made 162 drug-related arrests. A total of 74 (46-percent) drug-related arrests were for possessing/concealing drugs, 59 (36-percent) were for the distribution/selling of the drugs, and 24 (15-percent) were for transporting/importing drugs. There were 78 (48-percent) arrests for marijuana and 61 (38-percent) for methamphetamine/amphetamine. The task force removed $2,622,807 in drugs from the community, including 5,679 pounds of marijuana and 138 marijuana plants with a value over $2.2 million, 2,867 grams of heroin with a value of $61,299, and 5,515 grams of methamphetamine/amphetamine with a value of $263,578. The task force had asset seizures of $303,828 which consisted of 12 vehicles, 21 weapons and $234,128 in currency. Task force officers seized three marijuana grow sites, served 75 search warrants and disrupted one Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs). Selected Quarterly Highlights: • In 2016, The PCNTF and DEA partnered up to investigate a Drug Trafficking Organization, working out of the San Tan Valley area, in Pinal County. This organization was responsible for transporting cocaine and laundering money through Interstate 10, traveling to Phoenix and San Tan Valley. Pinal County Sheriff’s Office and DEA have made several money and drug seizures, during this investigation. There have been several indictments in this case and this case is still active. • Castaneda DTO was trafficking marijuana, heroin and illegal aliens from Mexico through the Sonoran Desert, into the Phoenix area. Smugglers were walking the drugs to Interstate 8 in Pinal County, loading them into smuggling vehicles and traveling north to either Highway 85 or Interstate Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 74 Apprehension - Task Force Activities 10. Detectives with the Pinal County Narcotics task force, have received intel indicating that some of the narcotics have made it to Colorado and California. This investigation is still active and there are several agencies involved in this investigation, to include the following: Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Border Patrol, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, DEA, Phoenix Police Department, and Phoenix HIDTA. • Operation Scorpion involves three street level targets, who are distributing methamphetamines, heroin, cocaine and other narcotics in the City of Eloy. The targets were identified as the top three street level drug dealers in the city of Eloy in Pinal County. Detectives went undercover and infiltrated two of the three targets and have successfully arrested the first target. Detectives are currently purchasing methamphetamines from the second target and should have a grand jury indictment in the near future. These types of investigations have a great impact in these small communities, as they are over run with street level drug dealers. • The Pinal County Narcotics Detectives are currently investigating a DTO which transports fake prescription pills with fentanyl, marijuana, and illegal aliens, being smuggled from Mexico through the Sonoran Desert and into the Phoenix area. This DTO is operating near Interstate 8, in Pinal County and Highway 85. This investigation is still active and there are several agencies assisting in this investigation to include: Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Border Patrol, and the DEA. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Drug Value Removed per Grant Dollar Expended Arrests per Investigation Percent of Investigations closed Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 FY 2017 Estimated $104.95 0.83 80.00% FY 2017 Actual $18.35 0.50 77.80% 75 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Apprehension Projects: Pinal County Sheriff's Office Grant Number: DC-17-010 Drug Arrest Activity Buy / Receive Cultivate / Mfg Distribute / Sell Drug Removal + Value Possess / Conceal Transport / Import Consume / Use Other Quantity Removed Total Value Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 25.034 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 $39,020 Hashish (g) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 77.0 $3,850 Heroin (g) 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 9 2,867.9 $61,299 Fentanyl (mcg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Marijuana (lbs) 0 2 35 21 19 0 0 77 5,679.0 $2,212,420 High Grade Marijuana (lbs) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 $0 Medical Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 $42,240 Marijuana Plants (each) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138.0 Synthetic Cannabinoids (g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 LSD (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 PCP (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine (g) 0 0 21 39 0 0 1 61 5,515.0 $263,578 Prescription Stimulant (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Prescription Sedative (dosage) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 72.0 $300 Prescription Pain Reliever (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.0 $0 Ketamine (mg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Unknown Drug (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Steroids (ml) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Salvia(g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Paraphernalia (each) 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7 0.0 $0 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 $100 0 3 59 74 24 0 2 162 Total $2,622,807 Prescription Drug Arrests Number of drug related arrests from table above that also included prescription drugs Arrest Demographics Male Female Under 18 Under 18 Male 18+ 3 Drug & Non-drug Arrests Female 18+ Total Drug Non-Drug Total Caucasian 0 0 45 33 78 Violent Crime (except gang) 0 0 Black 1 0 10 1 12 Gang (except violent crime) 0 0 0 Hispanic 0 0 137 21 158 Gang and violent crime 0 0 0 Native American 0 0 6 3 9 162 95 257 Asian 0 0 0 0 0 Total 162 95 257 Hawaiian/Pac Islander 0 0 0 0 0 Felony 151 58 209 Other 0 0 0 0 0 Misdemeanor 11 37 48 Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 162 95 257 1 0 198 58 257 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Neither or not known Total 0 76 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Marijuana Grows Seized Weapons Seized by Type Indoor 3 Type Outdoor 0 Handguns Quantity 16 Semi-Auto Handguns Asset Seizures Number Value Vehicles 12 $63,000 Currency 16 $234,128 Weapons 21 $6,700 0 $0 49 $303,828 Other Assets Total 0 Rifles 3 Semi-Auto Rifles 0 Shotguns 2 Semi-Auto Shotguns 0 Automatic/Machine Gun 0 Knives/Cutting Instr. 0 Explosive Device 0 Other 0 Total Total Seizure Cases 21 Number Drug Trafficking Organizations 0 Federal Disrupted 37 State 37 Total Meth-Related Statistics Methamphetamine Related Investigations 41 Dismantled Total Low Level (Street Dealer) 0 0 0 Mid Level (Distributor/Retailer) 1 0 1 High Level (Manuf./Supplier) 0 0 0 1 0 1 Total Clandestine Labs Seized 0 Minor Involved in Labs Seized 0 Meth Dump Sites Discovered 0 Federal 0 Firearms Reported to NIBIN 0 Sites Referred for Mitigation/Cleanup 0 State 0 Firearms traced through ATF 0 # charged with firearm crimes 2 Search Warrants Served Other Training / Community Involvement 75 Total Firearms and NIBIN 75 No. of Trainings Attended 0 No. of Trainings Provided 0 Community Meetings Held 0 New Investigations Opened School Presentations Offered 0 Pending Investigations 66 Dropped Investigations 27 Investigation Data Closed Investigations Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 419 326 77 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Santa Cruz County – Santa Cruz County HIDTA Investigative Task Force (SCCHITF) Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Overtime Employee Related Expenditures Total $ $ $ $ 158,098 158,098 Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match $ $ $ 63,239 55,334 39,525 Project Description This program is administered by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office (SCCSO). The Santa Cruz County HIDTA Investigative Task Force (SCCHITF) is organized to work closely with federal agencies, particularly the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, to address drug trafficking problems in the City of Nogales and Santa Cruz County, which has been designated a Southwest Border High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). Task Force Participants Homeland Security Investigation- Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Nogales Police Department, Santa Cruz County Attorney’s Office, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, United States Customs and Border Protection- Border Patrol. Objective To work collaboratively as a local, county, state and federally represented task force by sharing resources to target, interdict and prosecute mid-level narcotic trafficking and money laundering organizations, thus increasing citizen safety. Activity Summary During FY 2017, SCCHITF officers made 309 drug-related arrests. A total of 216 (70-percent) drug-related arrests were for the offense of possessing/concealing drugs and 85 (28-percent) drug-related arrests were for transporting/importing drugs. There were 183 (59-percent) arrests for marijuana, 49 (16-percent) arrests for methamphetamine/amphetamine, and 35 (11-percent) arrests for heroin. The task force removed $16,620,650 in drugs from the community including 16,196 pounds of marijuana with a value of over $8 million, 101,248 grams of methamphetamine/amphetamine with a value over $3 million and 41,967 grams of heroin with a value of over $1.5 million. The task force had asset seizures of $724,330 which consisted of 49 vehicles, 20 weapons and $477,958 in currency and other assets. The task force, served eight search warrants, disrupted four Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) and participated in 12 community meetings. Selected Quarterly Highlights • On November 28, 2016 SCCHITF responded to a call in Rio Rico, Arizona in reference to a Santa Cruz County Sheriff Office’s attempt to conduct a traffic stop on a van. The driver and passenger attempted to flee from the area while the van was rolling, causing the van to crash into barb wire fencing. The detective’s discovered the van was loaded with marijuana bundles, and the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Deputies and United States Border Patrol and K9 continued to search the area and one passenger was later located hiding under a vehicle. The marijuana bundles were wrapped in tape and had numbers written with black marker. The subject was arrested and Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 78 Apprehension - Task Force Activities transported to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Detention Center. Detectives seized the van and a total of 2,279.42 pounds of marijuana. Further investigation led detectives to conduct a search warrant at a residence located in Rio Rico, Arizona. Search of the residence revealed 3,470.92 pounds of marijuana and numerous black trash bags, which were located inside the residence. Detectives seized a total of 5,750.34 pounds of marijuana from this case. • On December 14, 2016 SCCHITF responded as backup to a SCCSO Deputy in Nogales, Arizona. The Deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop when the driver failed to stop. The driver and passenger attempted to flee from the area but the driver crashed into a tree. The driver was arrested and the passenger was observed by United States Border Patrol attempting to make his way back into Mexico, when he was arrested. Both subjects were arrested and transported to the Santa Cruz County Detention Center. Detectives seized a total of 377 pounds of marijuana and vehicle. • On February 13, 2017 Santa Cruz County HIDTA Investigative Task Force along with Nogales Police Department conducted a traffic stop. The driver fled from the scene. Further investigation revealed 40 bundles of marijuana concealed within the bed, side cargo doors, and cabin. The truck and a total of 960 pounds of marijuana with a value of $480,000 were seized. • On March 22, 2017 SCCHITF along with USBP Agents conducted surveillance truck which was possibly being used to transport marijuana. The vehicle was observed driving into Kino Springs and later coming back and loading bundles in a tractor trailer. Two subjects were arrested and detectives seized 2 vehicles, 2 tractor trailers and a total of 2,888 pounds of marijuana with a value of $1,444,000. • SCCHITF along with Local, State, and Federal Law Enforcement partners as well as community members continue to provide and support drug awareness education. The Task Force has participated and supported: • Nogales Night Out Awareness and Prevention Event • Red Ribbon School Events • National Take Back Medication Days • Special Olympics Torch Run • Dr. Seuss Reading Day • Career Days • HIDTA Executive Board Awards presented to the SCCHITF: • 2013 Outstanding Task Force Commander Award • 2013 Outstanding Task Force Investigative Effort Award • 2014 Outstanding Task Force Over All Effort Award • 2015 Outstanding Task Force Interdiction Effort • 2017 Outstanding Task Force Interdiction Effort Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 79 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Drug Value Removed per Grant Dollar Expended Arrests per Investigation Percent of Investigations closed Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 FY 2017 Estimated $61.39 1.00 100.00% FY 2017 Actual $105.13 0.83 103.60% 80 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Apprehension Projects: Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office Grant Number: DC-17-012 Drug Arrest Activity Buy / Receive Cocaine (powder) Cultivate / Mfg 0 Distribute / Sell 0 Drug Removal + Value Possess / Conceal 3 Transport / Import 11 Consume / Use 7 Other 0 Quantity Removed Total 21 0 Value 111.000 $3,430,510 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Hashish (g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Heroin (g) 0 0 2 17 16 0 0 35 41,967.1 $1,585,766 Fentanyl (mcg) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 2 144 37 0 0 2 13,698,489,574.0 183 16,196.8 $520,220 $8,015,551 High Grade Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Medical Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Marijuana Plants (each) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Synthetic Cannabinoids (g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 LSD (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 PCP (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 $3,066,208 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine (g) 0 0 1 23 25 0 0 49 101,248.5 Prescription Stimulant (dosage) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 126.0 $272 Prescription Sedative (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 157.0 $1,570 $390 Prescription Pain Reliever (dosage) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 39.0 Ketamine (mg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Unknown Drug (dosage) 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 13 29.0 $163 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Steroids (ml) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Salvia(g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Paraphernalia (each) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 0.0 Other Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 216 85 0 0 309 $0 $16,620,650 Prescription Drug Arrests Number of drug related arrests from table above that also included prescription drugs Arrest Demographics Male Female Under 18 Under 18 Male 18+ 16 Drug & Non-drug Arrests Female 18+ Total Drug Non-Drug Total Caucasian 0 0 5 0 5 Violent Crime (except gang) 0 0 0 Black 0 0 0 0 0 Gang (except violent crime) 0 0 0 Hispanic 57 5 210 50 322 Gang and violent crime 0 0 0 Native American 21 1 0 0 22 309 41 350 Asian 0 0 0 0 0 Total 309 41 350 Hawaiian/Pac Islander 0 0 0 0 0 Felony 309 41 350 Other 0 0 1 0 1 Misdemeanor 0 0 0 Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 309 41 350 78 6 216 50 350 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Neither or not known Total 81 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Marijuana Grows Seized Weapons Seized by Type Indoor 0 Type Outdoor 3 Handguns 9 Semi-Auto Handguns 4 Rifles 6 Semi-Auto Rifles 0 Asset Seizures Number Value Quantity Vehicles 49 $231,472 Shotguns 0 Currency 16 $477,958 Semi-Auto Shotguns 0 Weapons 20 $14,100 Automatic/Machine Gun 0 Other Assets Total 1 $800 86 $724,330 Total Seizure Cases Knives/Cutting Instr. 0 Explosive Device 0 Other 1 Total 20 Number Federal Drug Trafficking Organizations 5 State Disrupted 201 Total 206 Low Level (Street Dealer) Meth-Related Statistics Methamphetamine Related Investigations 31 Dismantled 3 Total 3 0 Mid Level (Distributor/Retailer) 1 0 1 High Level (Manuf./Supplier) 0 0 0 4 0 4 Total Clandestine Labs Seized 0 Minor Involved in Labs Seized 0 Meth Dump Sites Discovered 0 Federal 0 Firearms Reported to NIBIN 0 Sites Referred for Mitigation/Cleanup 0 State 8 Firearms traced through ATF 0 0 # charged with firearm crimes 5 Search Warrants Served Other Training / Community Involvement Total No. of Trainings Attended 8 No. of Trainings Provided 2 Community Meetings Held 12 School Presentations Offered 8 8 Investigation Data New Investigations Opened 361 Pending Investigations 0 Dropped Investigations 56 Closed Investigations Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Firearms and NIBIN 374 82 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Yavapai County - Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total $ $ $ 272,095 118,893 390,988 Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match $ $ $ 156,395 136,846 97,747 Project Description This program is administered by the Prescott Valley Police Department. Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (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 multilevel narcotics enforcement and investigative activities. Task Force Participants Yavapai County Sherriff’s Office, Prescott Valley Police Department, Prescott Police Department, Yavapai County Attorney’s Office, Chino Valley Police Department, Cottonwood Police Department, Camp Verde Marshall’s Office, Sedona Police Department, Yavapai Prescott Tribal Police, Yavapai-Apache Tribal Police, Clarkdale Police Department, Jerome Police Department, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Objective To enforce the narcotics laws of the State of Arizona and suppress criminal gang activities. Through interagency cooperation, the PANT Task Force focuses on identifying targets and initiating investigations on individuals, professionals and gangs involved in the illegal cultivation, manufacturing, sale or distribution of narcotics, prescription or dangerous drugs in Yavapai County. Activity Summary During FY 2017, PANT officers made 235 drug-related arrests. A total of 106 (45-percent) drug-related arrests were for the offense of possessing/concealing drugs, 65 (28-percent) were for transporting/importing drugs and 54 (23-percent) were for the distribution/selling of drugs. There were 70 (30-percent) arrests for methamphetamine/amphetamine, 59 (25-percent) for marijuana, and 69 (29percent) for heroin. The task force removed $5,119,626 in drugs from the community, including 195 pounds of marijuana and 105 marijuana plants with a value of $502,680, 30,804 grams of methamphetamine/amphetamine with a value of over $3 million and 5,325 grams of synthetic cannabinoids with a value of $532,408. The task force had asset seizures of $236,266 which consisted of 24 weapons, 28 vehicles, and $109,449 in currency and other assets. Task force officers conducted 90 methamphetamine/amphetamine-related investigations, seized three marijuana grows, served 76 search warrants, disrupted and dismantled 81 Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs). Selected Quarterly Highlights • In September of 2016 PANT detectives received information of a possible indoor marijuana grow in Dewey, Arizona. Detectives were able to determine that an active probationer was living at the residence, unknown to the Adult Probation Department. Detectives contacted the Adult Probation Department with this information. PANT, with Adult Probation, responded to the residence and discovered the probationer along with several other persons. Marijuana plants were growing in Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 83 Apprehension - Task Force Activities several areas of the residence and no one had the legal privilege to possess or cultivate marijuana under Arizona law. As PANT detectives continued their investigation, they began to suspect that some of the female occupants, including one under the age of 18 may be victims of sex trafficking. Detectives continued their investigation and determined that the male subjects and one of the females were indeed prostituting the other female victims. PANT contacted the Prescott Valley Police Department regarding the prostitution and a joint investigation continued. The investigation ultimately led to several felony charges regarding the marijuana, sex trafficking, and prostitution ensued. Detectives were also able to reunite the underage victim with her family, who lived out of state. • In February 2017, PANT detectives arrested a female suspect after she attempted to fill a fraudulent prescription at a pharmacy in Camp Verde. During interviews, detectives learned that this suspect had previously filled 26 different prescriptions that she had fraudulently written, obtaining 717 pills in total. This suspect was charged with fraud schemes, taking the identity of another, possession of a narcotic drug, and forgery. Detectives contacted the Arizona Attorney General’s Office for assistance and collaboration and in doing so, learned that this same suspect is suspected of similar crimes at a previous employer prior to this incident. Both cases were referred to the Attorney General’s Office for prosecution. • In March of 2017, PANT detectives were contacted by the Prescott Police Department after they contacted a male suspect following an explosion that occurred at his residence. This explosion caused significant damage to the residence. It was suspected that this suspect was operating an active Butane Hash Oil (BHO) lab. PANT detectives responded and a search warrant was drafted and signed which resulted in locating the BHO lab used to extract marijuana concentrate. Detectives seized approximately 7.3 ounces of marijuana, nine grams of marijuana derivative, five grams of psilocybin and a large sum of currency. The suspect was subsequently arrested and charged with possession of equipment to manufacture narcotic drugs, manufacturing a narcotic drug, possession and sales of narcotic drugs, possession and sales of marijuana, possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. Thankfully, no persons were injured in this explosion as it occurred in a multi-residence housing complex. • In March of 2017, PANT K9’s attempted to stop a vehicle traveling West Bound on I-40. The vehicle attempted to avoid the K9 Deputy, by pulling off the highway and into a local gas station. The Deputy continued to observe the suspects and noted suspicious behavior prior to the suspects parking their vehicle and entering a small restaurant. Once inside, the Deputy conducted a free air sniff of the area and his K9 partner, Miley, alerted to the vehicle, which the suspects had parked. The Deputy and other responding K9’s then entered the restaurant and detained the two male occupants they had observed in the vehicle. A subsequent search of the vehicle, incident to the K9 alert, led to the discovery of 14 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in the gas tank of the vehicle. 10 grams of Marijuana and approximately $400.00 in U.S. currency were also located. The two suspects were subsequently arrested for transportation and possession of dangerous drugs for sale, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. As a result of this case, the K9 Deputy received the quarterly award for K9 drug seizure from the National Police Canine Association (NPCA). Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 84 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure FY 2017 Estimated Drug Value Removed per Grant Dollar Expended $5.88 Arrests per Investigation 1.09 Percent of Investigations closed Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 55.00% FY 2017 Actual $13.09 0.54 87.80% 85 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Apprehension Projects: Yavapai County Sheriff's Office Grant Number: DC-17-011 Drug Arrest Activity Buy / Receive Cultivate / Mfg Distribute / Sell Drug Removal + Value Possess / Conceal Transport / Import Consume / Use Other Quantity Removed Total Value Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 4 9 0 0 13 6.133 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 358.0 $7,160 $499,853 Hashish (g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 467.6 $46,760 Heroin (g) 0 0 27 27 15 0 0 69 2,812.3 $275,473 Fentanyl (mcg) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 34.0 $775 Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 1 28 25 0 0 54 127.0 $191,300 $275,080 High Grade Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68.8 Medical Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Marijuana Plants (each) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 105.0 $36,300 Synthetic Cannabinoids (g) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5,325.6 $532,408 LSD (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 $80 PCP (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine (g) 0 3 25 27 15 0 0 70 30,804.8 $3,080,387 Prescription Stimulant (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51.0 $510 Prescription Sedative (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156.5 $1,565 $17,375 Prescription Pain Reliever (dosage) 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 7 1,538.0 Ketamine (mg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Unknown Drug (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138.0 $1,380 $118,850 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1,209.6 Steroids (ml) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Salvia(g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Paraphernalia (each) 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 13 1,101.0 $11,010 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 257.8 $23,360 0 10 54 106 65 0 0 235 Total $5,119,626 Prescription Drug Arrests Number of drug related arrests from table above that also included prescription drugs Arrest Demographics Male Female Under 18 Under 18 Male 18+ 15 Drug & Non-drug Arrests Female 18+ Total Drug Non-Drug Total Caucasian 2 3 94 68 167 Violent Crime (except gang) 0 0 Black 0 0 24 0 24 Gang (except violent crime) 0 0 0 Hispanic 0 0 34 15 49 Gang and violent crime 0 0 0 Native American 0 0 1 1 2 235 9 244 Asian 0 0 2 0 2 Total 235 9 244 Hawaiian/Pac Islander 0 0 0 0 0 Felony 223 7 230 Other 0 0 0 0 0 Misdemeanor 12 2 14 Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 235 9 244 2 3 155 84 244 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Neither or not known Total 0 86 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Marijuana Grows Seized Weapons Seized by Type Indoor 2 Type Outdoor 1 Handguns 8 Semi-Auto Handguns 8 Rifles 1 Semi-Auto Rifles 3 4 Asset Seizures Number Value Quantity Vehicles 28 $119,985 Shotguns Currency 42 $109,449 Semi-Auto Shotguns 0 Weapons 24 $3,446 Automatic/Machine Gun 0 2 $3,386 Knives/Cutting Instr. 0 96 $236,266 Explosive Device 0 Other Assets Total Other Total Seizure Cases 0 Total 24 Number Federal Drug Trafficking Organizations 0 State Disrupted 59 Total 59 Low Level (Street Dealer) Mid Level (Distributor/Retailer) Meth-Related Statistics Methamphetamine Related Investigations High Level (Manuf./Supplier) 90 Total Clandestine Labs Seized 2 Minor Involved in Labs Seized 1 Meth Dump Sites Discovered 0 Federal Sites Referred for Mitigation/Cleanup 0 Training / Community Involvement Search Warrants Served 48 4 24 28 0 5 5 34 47 81 Firearms and NIBIN Firearms Reported to NIBIN State 76 Firearms traced through ATF Other 0 Total Total 18 0 # charged with firearm crimes 0 0 20 76 No. of Trainings Attended 38 No. of Trainings Provided 10 Community Meetings Held 2 New Investigations Opened School Presentations Offered 2 Pending Investigations Investigation Data Dropped Investigations Closed Investigations Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Dismantled 30 500 58 13 439 87 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Yuma County – Yuma County Narcotics Task Force (YCNTF) Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total $ $ $ 157,934 79,192 237,126 Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match $ $ $ 94,850 82,994 59,282 Project Description This program is administered by the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office. The Yuma County Narcotics Task Force (YCNTF) is a consolidated, multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency task force. It was organized to identify, arrest and prosecute drug traffickers, seize drugs and cash assets, and follow investigative leads on drug smuggling activity. Task Force Participants Yuma County Sheriff's Office, United States Border Patrol, City of Somerton Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, City of San Luis Police Department, United States Drug Enforcement Administration. Objective To reduce and disrupt trafficking, sales, and distribution of illegal narcotics within Yuma County by investigating, targeting and arresting individuals engaged in drug trafficking and sales, including gang members and violent criminals. Activity Summary During FY 2017, YCNTF made 166 drug-related arrests. A total of 83 (50-percent) drug-related arrests were for the offense of possessing/concealing drugs, and 46 (28-percent) were for transporting/importing drugs. There were 81 arrests (49-percent) for marijuana and 55 (33-percent) for methamphetamine/amphetamine. Taskforce officers removed $2,315,927 in drugs from the community, including 38,619 grams of methamphetamine/amphetamine with a value of over $1.9 million, 1,110 pounds of marijuana and 25 marijuana plants with a value of $278,955, and 668 grams of heroin with a value of $48,676. The task force had asset seizures of $64,422 which consisted of 12 vehicles, 13 weapons and $10,474 in currency. The task force pursued 57 methamphetamine/amphetamine-related investigations, served 28 search warrants, and disrupted and dismantled a total of 42 Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO). Selected Quarterly Highlights • In October 2016, the Task Force received information of individuals selling methamphetamine at a residence. The investigation led to a search warrant for the residence. Yuma County Adult Probation initially made contact with probationers at the residence, who were then detained. The search warrant was served and approximately 35.84 ounces of methamphetamine, 51.31 ounces Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 88 Apprehension - Task Force Activities of marijuana, and paraphernalia consistent with street sales were found. Four subjects were arrested on felony charges. • In November 2016, the Task Force collaborated with the U.S. Marshals and the Yuma Police Department in reference to information received of a parole absconder, who was selling narcotics near an elementary school. The Task Force developed probable cause for a search warrant for the suspect’s residence during the investigation. The Task Force, U.S. Marshals, and Yuma Police Department served the warrant and found approximately 3.73 ounces of methamphetamine and paraphernalia consistent with narcotic sales. Two loaded handguns were also found and were discovered to be stolen. The suspect was arrested for multiple felony offenses as well as selling narcotics within a drug free school zone. Information was obtained while conducting the investigation and possible suppliers to the suspect were identified. Information was passed to participating federal agencies with the Task Force, to include partners at the Port of Entry in San Luis, AZ. One of the possible suppliers was identified crossing into the United States from Mexico the next morning. The vehicle was sent to secondary inspection where a canine alerted to the vehicle and approximately 5.2 ounces of methamphetamine was discovered. It was learned the suspect had smuggled narcotics into the United States on multiple occasions to deliver to different individuals within Yuma County. The suspect was arrested for multiple felony offenses. • In January 2017, the Task Force received information of individuals selling methamphetamine at a residence. The investigation led to collaboration with the Yuma Police Department Narcotics Division and the Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission (GIITEM) and a search warrant for the residence. Approximately 6.6 ounces of methamphetamine, one gram of heroin, and paraphernalia consistent with street sales were located. Four subjects (one of them a documented gang member) were arrested on felony charges. • In May 2017, the Task Force responded to a request for assistance by Deputies during a traffic stop. Task Force K-9 “Jax” alerted to the vehicle and the vehicle was searched with negative results. The two occupants were interviewed by Agents who identified numerous inconsistencies with the statements being made by both subjects. Through additional interviews, it was learned the subjects both had baggies of heroin concealed within their persons. Both subjects voluntarily removed 5 packages containing heroin each from within their person for a total of 10 packages. The total combined weight of all packages was approximately 11.2 ounces. Both subjects were arrested and booked. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Drug Value Removed per Grant Dollar Expended Arrests per Investigation Percent of Investigations closed Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 FY 2017 Estimated FY 2017 Actual $49.59 $9.77 0.74 0.69 100.00% 100.00% 89 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Apprehension Projects: Yuma County Sheriff's Office Grant Number: DC-17-014 Drug Arrest Activity Buy / Receive Cultivate / Mfg Distribute / Sell Drug Removal + Value Possess / Conceal Transport / Import Consume / Use Other Quantity Removed Total Value Cocaine (powder) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 0.225 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 $4,725 Hashish (g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.3 $490 Heroin (g) 0 0 2 3 3 0 1 9 668.9 $48,676 Fentanyl (mcg) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 $0 Marijuana (lbs) 0 3 4 58 16 0 0 81 1,110.1 $277,935 High Grade Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Medical Marijuana (lbs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 $1,020 Marijuana Plants (each) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.0 Synthetic Cannabinoids (g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 LSD (dosage) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.0 $180 PCP (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine (g) 0 0 21 8 25 0 1 55 38,619.3 $1,972,361 Prescription Stimulant (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 24.5 $245 Prescription Sedative (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 301.0 $3,010 $1,370 Prescription Pain Reliever (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137.0 Ketamine (mg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Unknown Drug (dosage) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Steroids (ml) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Salvia(g) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $0 Paraphernalia (each) 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 14 375.0 $3,750 113.4 Other Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 30 83 46 0 4 166 $2,165 $2,315,927 Prescription Drug Arrests Number of drug related arrests from table above that also included prescription drugs Arrest Demographics Male Female Under 18 Under 18 Male 18+ 13 Drug & Non-drug Arrests Female 18+ Total Drug Non-Drug Total Caucasian 0 0 53 25 78 Violent Crime (except gang) 43 3 46 Black 0 0 8 0 8 Gang (except violent crime) 3 0 3 12 2 52 9 75 Gang and violent crime 0 0 0 Native American 0 0 0 0 0 120 9 129 Asian 0 0 2 0 2 Total 166 12 178 Hawaiian/Pac Islander 0 0 0 0 0 Felony 102 1 103 Other 0 0 0 0 0 Misdemeanor 64 11 75 Unknown 0 0 11 4 15 166 12 178 12 2 126 38 178 Hispanic Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Neither or not known Total 90 Apprehension - Task Force Activities Marijuana Grows Seized Weapons Seized by Type Indoor 2 Type Outdoor 1 Handguns Asset Seizures Number Vehicles Value 12 $49,948 Currency 14 $10,474 Weapons 13 $4,000 Other Assets Total 0 $0 39 $64,422 Quantity 10 Semi-Auto Handguns 0 Rifles 1 Semi-Auto Rifles 0 Shotguns 2 Semi-Auto Shotguns 0 Automatic/Machine Gun 0 Knives/Cutting Instr. 0 Explosive Device 0 Other Total Seizure Cases 0 Total 13 Number Drug Trafficking Organizations 2 Federal Disrupted 27 State Total 29 Low Level (Street Dealer) Mid Level (Distributor/Retailer) Meth-Related Statistics Methamphetamine Related Investigations High Level (Manuf./Supplier) 57 Total Clandestine Labs Seized 0 Minor Involved in Labs Seized 0 Meth Dump Sites Discovered 0 Federal Sites Referred for Mitigation/Cleanup 0 Training / Community Involvement Search Warrants Served Total 2 26 28 11 1 12 2 0 2 15 27 42 Firearms and NIBIN 0 Firearms Reported to NIBIN 0 State 28 Firearms traced through ATF 13 Other 0 Total # charged with firearm crimes 6 28 No. of Trainings Attended 60 No. of Trainings Provided 18 Community Meetings Held 1 New Investigations Opened School Presentations Offered 1 Pending Investigations Investigation Data Dropped Investigations Closed Investigations Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 Dismantled 240 0 0 240 91 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prosecution Task Force Activities FY 2017 Awards Apache County Attorney’s Office $ 83,064 Cochise County Attorney’s Office $ 151,772 Coconino County Attorney’s Office $ 130,625 Gila County Attorney’s Office $ 59,495 Graham County Attorney’s Office $ 50,000 Greenlee County Attorney’s Office $ 34,500 La Paz County Attorney’s Office $ 66,480 Maricopa County Attorney’s Office $1,097,617 Mohave County Attorney’s Office $ 149,925 Navajo County Attorney’s Office $ 110,661 Pima County Attorney’s Office $ 421,915 Pinal County Attorney’s Office $ 176,676 Santa Cruz County Attorney’s Office $ 46,633 Tucson City Attorney’s Office $ 269,092 Yavapai County Attorney’s Office $ 123,011 Yuma County Attorney’s Office $ 258,915 TOTAL Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 $ 3,329,208 92 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Summary of Activity – Prosecution Approved Budget FY 2016 Personnel Overtime Employee Related Expenditures Total $ 926,277 $ 3,714,844 Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match $ 1,485,938 $ 1,300,195 $ 928,711 $ 2,788,567 In FY 2017, Prosecution program activities resulted in 53,118 referrals, of which 40,924 (77-percent) were drug-related. Of the drug related referrals, 28,834 were prosecuted this grant year. Out of those prosecuted, 7,901 (27-percent) involved marijuana, 9,001 (31-percent) involved methamphetamine/amphetamine and 4,459 (15-percent) involved paraphernalia. Of these prosecutions, 23,862 (83-percent) were for possession/concealing and 2,597 (9-percent) were for distribution/selling. Of the drug cases prosecuted, 21,900 obtained convictions with 16,961 (77-percent) classified as felonies and 4,939 (23-percent) as misdemeanors. A total of 18,257 (83-percent) were for charges of possession/concealing, 2,010 (9-percent) were for distribution/selling and 761 (3-percent) were for transportation/importation. Statewide, the most prevalent offenses among drug-related convictions involved paraphernalia at 6,731 (31-percent), methamphetamine/amphetamine at 5,723 (26-percent), and marijuana at 4,955 (23-percent). A total of 17,924 individuals received sentences for drug offenses. The most common sentence type was probation with 10,775 (60-percent), followed by prison at 3,737 (21-percent) and a total of 2,425 (14percent) received a split sentence. The remaining five-percent received sentences for jail, fines, suspended sentence, community service, and other or unknown sentences. Prosecution efforts facilitated the forfeiture of a total value of $21,864,083 in assets during the FY 2017 program year, including 1,009 vehicles, and currency totaling $16,404,419. A total of 1,967 forfeiture cases were received through referrals and 1,864 were concluded. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 93 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prosecution Projects: Statewide Summary Proscution Data Grant Number: DC-17-028 Drug Outcome Summary Drug Offenses Drug Offense Only (exclude gang) Drug & Violent Offenses Drug Offense by Gang Member Non-drug Offenses Drug & Violent Offense by Gang Member Violent Offense Committed by Violent Offense (exclude gang) Gang Member & Gang Member Drug Total Non-Drug Total Total Referrals received this reporting period 39,150 564 1,131 79 40,924 10,165 1,274 755 12,194 53,118 Declined to Prosecute: No lab analysis 1,037 56 70 7 1,170 30 16 3 49 1,219 Declined to Pros: Dept. Report Problems 1,756 94 96 23 1,969 541 119 68 728 2,697 Declined to Pros: No Conviction Likely 1,412 24 71 8 1,515 978 143 90 1,211 2,726 451 4 17 5 477 65 38 13 116 593 3,111 50 61 4 3,226 1,993 250 99 2,342 5,568 Declined to Pros: Assisted in Another Prosecution Declined to Prosecute: Other Deferred to a Diversion Program Prosecuted 1,612 0 2 1 1,615 19 8 0 27 1,642 27,028 717 940 149 28,834 6,149 673 588 7,410 36,244 4,880 Dismissed With or Without Prejudice 4,086 44 39 8 4,177 632 35 36 703 Acquitted 29 0 0 0 29 52 1 0 53 82 Convicted 20,880 542 432 46 21,900 4,460 164 90 4,714 26,614 Concluded 24,995 586 471 54 26,106 5,144 200 126 5,470 31,576 Buy / Receive Drug Prosecutions by Offense Type Transport / Import Dist. / Selling Consume / Use Cult. / Manuf. Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 117 104 1 726 2 0 950 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 8 12 0 121 0 2 143 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 5 3 1 10 0 0 19 Hashish 0 0 12 5 0 50 0 0 67 Heroin 0 0 438 188 10 2,938 0 10 3,584 Fentanyl 0 1 10 3 1 56 0 0 71 Marijuana 0 53 748 646 5 6,396 2 1 7,851 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 7 6 0 26 0 0 39 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 3 12 21 0 54 0 6 96 LSD 0 0 5 0 0 14 0 0 19 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 1 8 989 348 24 7,615 2 14 9,001 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 29 Prescription Sedative 1 0 15 3 0 101 1 0 121 Prescription Pain Reliever 7 0 20 6 1 177 1 2 214 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 4 145 12 7 499 248 458 1,391 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 0 10 Steroids 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 96 0 0 96 4,459 Unknown Drug Paraphernalia Other Total 0 2 0 0 0 4,456 0 1 18 4 64 25 5 479 57 0 652 45 86 2,597 1,382 55 23,862 313 494 28,834 Prescription Drug Prosecutions Number of drug prosecutions that involved any prescription drugs Felony and Misdemeanor Prosecution Gang 599 Felony Misdemeanor Total Non-Gang Total 31,998 2,273 29,725 81 4,165 4,246 2,354 33,890 36,244 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 94 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Buy / Receive Drug Convictions by Offense Type Transport / Dist. / Selling Consume / Use Import Cult. / Manuf. Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 93 44 0 295 0 0 432 Crack (cocaine) 0 1 22 9 0 109 0 1 142 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 Hashish 0 1 3 1 1 20 0 0 26 Heroin 0 0 343 107 7 1,922 1 4 2,384 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 9 Marijuana 0 30 754 397 14 3,712 1 6 4,914 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 2 4 0 22 0 0 28 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 2 3 0 0 32 1 4 42 LSD 0 0 4 0 0 8 0 0 12 PCP 0 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 10 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 1 6 642 176 27 4,865 2 4 5,723 Prescription Stimulant 1 0 2 0 0 12 0 0 15 Prescription Sedative 0 0 3 1 1 42 2 1 50 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 16 2 2 78 2 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 74 6 3 209 164 340 809 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 7 Steroids 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 6 0 0 0 6,670 48 7 6,731 Ketamine Unknown Drug Other Total 31 0 39 14 3 240 117 4 448 46 58 2,010 761 59 18,257 338 371 21,900 Prescription Drug Convictions Number of drug convictions that involved any prescription drugs 288 Drug Offense Convictions by Class Misdmnr. Persons Convicted for All Drug Offenses Felony Total Plea 21,755 131 Class 1 4,885 1 4,886 Jury Class 2 25 1,530 1,555 Non-jury Class 3 2 754 756 8,217 Class 4 8,217 Class 5 238 238 Class 6 4,776 4,776 21 1,408 1,429 6 37 43 4,939 16,961 21,900 Undesignated Unknown Total Total 14 21,900 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 95 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prison Number of Persons Sentenced for Drug Offense Community Probation Split Sentence Susp. Sentence Service Jail Fines Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 66 2 220 38 0 0 1 12 0 339 Crack (cocaine) 39 0 47 11 0 0 0 1 0 98 Ecstasy (MDMA) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Hashish 3 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 457 14 714 259 1 2 1 17 0 1,465 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 12 727 65 2,688 300 0 0 88 47 6 3,921 High Grade Marijuana 6 2 14 0 0 0 5 0 0 27 Medical Marijuana 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Marijuana Plants 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Heroin Fentanyl Marijuana 14 0 22 6 0 0 0 0 0 42 LSD 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 PCP 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1,625 65 1,636 724 2 0 12 38 0 4,102 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 11 Prescription Sedative 9 1 37 2 0 0 4 0 0 53 17 3 58 12 1 0 2 3 0 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 6 153 75 0 0 1 5 0 350 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Steroids 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 623 182 5,008 941 0 4 313 38 8 7,117 Synthetic Cannabinoids Methamphetamine/Amphetamine Prescription Pain Reliever Ketamine Unknown Drug Paraphernalia 31 29 124 45 0 0 0 2 0 231 3,737 369 10,775 2,425 5 6 428 165 14 17,924 168 3 113 68 0 0 0 30 0 382 1,272 54 1,320 753 0 0 19 716 0 4,134 1,440 57 1,433 821 0 0 19 746 0 4,516 Other Total Number of Persons Sentenced for Violent Offenses Violent Drug-Related Offenses Violent Non Drug-Related Offenses Total Prescription Drug Sentenced Number of drug offenders sentenced that involved any prescription drugs Asset Forfeitures Asset Type Vehicles Number of Forfeiture Cases Quantity Value 1,009 Received Through Referral $2,219,567 Concluded Vessels 0 $0 Pending Aircraft 0 $0 2,020 $16,404,419 Currency 176 1,967 1,864 4,263 Training Other Financial Instrument 2 $1,025 # of trainings attended Real Property (Real Estate) 9 $456,674 # of trainings provided 63 $112,621 Community Meetings Held 40 $2,669,778 School Presentations Offered 29 Weapons Other Total 897 1,381 5,318 218 $21,864,083 *Maricopa County Attorney's Office reports a total value for all asset types in the Other Category. This value may reflect assets seized in previous fiscal years. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 96 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Apache County Attorney’s Office - for ACCENT Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match 64,953 18,111 $83,064 $ $ $ 34,063 28,235 20,766 Project Description This project is administered by the Apache County Attorney’s Office (ACAO) and provides enhanced drug and gang prosecution, asset forfeiture processing and litigation services for the Apache County Cooperative Enforcement Narcotics Team (ACCENT) and all other law enforcement agencies in Apache County. Objective To make Apache County a safer place by aggressively prosecuting those who use or engage in any manner, in the supply and demand of illegal drugs, those who commit violent crimes, and those who participate in gang-related criminal activity. Additionally, Apache County Attorney’s Office seeks to reduce recidivism through special programs for carefully chosen applicants showing the most likelihood of rehabilitation. Activity Summary In FY 2017, ACAO received 560 drug offense referrals resulting in 252 drug convictions, of which 240 (95percent) were classified as felonies and 12 (5-percent) as misdemeanors. Of the drug prosecutions by offense type, a total of 388 (73-percent) were for charges of possession/concealing and 125 (24-percent) were for distribution/selling. Of the drug convictions by drug type, a total of 78 (31-percent) involved paraphernalia, 70 (28-percent) involved methamphetamine/amphetamines, and 72 (29-percent) involved marijuana. Of the 250 individuals sentenced for drug offenses, 190 (76-percent) received probation, and 47 (19percent) received a prison sentence. There were 77 (31-percent) people sentenced for paraphernalia, 72 (29-percent) of the cases sentenced involved methamphetamine/amphetamine, and 71 (28-percent) people sentenced for marijuana. Selected Quarterly Highlights • There was a defendant who transported over 20lbs of cocaine and ACCENT worked with the DEA to interview this individual and have him prosecuted federally. He was from Canada and was running drugs for a very large criminal organization. This is a great example of the cooperation between ACCENT and state and federal agencies. These relationships are invaluable to preventing drug trafficking in Apache County and throughout the country. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 97 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Conviction Rate Cost per Conviction FY 2017 Estimated FY 2017 Actual 92% $692.20 $ 91% 341.52 Percentage of Forfeitures Concluded 94% 87% Percentage of Convicted Offenders Incarcerated 23% 21% Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 98 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prosecution Projects: Apache County Attorney's Office Grant Number: DC-17-020 Drug Outcome Summary Drug Offenses Drug Offense Only (exclude gang) Referrals received this reporting period Drug & Violent Offenses Drug Offense by Gang Member Non-drug Offenses Drug & Violent Offense by Gang Member Violent Offense Committed by (exclude gang) Gang Member Drug Total Violent Offense & Gang Member Non-Drug Total Total 609 555 2 3 0 560 47 2 0 49 Declined to Prosecute: No lab analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: Dept. Report Problems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: No Conviction Likely 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Declined to Pros: Assisted in Another Prosecution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 6 64 0 0 0 64 1 0 0 1 65 Declined to Prosecute: Other Deferred to a Diversion Program 524 1 3 0 528 49 2 0 51 579 24 0 0 0 24 2 0 0 2 26 Acquitted 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 7 Convicted 251 1 0 0 252 1 3 0 4 256 Concluded 275 1 0 0 276 10 3 0 13 289 Prosecuted Dismissed With or Without Prejudice Buy / Receive Drug Prosecutions by Offense Type Transport / Import Dist. / Selling Consume / Use Cult. / Manuf. Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Hashish 0 0 6 0 0 8 0 0 14 Heroin 0 0 9 0 0 12 0 0 21 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 4 61 3 0 195 2 0 265 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 3 2 0 8 0 0 13 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 1 43 3 0 55 0 0 102 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 88 0 0 88 Other Total 0 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 10 0 5 125 8 0 388 2 0 528 Prescription Drug Prosecutions Number of drug prosecutions that involved any prescription drugs Felony and Misdemeanor Prosecution Gang 27 Non-Gang Total 578 Felony 5 573 Misdemeanor 0 1 1 5 574 579 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 99 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Buy / Receive Drug Convictions by Offense Type Transport / Dist. / Selling Consume / Use Import Cult. / Manuf. Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 5 0 0 11 0 0 16 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 3 18 0 0 47 1 0 69 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 28 3 0 39 0 0 70 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 11 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 78 0 0 78 Other Total 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 57 3 0 188 1 0 252 Prescription Drug Convictions Number of drug convictions that involved any prescription drugs 20 Drug Offense Convictions by Class Misdmnr. Persons Convicted for All Drug Offenses Felony Total Plea 252 Class 1 12 0 12 Jury 0 Class 2 0 53 53 Non-jury 0 Class 3 0 4 4 Class 4 71 71 Class 5 3 3 Class 6 109 109 Undesignated 0 0 0 Unknown 0 0 0 12 240 252 Total Total 252 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 100 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prison Number of Persons Sentenced for Drug Offense Community Service Probation Split Sentence Susp. Sentence Jail Fines Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Heroin 6 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 4 4 58 0 0 0 2 0 0 68 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Prescription Pain Reliever 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 8 3 62 0 0 0 2 2 0 77 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 47 7 190 0 0 0 4 2 0 250 Violent Drug-Related Offenses 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Violent Non Drug-Related Offenses 5 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 6 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Other Total Number of Persons Sentenced for Violent Offenses Total Prescription Drug Sentenced Number of drug offenders sentenced that involved any prescription drugs Asset Forfeitures Asset Type Vehicles Number of Forfeiture Cases Quantity Value 3 Received Through Referral 39 $653 Concluded 34 48 Vessels 0 $0 Pending Aircraft 0 $0 34 $278,914 Currency 20 Training Other Financial Instrument 0 $0 # of trainings attended 5 Real Property (Real Estate) 0 $0 # of trainings provided 2 Weapons 15 $3,082 Community Meetings Held 0 Other 22 $5,267 School Presentations Offered 0 Total 74 $287,916 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 101 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Cochise County Attorney’s Office Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match 118,845 32,927 $151,772 $ $ $ 62,239 51,590 37,943 Project Description This program is administered by the Cochise County Attorney's Office (CCAO). The CCAO handles drug prosecution and civil forfeiture cases resulting from the aggressive activities of the Cochise County Narcotics Enforcement Team and other law enforcement agencies in the county. Cochise County is designated as a Southwest Border High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). The unit prosecutes drug cases for all law enforcement agencies in Cochise County and cases received from the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and other federal agencies operating along the United States border with Mexico. Objective To enhance the quality of life in the Cochise County border community through aggressive and effective prosecution of drug-related violent crimes and drug crimes, identify and apprehend target offenders through collaboration with the task force and other law enforcement agencies, and where appropriate encourage rehabilitation for drug offenders. Activity Summary In FY 2017, CCAO received 1,490 drug offense referrals resulting in 784 drug convictions, of which 422 (54-percent) were classified as felonies and 362 (46-percent) as misdemeanors. Of the drug convictions by offense type, a total of 486 (62-percent) were for charges of possession/concealing and 145 (18-percent) were for distribution/selling. Of the drug convictions by drug type, 360 (46-percent) were for paraphernalia and 216 (28-percent) were for marijuana. Of the 431 individuals sentenced for drug offenses, 196 (45-percent) were sentenced to prison, 94 (22percent) people received probation, and 139 (32-percent) received a jail sentence. A total of 165 (38percent) of the cases involved marijuana and 145 (34-percent) involved paraphernalia. CCAO had a total of 87 forfeiture cases that were received through referrals, 27 were concluded, and $33,602 in assets were forfeited. Selected Quarterly Highlights • Operation Immediate Consequences came about from CCAO’s joint cooperation agreement with Border Patrol to prosecute juveniles as adults, when they are caught smuggling drugs into the U.S. from Mexico. Strictly enforcing drug smuggling laws, even against juvenile offenders, puts the Drug Trafficking Organizations on notice that they cannot escape prosecutions by exploiting minors. Approximately 50% of the juveniles CCAO files drug trafficking charges against in adult court remain in adult court and are sentenced to the Department of Corrections for a minimum of 1.5 years. CCAO thereby, demonstrates to the community youth through the school outreach component of the initiative that they will have immediate consequences if they decide to smuggle drugs for Drug Trafficking Organizations. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 102 Prosecution - Task Force Activities • The Early Resolution Court Program continues to be a successful aspect of the CCAO drug unit. Most of the drug cases go through Early Resolution Court (ERC), which has maintained a very high plea acceptance rate and remains a vital component of the efficient administration of justice in Cochise County. In FY 2017, approximately 76% of Early Resolution Court drug cases were resolved with plea agreements within the ERC time frame. • Many of the drug and violent crime cases handled by the JAG funded attorneys are “48 hour” cases, which require a great degree of effort and cooperation by attorneys, staff, the judiciary, law enforcement, probation, and the defense bar. The monthly average for “48 hour” case filings continued to steadily increase in the last fiscal year, and CCAO now averages 41 “48 hour” cases a month, with 26 of those being drug cases. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Conviction Rate Cost per Conviction Percentage of Forfeitures Concluded Percentage of Convicted Offenders Incarcerated FY 2017 Estimated FY 2017 Actual 90% $182.42 $ 82% 193.59 189% 31% 43% 43% Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 103 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prosecution Projects: Cochise County Attorney's Office Grant Number: DC-17-021 Drug Outcome Summary Non-drug Offenses Drug Offenses Drug Offense Only (exclude gang) Drug & Violent Offenses Drug Offense by Gang Member Drug & Violent Offense by Gang Member Violent Offense Committed by (exclude gang) Gang Member Drug Total Violent Offense & Gang Member Non-Drug Total Total 1,490 0 0 0 1,490 0 0 0 0 1,490 Declined to Prosecute: No lab analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: Dept. Report Problems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 22 Referrals received this reporting period Declined to Pros: No Conviction Likely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 0 33 Declined to Pros: Assisted in Another Prosecution Declined to Prosecute: Other 189 0 0 0 189 0 0 0 0 189 1,140 0 0 0 1,140 0 0 0 0 1,140 175 Deferred to a Diversion Program Prosecuted Dismissed With or Without Prejudice 175 0 0 0 175 0 0 0 0 Acquitted 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Convicted 784 0 0 0 784 0 0 0 0 784 Concluded 961 0 0 0 961 0 0 0 0 961 Buy / Receive Drug Prosecutions by Offense Type Transport / Import Dist. / Selling Consume / Use Cult. / Manuf. Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 13 3 0 26 0 0 42 Fentanyl 0 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 13 Marijuana 0 0 39 150 0 319 0 0 508 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 1 28 2 0 91 0 0 122 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 22 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 375 0 0 375 Other Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 57 0 1 87 155 0 839 58 0 1,140 Prescription Drug Prosecutions Number of drug prosecutions that involved any prescription drugs Felony and Misdemeanor Prosecution Gang 22 Non-Gang Total 449 Felony 0 449 Misdemeanor 0 691 691 0 1,140 1,140 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 104 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Buy / Receive Drug Convictions by Offense Type Transport / Dist. / Selling Consume / Use Import Cult. / Manuf. Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 4 1 0 21 0 0 26 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 0 126 33 0 56 0 1 216 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 1 15 2 0 42 0 0 60 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 360 0 0 360 Other Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 0 115 0 1 145 36 0 486 115 1 784 Prescription Drug Convictions Number of drug convictions that involved any prescription drugs 5 Drug Offense Convictions by Class Misdmnr. Persons Convicted for All Drug Offenses Felony Total Class 1 319 1 320 Class 2 16 33 49 Class 3 2 127 129 105 Class 4 105 Class 5 13 13 Class 6 125 125 19 16 35 6 2 8 362 422 784 Undesignated Unknown Total Plea 772 Jury 10 Non-jury Total 2 784 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 105 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prison Number of Persons Sentenced for Drug Offense Community Probation Split Sentence Susp. Sentence Service Jail Fines Other Unknown Total 2 Cocaine (powder) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Hashish Heroin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 134 18 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 165 Fentanyl Marijuana High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 21 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 62 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 71 60 0 0 1 0 0 0 145 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine Paraphernalia 5 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 196 139 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 431 Violent Drug-Related Offenses 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Violent Non Drug-Related Offenses 5 19 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 28 11 20 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 37 Other Total Number of Persons Sentenced for Violent Offenses Total Prescription Drug Sentenced Number of drug offenders sentenced that involved any prescription drugs Asset Forfeitures Asset Type Vehicles Number of Forfeiture Cases Quantity Value 0 Received Through Referral $0 Concluded Vessels 0 $0 Pending Aircraft 0 $0 18 $33,602 Currency 0 87 27 290 Training Other Financial Instrument 0 $0 # of trainings attended 0 Real Property (Real Estate) 0 $0 # of trainings provided 0 Weapons 0 $0 Community Meetings Held 0 Other 0 $0 School Presentations Offered 0 Total 18 $33,602 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 106 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Coconino County Attorney’s Office Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match 100,481 30,144 $130,625 $ $ $ 53,567 44,402 32,656 Project Description This program is administered by the Coconino County Attorney's Office (CCAO) and provides direct assistance to the Northern Arizona Street Crimes Task Force (METRO) in case preparation and development. The unit prosecutes Coconino County drug and gang cases and provides civil forfeiture litigation services to the task force and other local and Federal agencies. Objective To work in conjunction with the Northern Arizona Street Crimes Task Force Metro Narcotics to suppress and eventually eliminate the manufacturing, transportation, sale and use of illicit drugs within Coconino County. Activity Summary In FY 2017, CCAO received 1,282 drug offense referrals resulting in 376 drug convictions, of which 219 (58-percent) were classified as felonies and 157 (42-percent) as misdemeanors. Of the drug convictions by drug type, a total of 196 (52-percent) involved paraphernalia, 107 (28-percent) involved marijuana and 50 (13-percent) involved methamphetamine/amphetamine. Of the drug convictions by offense type, 338 (90percent) were for charges of possession/concealing and 35 (9-percent) were for charges of transporting/importing. Of the 321 individuals sentenced for drug offenses, 104 (32-percent) received a split sentence, 78 (24percent) received probation, 61 (19-percent) received fines, and 47 (15-percent) received a prison sentence. A total of 161 (50-percent) involved paraphernalia, 86 (27-percent) involved marijuana, and 52 (16-percent) involved methamphetamine/amphetamine. Coconino County’s prosecution efforts yielded a value of $1,082,467 in forfeited assets for the FY 2017 program year. A total of 39 forfeiture cases were received through referrals of which, 29 were concluded. Selected Quarterly Highlights • Operation Nightfall was a joint operation between ATF, Metro, the FBI and Navajo County’s Drug Task force. The operation took place from April 2015 to November 2016. 40 defendants were charged with charges including sale of dangerous drugs, weapons offenses and burglary. The defendants in the operation had connections to the Grendel prison gang from Glendale, Arizona and the Eastside Bloods in Flagstaff. CCAO, the Attorney General’s Office, Navajo County and the U.S. Attorney all brought charges out of that operation. • Prior to his departure in December 2016, Deputy County Attorney Garcia worked with the Gang & Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission (GIITEM) related to their gang database and to ensure CCAO was kept appraised of gang affiliations of the defendants CCAO is prosecuting. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 107 Prosecution - Task Force Activities • The most recent METRO Task Force Operation occurred from January to May of 2017. It was a joint operation between METRO, ATF and the FBI, with METRO handling most of the police work. The operation was to investigate the remaining drug dealers in Flagstaff, who were not part of Operation Nightfall. In all, 30 defendants will be charged with sale of dangerous drugs, burglary and trafficking in stolen property. • Deputy County Attorney Stanley is about to close out two cases involving defendants arrested by METRO for transporting narcotic drugs and dangerous drugs. Both investigations were joint operations with Homeland Security Investigations (HIS) utilizing HSI informants. The first case involves a suspect pulled over in Flagstaff with 15 pounds of heroin and 6 pounds of cocaine in his possession. A tip from an HSI informant lead the police to the defendant. The suspect was in Flagstaff to sell the drugs. The police also were tipped off by an HSI informant that a second suspect was transporting drugs to Flagstaff to sell. The police pinged his phone and were able to locate his vehicle. The suspect was found to be in possession of 5 pounds of heroin and admitted he was transporting the drugs to Flagstaff to sell on behalf of a cartel in Mexico. The defendant in the first case was charged in March and will likely be sentenced to significant prison time. The defendant in the second case was charged in February and will likely be sentenced to significant prison time. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Conviction Rate Cost per Conviction Percentage of Forfeitures Concluded Percentage of Convicted Offenders Incarcerated FY 2017 Estimated FY 2017 Actual 67% $326.56 $ 62% 347.41 143% 42% 15% 20% Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 108 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prosecution Projects: Coconino County Attorney's Office Grant Number: DC-17-022 Drug Outcome Summary Drug Offenses Drug Offense Only (exclude gang) Drug & Violent Offenses Drug Offense by Gang Member Non-drug Offenses Drug & Violent Offense by Gang Member Violent Committed by Offense (exclude gang) Gang Member Drug Total Violent Offense & Gang Member Non-Drug Total Total 1,262 17 2 1 1,282 163 0 0 163 1,445 Declined to Prosecute: No lab analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: Dept. Report Problems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: No Conviction Likely 9 2 0 0 11 16 0 0 16 27 Declined to Pros: Assisted in Another Prosecution 11 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 1 12 Declined to Prosecute: Other 61 1 0 0 62 18 0 0 18 80 319 0 0 0 319 6 0 0 6 325 1,048 11 0 0 1,059 176 0 0 176 1,235 224 5 0 0 229 9 0 0 9 238 Acquitted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Convicted 370 6 0 0 376 63 0 0 63 439 Concluded 594 11 0 0 605 72 0 0 72 677 Referrals received this reporting period Deferred to a Diversion Program Prosecuted Dismissed With or Without Prejudice Buy / Receive Drug Prosecutions by Offense Type Transport / Dist. / Selling Import Consume / Use Cult. / Manuf. Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 4 1 0 15 0 0 20 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 5 5 0 21 0 0 31 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 5 23 29 0 440 0 0 497 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 44 11 0 153 0 0 208 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 18 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 86 0 0 86 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 178 0 0 178 Other 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 5 76 46 0 932 0 0 1,059 Total Prescription Drug Prosecutions Number of drug prosecutions that involved any prescription drugs Felony and Misdemeanor Prosecution Gang 26 Non-Gang Total 756 Felony 1 755 Misdemeanor 0 479 479 1 1,234 1,235 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 109 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Buy / Receive Cult. / Manuf. Drug Convictions by Offense Type Transport / Import Dist. / Selling Consume / Use Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 8 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107 Marijuana 0 0 2 20 0 85 0 0 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 0 11 0 39 0 0 50 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 196 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 196 0 0 Other 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 3 35 0 338 0 0 376 Total Prescription Drug Convictions Number of drug convictions that involved any prescription drugs 3 Drug Offense Convictions by Class Misdmnr. Persons Convicted for All Drug Offenses Felony Total Plea Class 1 156 0 156 Class 2 1 10 Class 3 0 3 11 Non-jury 0 30 30 Total 49 Class 4 49 Class 5 5 5 Class 6 62 62 63 Undesignated 0 63 Unknown 0 0 0 157 219 376 Total 373 Jury 376 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 110 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prison Number of Persons Sentenced for Drug Offense Community Service Probation Split Sentence Susp. Sentence Jail Fines Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 2 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 8 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 8 11 22 23 0 0 22 0 0 86 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 4 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 52 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 13 40 58 0 0 38 2 0 161 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 29 78 104 0 0 61 2 0 321 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 35 4 6 46 0 0 0 0 0 91 38 4 6 50 0 0 0 0 0 98 Other Total Number of Persons Sentenced for Violent Offenses Violent Drug-Related Offenses Violent Non Drug-Related Offenses Total Prescription Drug Sentenced Number of drug offenders sentenced that involved any prescription drugs Asset Forfeitures Asset Type Number of Forfeiture Cases Quantity Value Vehicles 8 Vessels 0 Aircraft Currency 2 Received Through Referral $4,237 Concluded 29 $0 Pending 0 $0 31 $973,682 39 67 Training Other Financial Instrument 0 $0 # of trainings attended 5 Real Property (Real Estate) 1 $104,549 # of trainings provided 0 Weapons 0 $0 Community Meetings Held 0 Other 0 $0 School Presentations Offered 0 Total 40 $1,082,467 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 111 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Gila County Attorney’s Office Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match 45,038 14,457 $59,495 $ $ $ 24,398 20,223 14,874 Project Description: This program is administered by the Gila County Attorney's Office (GCAO) and supports the provision of drug and gang prosecution, asset forfeiture processing and litigation for the Gila County Drug, Gang and Violent Crimes Task Force and other law enforcement agencies in Gila County. Objective: To aggressively prosecute drug-related offenses and violent crimes committed in Gila County, Arizona and provide education, training, and community-based educational programs relating to the curbing of drug and violent crime offenses. Activity Summary In FY 2017, GCAO received 332 drug offense referrals resulting in 192 drug convictions, of which 132 (69percent) were classified as felonies and 60 (31-percent) as misdemeanors. Of the drug convictions by offense type, a total of 163 (85-percent) were for charges of possession/concealing, and 15 (9-percent) were for distributing/selling. Of the drug convictions by drug type, 120 (63-percent) involved paraphernalia, 33 (17-percent) involved methamphetamine/amphetamine and 20 (10-percent) involved heroin. Out of the 192 individuals sentenced for drug offenses, 153 (80-percent) received probation, 35 (18percent) received a prison sentence, two (1-percent) received a jail sentence, and two (1-percent) received a split sentence. A total of 120 (63-percent) of the cases sentenced involved paraphernalia, 33 (17-percent) involved methamphetamine/amphetamine and 20 (10-percent) involved heroin. Prosecution efforts resulted in a total of 13 referred forfeiture cases and a value of $2,948 in forfeited assets for the FY 2017 project period. Selected Quarterly Highlights • The Gila County Attorney’s Office had a display for three days at the Payson Rodeo which was dedicated to the showcasing the dangers of illegal drug use and the effects such drug use has on the human body. The display was geared toward teenage children and the Gila County Attorney and his staff were present to pass out literature and answer questions. • The Gila County Attorney is working with local law enforcement agencies to secure funding for advanced equipment to enhance the field testing of drugs and to secure a central location for such equipment, which will allow all Gila County law enforcement agencies to utilize the equipment. • The Gila County Attorney’s office secured class three felony convictions for the possession for sale of several pounds of methamphetamine resulting in prison sentences for two defendants. • The Gila County Attorney’s Office secured a conviction of defendants for possession of marijuana for sale. This case was investigated by the Arizona Department of Public Safety with case assist Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 112 Prosecution - Task Force Activities from the Gila County Narcotics Task Force. The case involved the growing of marijuana at a residence in rural Gila County and the possession of several pounds of marijuana for sale. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Conviction Rate Cost per Conviction FY 2017 Estimated FY 2017 Actual 92% $416.05 $ 100% 309.87 Percentage of Forfeitures Concluded 86% 46% Percentage of Convicted Offenders Incarcerated 41% 19% Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 113 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prosecution Projects: Gila County Attorney's Office Grant Number: DC-17-023 Drug Outcome Summary Non-drug Offenses Drug Offenses Drug Offense Only (exclude gang) Referrals received this reporting period Drug & Violent Offenses Drug Offense by Gang Member Drug & Violent Offense by Gang Member Violent Committed by Offense (exclude gang) Gang Member Drug Total Violent Offense & Gang Member Non-Drug Total Total 375 332 0 0 0 332 43 0 0 43 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 12 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 12 Declined to Pros: No Conviction Likely 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Declined to Pros: Assisted in Another Prosecution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Prosecute: Other 9 0 0 0 9 3 0 0 3 12 Declined to Prosecute: No lab analysis Declined to Pros: Dept. Report Problems 13 0 0 0 13 6 0 0 6 19 192 0 0 0 192 30 0 0 30 222 Dismissed With or Without Prejudice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Acquitted 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 Convicted 192 0 0 0 192 29 0 0 29 221 Concluded 192 0 0 0 192 30 0 0 30 222 Deferred to a Diversion Program Prosecuted Buy / Receive Drug Prosecutions by Offense Type Transport / Consume / Use Import Cult. / Manuf. Dist. / Selling Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 7 2 0 11 0 0 20 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 0 2 2 0 10 0 0 14 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 6 5 0 20 2 0 33 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 120 0 0 120 Other Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 9 0 163 5 0 192 Prescription Drug Prosecutions Number of drug prosecutions that involved any prescription drugs Felony and Misdemeanor Prosecution Gang 2 Non-Gang Total 165 Felony 0 165 Misdemeanor 0 57 57 0 222 222 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 114 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Buy / Receive Drug Convictions by Offense Type Transport / Dist. / Selling Consume / Use Import Cult. / Manuf. Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 7 2 0 11 0 0 20 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 0 2 2 0 10 0 0 14 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 6 5 0 20 2 0 33 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 120 0 0 120 Other Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 9 0 163 5 0 192 Prescription Drug Convictions Number of drug convictions that involved any prescription drugs 2 Drug Offense Convictions by Class Misdmnr. Persons Convicted for All Drug Offenses Felony Total Class 1 56 0 56 Class 2 4 2 6 Class 3 0 10 10 Class 4 35 35 Class 5 4 4 Class 6 81 81 Undesignated 0 0 0 Unknown 0 0 0 60 132 192 Total Plea 190 Jury 2 Non-jury Total 0 192 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 115 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prison Number of Persons Sentenced for Drug Offense Community Split Sentence Susp. Sentence Service Jail Probation Fines Other Unknown Total 0 Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 Hashish Heroin Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 6 0 114 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 2 153 2 0 0 0 0 0 192 Violent Drug-Related Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Violent Non Drug-Related Offenses 9 6 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 29 9 6 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 29 Other Total Number of Persons Sentenced for Violent Offenses Total Prescription Drug Sentenced Number of drug offenders sentenced that involved any prescription drugs Asset Forfeitures Asset Type 2 Number of Forfeiture Cases Quantity Value Received Through Referral 13 Vehicles 0 $0 Concluded 6 Vessels 0 $0 Pending 8 Aircraft 0 $0 Currency 5 $2,948 Other Financial Instrument 0 $0 # of trainings attended Real Property (Real Estate) 0 $0 # of trainings provided 0 Weapons 0 $0 Community Meetings Held 5 $0 School Presentations Offered 0 Other Total 0 5 Training 4 $2,948 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 116 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Graham County Attorney’s Office Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match 37,594 12,406 $50,000 $ $ $ 20,504 16,996 12,500 Project Description: This program is administered by the Graham County Attorney’s Office (GCAO). The Graham County Attorney’s Office works directly with the Southeastern Arizona Narcotic Task Force to successfully prosecute those who commit drug and violent crimes. Objective: To actively prosecute those who commit crimes and to protect the people of Graham County from those who commit them. Graham County Attorney’s Office is dedicated to upholding the integrity of the criminal justice system and holding criminals accountable for violating the laws. Activity Summary In FY 2017, GCAO received 307 drug offense referrals resulting in 244 drug convictions, of which 210 (86percent) were classified as felonies and 34 (14-percent) as misdemeanors. Of the drug convictions by drug type, a total of 122 (50-percent) involved paraphernalia, 68 (28-percent) involved methamphetamine/amphetamine and 27 (11-percent) involved heroin. Of the drug convictions by offense type, 209 (86-percent) were for charges of possession/concealing and 24 (10-percent) were for distribution/selling. Of the 244 individuals sentenced for drug offenses, 194 (80-percent) received a split sentence, 37 (15percent) received a prison sentence, and 13 (5-percent) received probation, and. A total of 122 (50-percent) of the cases sentenced involved paraphernalia, 68 (28-percent) involved methamphetamine/amphetamine, and 27 (11-percent) involved heroin. A total value of $3,000 in assets was forfeited for the FY 2017 program year. A total of 33 trainings were attended. Selected Quarterly Highlights • During the month of April, 2017, a 35 year old man was shot and killed at a local bar after a physical altercation in the bar’s parking lot. Video surveillance from the bar and multiple other entities and businesses showed what appeared to be the suspect’s Ford F-150 pickup truck leave the parking lot of the bar and travel to his residence. The truck then left the complex roughly seven minutes later and was shown on surveillance footage pulling into the bar parking lot and backing into a space on the western side of the lot. The total time the truck was gone from the bar and back was said to be roughly 20 minutes. The suspect then re-entered the bar and allegedly said, “Come here, I want to show you something.” The victim approached the suspect’s truck from the rear and witnesses said they saw the suspect shoulder a rifle and shoot the victim as the victim put his hands up in the air and turned to run. An autopsy report showed no powder burns on the victim’s body and that the victim suffered a single gunshot wound that entered his left side and exited the right side of his torso. The medical examiner said the victim was at least three feet or more away from Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 117 Prosecution - Task Force Activities the suspect when he was shot. The suspect has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. • After a special detail of the local police department, two drug dealers were arrested during a traffic stop and more than a pound of methamphetamine was also seized. The suspects were also in possession of a small amount of heroin and marijuana. The suspects were apprehended with 511 grams of meth, which has a street value of more than $40,000. A single dose of meth is roughly .25 of a gram, therefore seizing the load took roughly 2,040 doses of meth off the streets. The officers valued the meth by listing the street value of one gram at $80 and what is commonly referred to as an “8 ball” (3.5 grams) as valued at $200. The defendants were charged with Possession of a Dangerous Drug for Sale, Transportation of a dangerous drug for sale, possession of a dangerous drug, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a narcotic drug. • A female suspect was arrested and booked on multiple drug counts after a deputy located roughly 170 grams of methamphetamine in the trunk of the car she was driving. That amount of the drug is worth approximately $13,600 on the street when sold at the going rate of $80 per gram. The suspect admitted to recently using black tar heroin and meth. After failing a field sobriety test, the suspect was arrested and charged with the crimes of possession of a dangerous drug, possession of a dangerous drug for sale, transportation of a dangerous drug for sale and possession of drug paraphernalia. An additional charge of DUI-drugs is pending blood test analysis. • A man on probation for failing to register as a sex offender was arrested after authorities located 13.8 grams of methamphetamine in his tool box. The suspect was previously found guilty of production of marijuana in 2011 and transportation of marijuana for sale in 2012, but he had a charge of fraudulent schemes/artifices dismissed in 2012 and charges of possession of a dangerous drug, marijuana, and paraphernalia dismissed in 2015. His luck ran out in 2016, however, when he was charged with failure to register as a sex offender and placed on probation. As a condition of his probation, his residence may be searched at any time without a search warrant. Multiple probation officers received information that the suspect had meth in a locked tool box in his bedroom closet and they requested the officer break into the toolbox. Upon a search of the suspect’s residence, the officers located bag with what turned out to be 13.8 grams of meth was located in the top right drawer. Other illicit items in the toolbox included a digital scale, spoon with apparent meth residue, a bag full of smaller baggies, loose meth crystals, and a glass bottle with some marijuana. The defendant has been charged with possession of a dangerous drug, possession of a dangerous drug for sale, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 118 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Conviction Rate Cost per Conviction FY 2017 Estimated FY 2017 Actual 55% $234.74 $ 95% 204.92 Percentage of Forfeitures Concluded 80% 75% Percentage of Convicted Offenders Incarcerated 85% 15% Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 119 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prosecution Projects: Graham County Attorney's Office Grant Number: DC-17-024 Drug Outcome Summary Drug Offenses Drug Offense Only (exclude gang) Drug & Violent Offenses Drug Offense by Gang Member Non-drug Offenses Drug & Violent Offense by Gang Member Violent Offense Committed by (exclude gang) Gang Member Drug Total Violent Offense & Gang Member Non-Drug Total Total 307 0 0 0 307 29 0 0 29 336 11 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 11 Declined to Pros: Dept. Report Problems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: No Conviction Likely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Referrals received this reporting period Declined to Prosecute: No lab analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 29 1 0 0 1 30 Declined to Pros: Assisted in Another Prosecution Declined to Prosecute: Other 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 258 0 0 0 258 9 0 0 9 267 14 Deferred to a Diversion Program Prosecuted Dismissed With or Without Prejudice 13 0 0 0 13 1 0 0 1 Acquitted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Convicted 244 0 0 0 244 13 0 0 13 257 Concluded 257 0 0 0 257 14 0 0 14 271 Buy / Receive Drug Prosecutions by Offense Type Transport / Import Consume / Use Cult. / Manuf. Dist. / Selling Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 5 0 0 36 0 0 41 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 7 0 3 0 27 0 0 37 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 9 1 1 93 0 0 104 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 73 0 0 73 Other Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 14 4 1 232 0 0 258 Felony and Misdemeanor Prosecution Prescription Drug Prosecutions Number of drug prosecutions that involved any prescription drugs Gang 3 Non-Gang Total 234 Felony 0 234 Misdemeanor 0 33 33 0 267 267 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 120 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Buy / Receive Cult. / Manuf. Drug Convictions by Offense Type Transport / Import Dist. / Selling Consume / Use Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Heroin 0 0 9 1 0 17 0 0 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 0 6 0 6 13 0 0 25 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 9 0 4 55 0 0 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 122 0 0 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 1 10 209 0 0 244 Total Prescription Drug Convictions Number of drug convictions that involved any prescription drugs 2 Drug Offense Convictions by Class Misdmnr. Persons Convicted for All Drug Offenses Felony Total Plea Class 1 34 0 34 Class 2 0 5 Class 3 0 Class 4 1 5 Non-jury 0 9 9 Total 71 71 Class 5 10 10 Class 6 115 115 0 Undesignated 0 0 Unknown 0 0 0 34 210 244 Total 243 Jury 244 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 121 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prison Number of Persons Sentenced for Drug Offense Community Probation Split Sentence Susp. Sentence Service Jail Fines Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 8 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 27 Fentanyl 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 10 Marijuana 0 0 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 15 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 49 0 0 0 0 0 68 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 4 108 0 0 0 0 0 122 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 13 194 0 0 0 0 0 244 Violent Drug-Related Offenses 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Violent Non Drug-Related Offenses 5 0 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 22 6 0 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 23 Other Total Number of Persons Sentenced for Violent Offenses Total Prescription Drug Sentenced Number of drug offenders sentenced that involved any prescription drugs Asset Forfeitures Asset Type 1 Number of Forfeiture Cases Quantity Value Received Through Referral 4 Vehicles 0 $0 Concluded 3 Vessels 0 $0 Pending 2 Aircraft 0 $0 $3,000 Training Currency 3 Other Financial Instrument 0 $0 # of trainings attended 33 Real Property (Real Estate) 0 $0 # of trainings provided 10 Weapons 0 $0 Community Meetings Held 2 Other 0 $0 School Presentations Offered 2 Total 3 $3,000 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 122 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Greenlee County Attorney’s Office Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match 27,600 6,900 $34,500 $ $ $ 14,148 11,727 8,625 Project Description: This program is administered by the Greenlee County Attorney’s Office (GCAO). The Greenlee County Attorney’s Office prosecutes all drug and gang-related activities in Greenlee County as vigorously as possible. Objective: To promote and facilitate equal justice to all, and to support and exercise justice through the criminal and juvenile justice systems. For victims, to make every effort to provide timely information, to work for their best interests, and stay in compliance with Victim’s Rights statutes and requirements. Activity Summary In FY 2017, GCAO received 61 drug offense referrals resulting in 25 drug convictions, of which 22 (88percent) were classified as felonies and three (12-percent) as misdemeanors. Of drug convictions by drug type, a total of 18 (72-percent) involved methamphetamine/amphetamine, three (12-percent) involved marijuana, and two (8-percent) involved prescription pain relievers. Of the drug convictions by offense type, 23 (92-percent) were for possession/concealing, one (4-percent) were for distribution/selling, one (4percent) were for consuming/using. Of 25 individuals sentenced for drug offenses, 17 (68-percent) received probation, four (16-percent) received jail and three (12-percent) were sentenced to prison. A total of 16 (64-percent) of the cases sentenced involved methamphetamine/amphetamine, three (12-percent) involved paraphernalia, and three (12-percent) involved marijuana. Greenlee County’s prosecution efforts yielded a value of $900 in forfeited assets for the FY 2017 program year. A total of two forfeiture cases were received through referrals of which, two were concluded. Selected Quarterly Highlights • A woman arrested for possession of marijuana was asked several times prior to entering the jail if she had any other drugs on her, to which she replied no. However, while changing, a detention officer discovered she had some meth on her person. The defendant later met up with some other female inmates in the pod and used the drugs she had hidden away, along with a pipe. As a multiple offender, she is now serving time in Arizona Department of Corrections for Possession of Dangerous Drug. • While emptying his pockets during a search, a defendant removed many little pieces of plastic and handed them to the officer. As he drew out another small square package, he quickly tore it with his teeth and the officer saw a “white crystalline substance” trickle out of it. The officer asked him Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 123 Prosecution - Task Force Activities what that was, to which he replied, “oh, that was Ritz cracker crumb”. At trial in this case, the officer’s camera had captured the moment, and the jury all agreed it was certainly not Ritz cracker crumbs. He was convicted of possession of methamphetamine, a dangerous drug, and in AZ DOC for two years. • During FST tests, a man got angry when the officer had him redo one of the tests, after he stopped midway through it. A scuffle ensued, where the defendant began to fight with the officer. The defendant stopped suddenly and allowed himself to be handcuffed, and on the way to the Sheriff’s Office, began to explain to the officer that he was the biggest drug dealer in town, that he had been on his way to sell drugs when he was stopped, and that he also “used” heavily. He’ll have an opportunity to tell his story in AZ DOC for the next ten years for possession of Dangerous drug for Sale. • Assisting a probation officer with a probation check, officers found drugs sitting all over a defendant’s house, out in the open. There was a full grocery bag full of prescription pills (none with her name on the script), methamphetamine and paraphernalia. She said she was just sorting out stuff to get rid of when they had arrived. She is currently awaiting a Probation Revocation and substantive charges by GCAO for Possession of Dangerous Drugs, Paraphernalia and Narcotic drugs. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Conviction Rate Cost per Conviction Percentage of Forfeitures Concluded Percentage of Convicted Offenders Incarcerated FY 2017 Estimated 114% FY 2017 Actual 81% $862.50 $ 1,380.00 100% 100% 13% 28% Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 124 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prosecution Projects: Greenlee County Attorney's Office Grant Number: DC-17-025 Drug Outcome Summary Non-drug Offenses Drug Offenses Drug Offense Only (exclude gang) Drug & Violent Offenses Drug Offense by Gang Member Drug & Violent Offense by Gang Member Violent Committed by Offense (exclude gang) Gang Member Drug Total Violent Offense & Gang Member Non-Drug Total Total 61 0 0 0 61 39 0 0 39 100 Declined to Prosecute: No lab analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: Dept. Report Problems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: No Conviction Likely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: Assisted in Another Prosecution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Prosecute: Other 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 4 Deferred to a Diversion Program 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 54 0 0 0 54 33 0 0 33 87 Dismissed With or Without Prejudice 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 Acquitted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Convicted 25 0 0 0 25 14 0 0 14 39 Concluded 31 0 0 0 31 14 0 0 14 45 Referrals received this reporting period Prosecuted Buy / Receive Drug Prosecutions by Offense Type Transport / Dist. / Selling Consume / Use Import Cult. / Manuf. Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 5 0 6 16 0 0 27 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 42 0 0 54 Total Prescription Drug Prosecutions Number of drug prosecutions that involved any prescription drugs Felony and Misdemeanor Prosecution Gang 4 Non-Gang Total Felony 0 72 72 Misdemeanor 0 15 15 0 87 87 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 125 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Buy / Receive Cult. / Manuf. Drug Convictions by Offense Type Transport / Dist. / Selling Consume / Use Import Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 1 0 1 16 0 0 18 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 23 0 0 25 Total Prescription Drug Convictions Number of drug convictions that involved any prescription drugs 3 Persons Convicted for All Drug Offenses Drug Offense Convictions by Class Misdmnr. Felony Total Plea 24 Class 1 3 0 3 Jury 1 Class 2 0 0 0 Non-jury 0 Class 3 0 0 0 Total 14 14 Class 4 Class 5 0 0 Class 6 8 8 Undesignated 0 0 0 Unknown 0 0 0 3 22 25 Total 25 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 126 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prison Number of Persons Sentenced for Drug Offense Community Service Probation Split Sentence Susp. Sentence Jail Fines Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 1 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 Violent Drug-Related Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Violent Non Drug-Related Offenses 5 2 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 21 5 2 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 21 Total Number of Persons Sentenced for Violent Offenses Total Prescription Drug Sentenced Number of drug offenders sentenced that involved any prescription drugs Asset Forfeitures Asset Type 2 Number of Forfeiture Cases Quantity Value Received Through Referral 2 0 $0 Concluded 2 Vessels 0 $0 Pending 3 Aircraft 0 $0 $900 Vehicles Training Currency 1 Other Financial Instrument 0 $0 # of trainings attended 5 Real Property (Real Estate) 0 $0 # of trainings provided 6 Weapons 0 $0 Community Meetings Held 2 Other 0 $0 School Presentations Offered 5 Total 1 $900 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 127 Prosecution - Task Force Activities La Paz County Attorney’s Office Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match 49,798 16,682 $66,480 $ $ $ 27,262 22,598 16,620 Project Description This program is administered by the La Paz County Attorney's Office (LPCAO). This project provides the ability to handle successfully drug and gang prosecution and asset forfeiture litigation cases for law enforcement agencies in La Paz County. Objective To seek justice for the victims of drug and gang-related crimes; prosecute and convict drug and gangrelated offenders in a fair, judicious, and expedient manner. Activity Summary In FY 2017, LPCAO received 277 drug offense referrals resulting in 89 drug convictions, of which 70 (79percent) were classified as felonies and 19 (21-percent) as misdemeanors. Of drug convictions by drug type, a total of 54 (61-percent) were for methamphetamine/amphetamine and 31 (35-percent) were for marijuana. Of the drug convictions by offense type, 69 (78-percent) were for charges of possession/concealing, 12 (13-percent) were for transportation/importation, and seven (8-percent) were for distribution/selling. Of the 89 individuals sentenced for drug offenses, 32 (36-percent) received jail, 25 (28-percent) received probation, and 23 (26-percent) received prison. A total of 54 (61-percent) of the cases sentenced involved methamphetamine/amphetamine and 31 (35-percent) involved marijuana. A total value of $246,777 in assets was forfeited during the FY 2017 program year, including 14 vehicles, and currency totaling $72,756. A total of 52 forfeiture cases were received through referrals of which, 30 were concluded. Selected Quarterly Highlights • A defendant sold methamphetamine to a confidential informant on three separate occasions. All three sales were recorded on a concealed camera worn by the confidential informant. The defendant was charged in two separate cases for the three sales; the first case involved two of the sales, and the second case involved the third. The charges for the first case were severed prior to trial. The defendant was convicted at trial. Prior to sentencing, attempts were made to reach a global resolution to cover the defendant’s remaining charge in the first case and the charges in the defendant’s second case. The defendant rejected the global resolution, and was sentenced to 6 calendar years in prison. The remaining charge in the defendant’s first case was dismissed. Charges remain pending in the defendant’s second case. • A defendant, a female in her early 20s, was contacted by law enforcement in a vehicle parked outside of a gas station in Quartzsite, Arizona. The defendant was observed in the vehicle attempting to inject a brown liquid substance (consistent with heroin) into her right arm and was taken into custody. The defendant’s boyfriend, a male in his 30s, was also contacted and arrested Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 128 Prosecution - Task Force Activities by law enforcement when he was found in possession of syringes with heroin residue. The defendant pleaded guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia, and was sentenced to probation. As a condition of probation, the defendant was required to enter into drug counseling or rehabilitation. The defendant entered into drug rehabilitation prior to entering the plea agreement. • A defendant was the driver of a vehicle which ran through a United States Border Patrol checkpoint, leading law enforcement on a high speed chase which ended after the defendant wrecked his vehicle. The defendant attempted to flee on foot, but was apprehended. The defendant’s vehicle was found to contain approximately 150 lbs of marijuana. The defendant was charged with multiple offenses, including transportation of marijuana for sale (a class two felony), unlawful flight (a class five felony), and endangerment (a class six felony). The defendant did not have an extensive criminal history, which would increase any prison sentence he could receive following trial. As such, the presumptive prison sentence the defendant would have received following trial would have been 5 years, with a maximum sentence of 10 years. The defendant was offered, and pleaded guilty to attempted transportation of marijuana for sale as a class three felony, and was sentenced to 3 years in prison. The offer was made to afford the defendant a meaningful alternative to trial. • A defendant had multiple cases for multiple charges. The defendant had two unrelated drug related cases: one involving possessing 10 grams of methamphetamine for sale, the other involving personal possession of methamphetamine. The defendant also had an unrelated aggravated assault charge. The defendant pleaded guilty to attempted transportation of dangerous drugs for sale and aggravated assault, and was sentenced to two years in prison on each charge, to be served concurrently. The victim of the aggravated assault charge was consulted prior to the defendant entering the plea agreement and agreed with the sentence. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Conviction Rate Cost per Conviction FY 2017 Estimated FY 2017 Actual 68% $782.12 $ 44% 746.97 Percentage of Forfeitures Concluded 80% 58% Percentage of Convicted Offenders Incarcerated 59% 62% Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 129 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prosecution Projects: La Paz County Attorney's Office Grant Number: DC-17-026 Drug Outcome Summary Non-drug Offenses Drug Offenses Drug Offense Only (exclude gang) Drug & Violent Offenses Drug Offense by Gang Member Drug & Violent Offense by Gang Member Violent Offense Committed by (exclude gang) Gang Member Drug Total Violent Offense & Gang Member Non-Drug Total Total 277 0 0 0 277 0 0 0 0 277 Declined to Prosecute: No lab analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: Dept. Report Problems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: No Conviction Likely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: Assisted in Another Prosecution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Prosecute: Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 86 0 0 0 86 0 0 0 0 86 Referrals received this reporting period Deferred to a Diversion Program 89 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 0 89 113 0 0 0 113 0 0 0 0 113 Acquitted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Convicted 89 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 0 89 202 0 0 0 202 0 0 0 0 202 Prosecuted Dismissed With or Without Prejudice Concluded Buy / Receive Drug Prosecutions by Offense Type Transport / Import Consume / Use Cult. / Manuf. Dist. / Selling Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 0 1 12 0 18 0 0 31 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 6 5 0 43 0 0 54 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 18 0 63 1 0 89 Total Prescription Drug Prosecutions Number of drug prosecutions that involved any prescription drugs Felony and Misdemeanor Prosecution Gang 0 Non-Gang Total Felony 0 70 70 Misdemeanor 0 19 19 0 89 89 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 130 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Buy / Receive Drug Convictions by Offense Type Transport / Dist. / Selling Import Consume / Use Cult. / Manuf. Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Marijuana 0 0 1 6 0 24 0 0 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 6 5 0 43 0 0 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 12 0 69 1 0 89 Total Prescription Drug Convictions Number of drug convictions that involved any prescription drugs 0 Drug Offense Convictions by Class Misdmnr. Persons Convicted for All Drug Offenses Felony Total Plea Class 1 19 0 19 Class 2 0 3 3 Class 3 0 11 11 16 16 Class 4 Class 5 5 5 Class 6 35 35 Undesignated 0 0 0 Unknown 0 0 0 19 70 89 Total 88 Jury 1 Non-jury 0 Total 89 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 131 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prison Number of Persons Sentenced for Drug Offense Community Probation Split Sentence Susp. Sentence Service Jail Fines Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Marijuana 3 14 10 0 0 0 3 1 0 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 17 15 0 0 0 5 0 0 54 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 32 25 0 0 0 8 1 0 89 Violent Drug-Related Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Violent Non Drug-Related Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Total Number of Persons Sentenced for Violent Offenses Total Prescription Drug Sentenced Number of drug offenders sentenced that involved any prescription drugs Asset Forfeitures Asset Type Vehicles Vessels Aircraft Currency 0 Number of Forfeiture Cases Quantity Value 14 Received Through Referral $160,605 Concluded 30 $0 Pending 0 0 $0 15 $72,756 22 Training Other Financial Instrument 0 $0 # of trainings attended Real Property (Real Estate) 0 $0 # of trainings provided Weapons 2 $821 Community Meetings Held Other Total 15 46 52 $12,595 School Presentations Offered 17 5 12 0 $246,777 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 132 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match 826,405 271,212 $1,097,617 $ $ $ 450,142 373,071 274,404 Project Description This program is administered by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office (MCAO), which assigns investigators directly to multi-jurisdictional task forces in Maricopa County. The two trial bureaus and one diversion section maintain 24-hour on-call attorneys to assist law enforcement agencies throughout Maricopa County in narcotics case development, investigation, and processing. The diversion section screens and evaluates drug use law violators for an extensive deferred prosecution program. Objective To vigorously prosecute those who commit crimes within Maricopa County; reduce crime related to illegal drug activities, gangs, and address violence; provide the highest quality service and maintain the integrity of the criminal justice system throughout the prosecution phase and seek to implement, promote and participate in programs that reduce crime and enhance the quality of community life. Activity Summary In FY 2017, the MCAO received 18,659 drug offense referrals resulting in 11,561 drug convictions, of which 10,185 (88-percent) were classified as felonies and 1,376 (12-percent) as misdemeanors. Of drug convictions by drug type, a total of 3,555 (31-percent) involved methamphetamine/amphetamine 3,408 (26percent) involved marijuana, and 1,928 (17-percent) involved paraphernalia. Of the drug convictions by offense type, 9,801 (85-percent) were for charges of possession/concealing and 864 (7-percent) were for distribution/selling. Of the 8,141 individuals sentenced for drug offenses, 5,471 (67-percent) received probation, and 1,490 (18percent) received a prison sentence. A total of 2,586 (32-percent) of the cases sentenced involved paraphernalia, 2,510 (31-percent) involved marijuana, and 1,985 (24-percent) involved methamphetamine/amphetamine. A total value of over $12.3 million in assets was forfeited in FY 2017, including 375 vehicles and 544 weapons. A total of 629 forfeiture cases were received through referrals of which, 693 were concluded. Selected Quarterly Highlights • The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office prosecutors assigned to the Drug Enforcement Bureau (DEB) continue to work closely with law enforcement partners to target and prosecute offenders involved in the possession, manufacture, transportation and sale of marijuana and other narcotics. DEB attorneys regularly meet with and assist task force partners in on-going investigations, search warrants and active prosecutions. During FY17, the DEB prosecutors conducted over 20 presentations to other agencies, schools and communities. On May 9th, 2017 Bureau Chief Jeff Beaver, along with Deputy County Attorney Mike Denney and Glendale Police Detective Chuck Buffington, conducted an all-day training to approximately 70 students at the HIDTA Training Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 133 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Facility. Bureau Chief Beaver developed the course itinerary, which was focused on creating a collaborative police and prosecutor training on the investigation and prosecution of multi-defendant conspiracies in a non-wiretap context. Bureau Chief Beaver was asked by the HIDTA training director to create the program as a means to fill a perceived gap in police training. As the course was developed it was decided that the inclusion of prosecutors in the training would enhance the police investigator experience. The all-day training included investigative case studies for multiple types of non-wire conspiracies, a presentation on applicable conspiracy law, and a group exercise by students. During the group exercise, students were given a series of police reports and were tasked with creating a detailed plan for the police investigation and how to tackle issues that would be raised by their decisions in any subsequent prosecutions. The student groups then presented their plan to the entire class. The class received very high reviews from students and from the training director. Trainings such as these are beneficial to the overall success of the investigation and prosecution of drug offenders in the community. Trainings and community meetings foster positive working relationships and increase the sharing of vital information. • On February 7, 2016, a plain clothes officer saw the defendant and another subject enter a parking lot at a laundry mat. The defendant’s bike and appearance matched the description of an indecent exposure suspect from a recent incident. The defendant and his companion approached the plain clothes officer and offered to sell the officer $40 worth of methamphetamine. The officer told the defendant she did not have $40 on her and only had $20. The defendant offered to sell $40 worth of methamphetamine to the plain clothes officer for $20 because she was “pretty.” The defendant also asked the officer if she was a cop, and the officer said no. Police saw the defendant place what later lab tested positive as 37 milligrams of methamphetamine in a piece of torn off black trash bag and tie it off. The defendant approached the plain clothes officer and tried to hand over the methamphetamine. At that time, waiting officers were given the signal to arrest the defendant. The defendant said “I knew you were a cop!” as he tried to flee and was detained about 15 yards away. The bag, the defendant tried to sell to the plain clothes officer, was found approximately three to five feet away. During a search of the defendant’s backpack and two camouflage bags incident to arrest, multiple syringes, an electronic scale, multiple glass pipes holding burnt white crystal rock like substance, and a handgun magazine were discovered. Post-Miranda, the defendant stated he agreed to sell the plain clothes officer $40 worth of meth for $20. He related the contents of the bag was less than a gram and stated it was worth $40. He admitted to fleeing when he found out that the plain clothes officer was, in fact, a police officer. The defendant pled guilty to Sale of Dangerous Drugs, was sentenced to 8.5 calendar years in the Arizona Department of Corrections and ordered to pay a fine of $1,830.00. • During the grant period, several Drug Enforcement Bureau Deputy County Attorneys worked closely with the Phoenix Police Department on what was named the Cactus Park VIP sting operation. This operation resulted in two waves of submittals for charging review, the first being 46 submittals and the second being 35 submittals, resulting in a total of 81 submittals being reviewed by a MCAO Deputy County Attorney for a charging decision. All of the cases involved defendants that sold drugs to undercover officers on various dates in the central Phoenix area. Out of the first batch of submittals, 28 defendants have now agreed to plead guilty via a plea agreement. A vast majority of these plea agreements include incarceration time. In addition, the Phoenix Police Department officers involved in the Cactus Park VIP sting operation received an award from the Arizona Narcotic Officers Association for their efforts in these sting cases. The successful prosecution of these cases is the result of the collaborative effort between the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Drug Enforcement Bureau and the Phoenix Police Department. With continued partnerships such as this, the mission to prosecute those who commit crimes within Maricopa County and reduce illegal drug activities. In a case a defendant and three others participated in a drug deal for $2,500 of Xanax. The defendant was the individual who set up the drug deal that took place on a residential street in Gilbert, Arizona. During the deal, the female buyer attempted to take the bottle of Xanax from another co-defendants, who was seated in the driver’s seat of their truck. The driver wouldn’t give the bottle to the buyer and at that time, the victim, came out from behind a shrub. The victim was • Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 134 Prosecution - Task Force Activities wearing dark clothing, a hoodie and had a bandana across his face. The defendants claimed the victim had a gun pointed at the truck, however, officers were unable to locate a gun. The driver was armed and fired twice at the victim from inside the vehicle and then got out of his car and fired several more shots toward the victim and the female buyer. The driver claimed he picked up the victim’s gun and realized it was a BB gun. He then claimed he took the gun and disposed of it at a nearby Circle K, but later said that it was disposed of at an apartment complex by his girlfriend. Officers searched the trash at two convenience stores and an apartment complex but did not locate a gun. The victim was hit twice and was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries sustained in the shooting. The defendants were arrested and officers located the weapon used to murder the victim. The first defendant pled guilty to manslaughter, class 2 dangerous felony and was sentenced to 7.5 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections followed by 3 years of Supervised Probation on conspiracy to commit sale/transportation of dangerous drugs, class 2 felony and possession of marijuana, class 6 designated felony. The defendant was also ordered to pay fines, fees, and partial restitution to the victim’s family members. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Conviction Rate Cost per Conviction Percentage of Forfeitures Concluded Percentage of Convicted Offenders Incarcerated FY 2017 Estimated FY 2017 Actual 93% $112.54 $ 89% 94.94 109% 110% 15% 13% Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 135 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prosecution Projects: Maricopa County Attorney's Office Grant Number: DC-17-027 Drug Outcome Summary Non-drug Offenses Drug Offenses Drug Offense Only (exclude gang) Drug & Violent Offenses Drug Offense by Gang Member Drug & Violent Offense by Gang Member Violent Offense Committed by (exclude gang) Gang Member Drug Total Violent Offense & Gang Member Non-Drug Total Total 17,116 425 1,050 68 18,659 7,107 1,093 683 8,883 27,542 Declined to Prosecute: No lab analysis 1,013 56 70 7 1,146 29 16 3 48 1,194 Declined to Pros: Dept. Report Problems 1,352 92 94 23 1,561 468 116 67 651 2,212 Declined to Pros: No Conviction Likely 1,216 21 65 8 1,310 851 123 81 1,055 2,365 439 4 17 5 465 64 38 13 115 580 1,338 34 49 4 1,425 1,248 228 87 1,563 2,988 Referrals received this reporting period Declined to Pros: Assisted in Another Prosecution Declined to Prosecute: Other 126 0 2 1 129 0 8 0 8 137 13,404 614 889 141 15,048 4,331 604 554 5,489 20,537 1,799 Deferred to a Diversion Program Prosecuted Dismissed With or Without Prejudice 1,378 29 19 6 1,432 339 7 21 367 Acquitted 10 0 0 0 10 31 0 0 31 41 Convicted 10,619 512 385 45 11,561 3,458 96 47 3,601 15,162 Concluded 12,007 541 404 51 13,003 3,828 103 68 3,999 17,002 Buy / Receive Drug Prosecutions by Offense Type Transport / Consume / Use Import Cult. / Manuf. Dist. / Selling Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 53 52 0 441 0 0 546 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 3 12 0 94 0 0 109 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 187 87 0 1,916 0 0 2,190 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 13 304 206 0 4,189 0 0 4,712 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 400 107 0 5,069 0 0 5,576 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1 48 11 1 361 244 351 1,034 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 2 0 0 0 426 0 0 428 Unknown Drug Other Total 16 2 51 22 2 343 0 0 436 33 18 1,048 497 3 12,854 244 351 15,048 Prescription Drug Prosecutions Number of drug prosecutions that involved any prescription drugs Felony and Misdemeanor Prosecution Gang 5 Felony Misdemeanor Total Non-Gang Total 20,162 2,141 18,021 47 328 375 2,188 18,349 20,537 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 136 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Buy / Receive Cult. / Manuf. Drug Convictions by Offense Type Transport / Import Dist. / Selling Consume / Use Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 38 28 0 131 0 0 197 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 11 9 0 69 0 0 89 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 171 74 0 1,290 0 0 1,535 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 16 275 171 0 2,942 0 4 3,408 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 PCP 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 9 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 293 81 0 3,181 0 0 3,555 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 6 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 636 Unknown Drug 13 0 39 6 2 137 159 280 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 6 0 0 0 1,915 0 7 1,928 Other Total 28 0 28 12 0 123 0 0 191 41 22 864 381 2 9,801 159 291 11,561 Prescription Drug Convictions Number of drug convictions that involved any prescription drugs 6 Drug Offense Convictions by Class Misdmnr. Persons Convicted for All Drug Offenses Felony Total Plea 11,491 Jury 62 Class 1 1,376 0 1,376 Class 2 0 783 783 Non-jury Class 3 0 107 107 Total 5,538 Class 4 5,538 Class 5 27 27 Class 6 2,761 2,761 937 Undesignated 0 937 Unknown 0 32 32 1,376 10,185 11,561 Total 8 11,561 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 137 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prison Number of Persons Sentenced for Drug Offense Community Service Probation Split Sentence Susp. Sentence Jail Fines Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 20 0 56 21 0 0 0 11 0 108 Crack (cocaine) 18 0 19 9 0 0 0 1 0 47 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 201 0 266 145 0 0 0 17 0 629 Heroin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 281 9 2,013 153 0 0 2 46 6 2,510 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 PCP 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 750 1 775 415 0 0 7 37 0 1,985 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 8 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 3 83 58 0 0 1 5 0 187 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 168 2 2,206 170 0 0 6 28 6 2,586 Fentanyl Marijuana Methamphetamine/Amphetamine Unknown Drug Paraphernalia 12 0 48 12 0 0 0 2 0 74 1,490 15 5,471 985 0 0 16 152 12 8,141 Violent Drug-Related Offenses 137 2 103 59 0 0 0 30 0 331 Violent Non Drug-Related Offenses 776 5 943 544 0 0 5 709 0 2,982 913 7 1,046 603 0 0 5 739 0 3,313 Other Total Number of Persons Sentenced for Violent Offenses Total Prescription Drug Sentenced Number of drug offenders sentenced that involved any prescription drugs Asset Forfeitures Asset Type Vehicles Number of Forfeiture Cases Quantity Value 375 Received Through Referral $0 Concluded Vessels 0 $0 Pending Aircraft 0 $0 1,259 $9,831,252 Currency 5 629 693 0 Training Other Financial Instrument 0 $0 # of trainings attended 108 Real Property (Real Estate) 3 $0 # of trainings provided 13 Weapons Other 544 1,096 $0 Community Meetings Held $2,520,206* School Presentations Offered 7 8 Total 3,277 $12,351,458 *Maricopa County Attorney's Office reports a total value for all assest types in the Other category. This value may reflect assets sezied in previous fiscal years. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 138 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Mohave County Attorney’s Office Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match 112,304 37,621 $149,925 $ $ $ 61,481 50,963 37,481 Project Description This program is administered by the Mohave County Attorney's Office (MCAO) to effectively charge and prosecute drug law violators arrested by the Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) 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, one of the counties that make up Arizona’s portion of the federally designated Southwest Border High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). Objective To reduce illicit drug activity in Mohave County through the successful prosecution of all drug offenders, and to aid law enforcement by supporting and guiding officers so that major traffickers, distribution organizations and manufacturers/producers can be brought to justice. Activity Summary In FY 2017, MCAO received 1,822 drug offense referrals resulting in 1,318 drug convictions, of which 725 (55-percent) were classified as a misdemeanor and 593 (45-percent) as felonies. Of the drug convictions by drug type, a total of 1,007 (76-percent) involved paraphernalia, 139 (11-percent) involved methamphetamine/amphetamine and 93 (7-percent) involved marijuana. Of the drug convictions by offense type, 1,138 (86-percent) were charges of possession/concealing, and 164 (12-percent) from distribution/selling charges. Of the 1,314 individuals sentenced for drug offenses, 626 (48-percent) received probation, 330 (25-percent) received a split sentence, 219 (17-percent) received prison, 104 (8-percent) received fines, and 30 (2percent) received a jail sentence. A total of 1,005 (76-percent) of the cases sentenced involved paraphernalia, 137 (10-percent) involved methamphetamine/ amphetamine and 92 (7-percent) involved marijuana. A total value of over $1.3 million in assets was forfeited in FY 2017, including 17 vehicles and 25 weapons. A total of 39 forfeiture cases were received through referrals and 41 were concluded. Selected Quarterly Highlights • In April, 2017 MCAO convicted a defendant of transportation of methamphetamine. She drove to the border in Mexico, threw pounds of meth over the wall in Calexico and then transported them into Bullhead City for distribution. She received a ten year prison sentence. • In May 2017, MCAO charged a multi codefendant case based on a Kingman search warrant, where the owner of the home acknowledged he was allowing one defendant to live there for drugs. His mom said she let him use her truck for drug sales, and his girlfriend admitted to Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 139 Prosecution - Task Force Activities helping arrange the sales. Mohave County Attorney prosecuted the entire group for conspiracy and drugs for sale charges. • In May 2017, the lead MAGNET Attorney attended an international gang training in Mesa, AZ. While there, they discussed legal updates and coordinated with Mohave County’s local GIITEM Officers in presenting. Two attorneys attended the Arizona Gang Investigators Association (AGIA) training in June 2017. • In June 2017, MCAO collaborated with partners at the local Courts. The lead MAGNET Attorney presented on what cases are worth as far sentencing ranges, and explaining who gets what and why for the Committee on Judicial Education and Training (COJET). Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Conviction Rate Cost per Conviction FY 2017 Estimated FY 2017 Actual 84% $122.39 $ 84% 113.75 Percentage of Forfeitures Concluded 93% 105% Percentage of Convicted Offenders Incarcerated 47% 19% Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 140 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prosecution Projects: Mohave County Attorney's Office Grant Number: DC-17-028 Drug Outcome Summary Drug Offenses Drug Offense Only (exclude gang) Referrals received this reporting period Drug & Violent Offenses Drug Offense by Gang Member Non-drug Offenses Drug & Violent Offense by Gang Member Violent Committed by Offense (exclude gang) Gang Member Drug Total Violent Offense & Gang Member Non-Drug Total Total 2,268 1,811 10 0 1 1,822 445 1 0 446 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: Dept. Report Problems 69 1 0 0 70 23 0 0 23 93 Declined to Pros: No Conviction Likely 38 0 0 0 38 38 0 0 38 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 50 7 0 0 7 57 Declined to Prosecute: No lab analysis Declined to Pros: Assisted in Another Prosecution Declined to Prosecute: Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,557 4 2 0 1,563 245 1 0 246 1,809 354 Deferred to a Diversion Program Prosecuted 229 3 1 0 233 120 1 0 121 Acquitted 12 0 0 0 12 3 0 0 3 15 Convicted 1,305 11 2 0 1,318 188 1 0 189 1,507 Concluded 1,546 14 3 0 1,563 311 2 0 313 1,876 Dismissed With or Without Prejudice Buy / Receive Drug Prosecutions by Offense Type Transport / Dist. / Selling Consume / Use Import Cult. / Manuf. Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 6 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 36 0 1 36 0 0 73 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 8 57 1 0 94 0 0 160 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 2 74 6 0 88 0 0 170 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 11 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 1 0 0 25 1 0 27 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 1,104 0 0 1,104 Other Total 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 11 172 8 1 1,369 2 0 1,563 Prescription Drug Prosecutions Number of drug prosecutions that involved any prescription drugs Felony and Misdemeanor Prosecution Gang 40 Non-Gang Total 1,235 Felony 6 1,229 Misdemeanor 0 574 574 6 1,803 1,809 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 141 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Buy / Receive Drug Convictions by Offense Type Transport / Import Dist. / Selling Consume / Use Cult. / Manuf. Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 33 0 1 14 0 0 48 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 7 53 1 0 32 0 0 93 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 3 73 0 0 63 0 0 139 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 8 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 1 0 0 12 1 0 14 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 1,007 0 0 1,007 Other Total 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 11 164 2 1 1,138 2 0 1,318 Prescription Drug Convictions Number of drug convictions that involved any prescription drugs 23 Drug Offense Convictions by Class Misdmnr. Persons Convicted for All Drug Offenses Felony Total Plea 1,298 Jury 18 Class 1 725 0 725 Class 2 0 75 75 Non-jury Class 3 0 57 57 Total 100 Class 4 100 Class 5 15 15 Class 6 199 199 147 Undesignated 0 147 Unknown 0 0 0 725 593 1,318 Total 2 1,318 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 142 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prison Number of Persons Sentenced for Drug Offense Community Service Probation Split Sentence Susp. Sentence Jail Fines Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 31 0 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 Fentanyl Heroin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 9 1 59 18 0 0 5 0 0 92 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 41 11 0 0 0 0 0 137 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Prescription Sedative 0 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 Prescription Pain Reliever 1 0 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 29 494 292 0 0 97 3 2 1,005 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine Paraphernalia 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 219 30 626 330 0 0 104 3 2 1,314 Violent Drug-Related Offenses 12 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 21 Violent Non Drug-Related Offenses 64 2 57 53 0 0 0 2 0 178 76 2 62 57 0 0 0 2 0 199 Other Total Number of Persons Sentenced for Violent Offenses Total Prescription Drug Sentenced Number of drug offenders sentenced that involved any prescription drugs Asset Forfeitures Asset Type Vehicles Vessels Aircraft Currency 23 Number of Forfeiture Cases Quantity Value 17 Received Through Referral $152,592 Concluded 41 $0 Pending 0 0 $0 32 $1,122,447 39 75 Training Other Financial Instrument 2 $1,025 # of trainings attended 3 Real Property (Real Estate) 1 $15,460 # of trainings provided 0 Weapons 25 $11,410 Community Meetings Held 0 Other 28 $21,084 School Presentations Offered 0 Total 105 $1,324,018 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 143 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Navajo County Attorney’s Office Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match 82,960 27,701 $110,661 $ $ $ 45,380 37,616 27,665 Project Description This program is administered by the Navajo County Attorney's Office (NCAO). This project provides for full-time, dedicated case prosecution and asset forfeiture litigation services to the Navajo County Major Crimes Apprehension Team (MCAT) and other law enforcement agencies in Navajo County. Objective To reduce and eventually eliminate the use, sale, manufacture, and transportation of illicit and controlled substances within Navajo County. Activity Summary In FY 2017 NCAO efforts resulted in a total of 199 drug convictions, of which 68 (34-percent) were classified as a misdemeanor and 131 (66-percent) were felonies. Of the drug convictions by drug type, a total of 70 (35-percent) involved paraphernalia, 68 (34-percent) involved marijuana, and 45 (23-percent) involved methamphetamine/amphetamine. Of the drug convictions by offense type, 151 (76-percent) were for possession/concealing, 35 (16-percent) were for transportation/importation, and five (5-percent) were for distribution/selling. Of the 190 individuals sentenced for drug offenses, 88 (46-percent) received probation, 44 (23-percent) received fines, and 39 (21-percent) received a prison sentence. A total of 70 (37-percent) of the cases sentenced involved paraphernalia, 57 (30-percent) involved marijuana, and 46 (24-percent) involved methamphetamine/amphetamine. A total value of $733,249 in assets was forfeited in FY 2017, including three vehicles. A total of 83 forfeiture cases were received through referrals and 68 were concluded. Selected Quarterly Highlights • A major meth dealer in the Show Low area has been charged with conspiracy to transport and sell meth, conducting an illegal enterprise and criminal syndicate, and alleged to be a serious drug offender (making a life sentence possible). The defendant was last seen by his mother loading up his truck with camping gear leaving Show Low with his girlfriend. Because of a very fruitful free talk with another defendant, NCAO was able to bring additional charges against him. The defendant currently has a warrant out for his arrest and MCAT believes he is camping in an area just outside of Globe. • MCAT detectives executed a warrant on a defendant’s home. The defendant was believed to be allowing her home to be used as a place to use various drugs. MCAT did not think that they would find any significant quantity of drugs, but neighborhood reports were consistent that she had a lot Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 144 Prosecution - Task Force Activities of traffic in and out of her house at odd hours. During the execution of the warrant MCAT detectives only found drug paraphernalia, but one of the suspects provided MCAT with information about who her supplier was. That led to a buy/bust operation, where an additional defendant was arrested. He was dealing methamphetamine and heroin out of his Show Low home. On this particular bust he had his five year old daughter with him and two guns. When asked about the guns, he said something to the effect of – of course I have guns dealing drugs is a dangerous business. The defendant should be going to the Department of Corrections for approximately 8 years at his next change of plea hearing. • The Navajo County Attorney’s Office continues to work closely with MCAT to make it more difficult for people to sell drugs in Winslow. The process used to be that a confidential informant (CI) would buy drugs from anyone he/she wanted. This meant NCAO was prosecuting several people who saw themselves as middle men who were supporting their own habits, and NCAO never made a dent in the drug trafficking. This year, NCAO collaborated to target specific drug trafficking organizations instead of individual people. Instead of making it dangerous to “hook people up,” NCAO has made it dangerous to bring methamphetamine into Winslow. NCAO and MCAT have been patient and used good police work. CI buys were allowed to multiply so everyone involved with the organizations could be identified. This collaboration has sent the people in Winslow scattering to find new suppliers. Dealers in Winslow are paranoid about selling to the wrong people lest they end up like previous defendants. NCAO has charged fewer cases, but each case has multiple counts with multiple defendants. • Sometime last year one of the patrol deputies found 12 pounds of heroin in the trunk of a rental car. A Navajo Deputy County Attorney sat down with MCAT detectives and asked them to do some follow up on the case that required some out of town interviews, resulting in useful information that strengthened the case. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Conviction Rate Cost per Conviction FY 2017 Estimated FY 2017 Actual 83% $553.31 $ 86% 556.09 Percentage of Forfeitures Concluded 88% 82% Percentage of Convicted Offenders Incarcerated 28% 21% Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 145 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prosecution Projects: Navajo County Attorney's Office Grant Number: DC-17-029 Drug Outcome Summary Drug Offenses Drug Offense Only (exclude gang) Drug & Violent Offenses Drug Offense by Gang Member Non-drug Offenses Drug & Violent Offense by Gang Member Violent Committed by Offense (exclude gang) Gang Member Drug Total Violent Offense & Gang Member Non-Drug Total Total 258 0 0 0 258 0 0 0 0 258 Declined to Prosecute: No lab analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: Dept. Report Problems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: No Conviction Likely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: Assisted in Another Prosecution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 20 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 199 0 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 199 32 Referrals received this reporting period Declined to Prosecute: Other Deferred to a Diversion Program Prosecuted Dismissed With or Without Prejudice 32 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 0 Acquitted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Convicted 199 0 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 199 Concluded 231 0 0 0 231 0 0 0 0 231 Buy / Receive Drug Prosecutions by Offense Type Transport / Consume / Use Import Cult. / Manuf. Dist. / Selling Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 0 1 17 3 25 0 0 46 22 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 4 0 18 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 1 1 3 13 0 27 0 0 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 9 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 Other 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 35 6 151 0 0 199 Total Prescription Drug Prosecutions Number of drug prosecutions that involved any prescription drugs Felony and Misdemeanor Prosecution Gang 12 Non-Gang Total 131 Felony 0 131 Misdemeanor 0 68 68 0 199 199 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 146 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Buy / Receive Drug Convictions by Offense Type Transport / Import Dist. / Selling Consume / Use Cult. / Manuf. Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 0 1 17 3 25 0 0 46 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 4 0 18 0 0 22 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 1 1 3 13 0 27 0 0 45 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 9 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 70 Other Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 35 6 151 0 0 199 Prescription Drug Convictions Number of drug convictions that involved any prescription drugs 12 Drug Offense Convictions by Class Misdmnr. Persons Convicted for All Drug Offenses Felony Total Plea 198 Class 1 68 0 68 Jury 1 Class 2 0 25 25 Non-jury 0 Class 3 0 Total 13 13 Class 4 34 34 Class 5 16 16 Class 6 43 43 Undesignated 0 0 0 Unknown 0 0 0 68 131 199 Total 199 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 147 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prison Number of Persons Sentenced for Drug Offense Community Service Probation Split Sentence Susp. Sentence Jail Fines Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 1 0 30 0 0 0 4 0 0 35 High Grade Marijuana 6 2 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 22 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Prescription Pain Reliever 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 Paraphernalia 1 0 19 16 0 0 34 0 0 Other 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 39 3 88 16 0 0 44 0 0 190 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 20 0 0 0 11 0 0 43 10 2 20 0 0 0 11 0 0 43 Total Number of Persons Sentenced for Violent Offenses Violent Drug-Related Offenses Violent Non Drug-Related Offenses Total Prescription Drug Sentenced Number of drug offenders sentenced that involved any prescription drugs Asset Forfeitures Asset Type Vehicles Number of Forfeiture Cases Quantity Value 3 Received Through Referral $60,567 Concluded Vessels 0 $0 Pending Aircraft 0 $0 75 $672,682 Currency 12 83 68 61 Training Other Financial Instrument 0 $0 # of trainings attended 9 Real Property (Real Estate) 0 $0 # of trainings provided 6 Weapons 0 $0 Community Meetings Held 0 Other 0 $0 School Presentations Offered 0 Total 78 $733,249 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 148 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Pima County Attorney’s Office Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match 326,055 95,860 $421,915 $ $ $ 173,019 143,417 105,479 Project Description This program is administered by the Pima County Attorney's Office (PCAO), the Tandem Prosecution for the Tucson/Pima Counter Narcotics Alliance (CNA) and provides prosecution and court litigation services for all law enforcement agencies in Pima County. Pima is one of the counties federally designated as a Southwest Border High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). Objective To reduce and prevent drug-related crime by collaborating with the CAN to conduct narcotics investigations and tandem prosecutions, as well as prosecuting felony narcotics cases presented by individual law enforcement agencies operating in the county. Activity Summary In FY 2017, PCAO received 4,366 drug offense referrals resulting in 2,087 drug convictions, of which 2,039 (98-percent) were classified as felonies and 48 (2-percent) as misdemeanors. Of the drug convictions by offense type, 1,567 (75-percent) were for charges of possession/concealing and 358 (17-percent) were for distribution/selling. Of the drug convictions by drug type, 807 (39-percent) involved methamphetamine/amphetamine, 502 (24-percent) involved heroin, 233 (11-percent) involved cocaine/crack, and 133 (6-percent) involved paraphernalia. Of the 1,983 individuals sentenced for drug offenses, 1,193 (60-percent) received probation, 519 (26percent) received prison and 211 (11-percent) received a split sentence. A total of 763 (38-percent) of the cases sentenced involved methamphetamine/amphetamine, 488 (25-percent) involved heroin, 222 (11percent) involved cocaine/crack, 156 (8-percent) involved an unknown drug, and 125 (6-percent) involved paraphernalia. A total value of over $3.8 million in assets was forfeited in FY 2017, including 263 vehicles, 165 weapons, and three real estate properties. A total of 414 forfeiture cases were received through referrals and 431 were concluded. Selected Quarterly Highlights • The investigation of a drug trafficking and money laundering organization was the result of the collaboration of the Pima County Counter Narcotics Alliance and the Pima County Attorney’s Office. The investigation was started by CNA over four years ago. Indictments of the organization’s leader and 17 co-defendants were secured. Eleven convictions have been secured so far. The organization was responsible for transporting by way of unknowing legitimate shipping companies hundreds upon hundreds of marijuana laden parcels throughout the U.S. Payments were mostly made by way of funnel accounts at several banks. The investigation revealed that over a five year period, from 2010 to 2016, over five million dollars in payments were funneled through accounts. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 149 Prosecution - Task Force Activities The organization’s leader pled guilty quickly in order to avoid a trial and received a 10 year prison sentence. • In March of 2017, the Pima County Attorney’s Office secured the indictment of a defendant for coordinating a revolving crew of home invaders, who targeted marijuana stash houses and cash houses in Tucson. The defendant, who was charged with 17 felony counts, was the organizer who would recruit and deploy numerous persons who were making their way through Tucson from Mexico on their way to Phoenix and who were in need of money. During short stays in Tucson, the defendant would hire these men to target homes where he suspected marijuana loads or cash were located. Once the marijuana was stolen, the defendant would sell the marijuana in Tucson. Just before the case was taken to grand jury, Counter Narcotics Alliance executed search warrants at numerous properties which were owned or controlled by the defendant. CNA pursued asset forfeiture against several of his properties, and was ultimately awarded four of the properties, which are valued at $219,000. An additional $22,000 in U.S. currency was also seized and forfeited. The defendant is set for trial in March of 2018 but has agreed to plead guilty. Several of the home invaders he hired were located and prosecuted in other cases. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Conviction Rate Cost per Conviction Percentage of Forfeitures Concluded Percentage of Convicted Offenders Incarcerated FY 2017 Estimated FY 2017 Actual 95% $222.06 $ 96% 202.16 0% 104% 26% 27% Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 150 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prosecution Projects: Pima County Attorney's Office Grant Number: DC-17-028 Drug Outcome Summary Non-drug Offenses Drug Offenses Drug Offense Only (exclude gang) Drug & Violent Offenses Drug Offense by Gang Member Drug & Violent Offense by Gang Member Violent Offense Committed by (exclude gang) Gang Member Drug Total Violent Offense & Gang Member Non-Drug Total Total 6,377 4,257 98 7 4 4,366 1,980 9 22 2,011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 304 1 0 0 305 46 0 0 46 351 Declined to Pros: No Conviction Likely 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Declined to Pros: A ssisted in A nother Prosecution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,313 13 3 0 1,329 663 1 2 666 1,995 Referrals received this reporting period Declined to Prosecute: No lab analysis Declined to Pros: Dept. Report Problems Declined to Prosecute: Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,557 81 3 4 2,645 1,168 6 19 1,193 3,838 221 Deferred to a Diversion Program Prosecuted 83 6 0 0 89 129 1 2 132 A cquitted 3 0 0 0 3 9 1 0 10 13 Convicted 2,070 10 6 1 2,087 649 13 16 678 2,765 Concluded 2,156 16 6 1 2,179 787 15 18 820 2,999 Dismissed With or Without Prejudice Buy / Receive Drug Prosecutions by Offense Type Transport / Consume / Use Import Cult. / Manuf. Dist. / Selling Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 40 6 0 159 0 0 205 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 5 0 0 27 0 2 34 Ecstasy (MDMA ) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 Hashish 0 0 5 0 0 13 0 0 18 729 Heroin 0 0 111 17 0 591 0 10 Fentanyl 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 Marijuana 0 0 69 3 0 23 0 1 96 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 1 0 0 15 0 6 22 LSD 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/A mphetamine 0 1 127 22 0 762 0 14 926 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 1 0 8 0 0 21 0 0 30 35 Prescription Pain Reliever 5 0 5 0 0 23 0 2 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 1 2 97 1 6 133 0 107 347 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 160 0 1 161 Other Total 2 1 7 1 2 10 0 0 23 9 8 486 50 8 1,941 0 143 2,645 Prescription Drug Prosecutions Number of drug prosecutions that involved any prescription drugs Felony and Misdemeanor Prosecution Gang 97 Felony Misdemeanor Total Non-Gang Total 3,816 32 3,784 0 22 22 32 3,806 3,838 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 151 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Buy / Receive Drug Convictions by Offense Type Transport / Dist. / Selling Consume / Use Import Cult. / Manuf. Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 38 2 0 141 0 0 181 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 11 0 0 40 0 1 52 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 3 0 0 15 0 0 18 502 Heroin 0 0 68 4 0 426 0 4 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Marijuana 0 0 88 2 0 12 0 1 103 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 1 0 0 21 0 4 26 LSD 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 1 94 9 0 699 0 4 807 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 3 0 0 8 0 1 12 22 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 3 0 0 19 0 0 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 35 0 1 68 1 60 165 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 85 48 0 Other 3 0 8 0 2 29 0 4 46 3 11 358 17 3 1,567 49 79 2,087 Total Prescription Drug Convictions Number of drug convictions that involved any prescription drugs 40 Drug Offense Convictions by Class Misdmnr. Persons Convicted for All Drug Offenses Felony Total Class 1 48 0 48 Class 2 0 359 359 Class 3 0 19 19 1,495 Class 4 1,495 Class 5 36 36 Class 6 130 130 Undesignated 0 0 0 Unknown 0 0 0 48 2,039 2,087 Total Plea 2,066 Jury 20 Non-jury Total 1 2,087 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 152 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prison Number of Persons Sentenced for Drug Offense Community Service Split Sentence Susp. Sentence Jail Probation Fines Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 29 1 139 1 0 0 0 1 0 171 Crack (cocaine) 21 0 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 51 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 93 5 332 55 0 2 1 0 0 488 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 1 76 2 0 0 0 0 0 101 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Heroin Fentanyl Marijuana Synthetic Cannabinoids 7 0 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 27 LSD 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 248 9 393 113 0 0 0 0 0 763 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 4 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Prescription Pain Reliever 4 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 2 67 16 0 0 0 0 0 156 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 9 28 72 11 0 2 1 2 0 125 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine Unknown Drug 9 4 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 33 519 51 1,193 211 0 4 2 3 0 1,983 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 328 13 221 86 0 0 0 4 0 652 336 13 224 86 0 0 0 4 0 663 Other Total Number of Persons Sentenced for Violent Offenses Violent Drug-Related Offenses Violent Non Drug-Related Offenses Total Prescription Drug Sentenced Number of drug offenders sentenced that involved any prescription drugs Asset Forfeitures Asset Type Vehicles Number of Forfeiture Cases Quantity Value 263 Received Through Referral $1,333,992 Concluded Vessels 0 $0 Pending Aircraft 0 $0 324 $2,050,422 Currency 33 414 431 1,815 Training Other Financial Instrument 0 $0 # of trainings attended 3 Real Property (Real Estate) 3 $272,102 # of trainings provided 2 Weapons 165 Other 203 Total 958 $51,510 Community Meetings Held $101,642 School Presentations Offered 0 0 $3,809,668 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 153 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Pinal County Attorney’s Office Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match 136,754 39,922 $176,676 $ $ $ 72,451 60,056 44,169 Project Description This program is administered by the Pinal County Attorney's Office (PCAO) and provides drug and gang case prosecution services generated by the activities of the Pinal County Sheriff's Narcotics Task Force (PCNTF). The unit handles all drug and gang prosecutions for the task force and all other law enforcement agencies in Pinal County. Pinal County is designated as part of the Southwest Border High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). Objective Pinal County Attorney’s Office has five focus areas related to the prosecution of drug related cases: the interdiction of the international drug trade, the suppression of local drug dealing activity which is often gang related, the efficient management of simple drug possession cases, drug court and drug diversion programs, and conduct ongoing training for police. Activity Summary In FY 2017, PCAO received 1,791 drug offense referrals resulting in 1,702 drug convictions, of which 1,420 (83-percent) were classified as felonies and 282 (17-percent) as misdemeanors. Of the drug convictions by drug type, a total of 867 (51-percent) involved paraphernalia, 388 (23-percent) involved marijuana, and 326 (19-percent) involved methamphetamine/amphetamine. Of the drug convictions by offense type, 1,318 (77percent) were for possession/concealing and 306 (18-percent) were for distribution/selling. Of the 1,674 individuals sentenced for drug offenses, 690 (41-percent) received prison, 662 (40-percent) received probation, and 313 (19-percent) received a split sentence. A total of 846 (51-percent) of the cases sentenced involved paraphernalia, 388 (23-percent) involved marijuana, and 320 (19-percent) involved methamphetamine/amphetamine. Pinal County’s tandem prosecution efforts resulted in $627,809 in assets forfeitures, including 104 vehicles and 21 weapons. There were 182 forfeiture cases received through referral and 193 of cases were concluded. Selected Quarterly Highlights • The PCAO drug prosecutors completed a number of successful trials during FY17 regarding street level drug dealers in Pinal County, drug traffickers transporting large quantities of drugs from Mexico through Pinal County into the United States, and drug users who continue to be arrested for personal possession of illegal drugs. As an example, in State v. Schreck, our PCAO drug prosecutors obtained guilty verdicts in a case involving a defendant who mailed several ounces of methamphetamine out-of-state and possessed a number of firearms despite being a prohibited possessor. In State v. Figueroa, another defendant was convicted at trial of transporting eight pounds of methamphetamine in a vehicle traveling on Interstate-10 towards Phoenix. In State v. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 154 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Robles, PCAO grant-funded drug prosecutors obtained a guilty verdict and 15.75 year prison sentence in a trial involving a street-level drug dealer. • The PCAO drug prosecutors worked with PCAO civil forfeiture attorneys and local law enforcement to revise forfeiture submittal procedures in drug cases where law enforcement officers seek asset forfeiture. This included changing from a procedure where property was seized for forfeiture during the initial contact with a suspect to the new procedure where property is only seized as evidence. While the old procedure triggered the State’s timeframe for filing the notice of forfeiture court documents based upon one attorney’s review of the police reports, the revised procedure allows law enforcement to submit a case for review by the PCAO’s forfeiture committee. This newly formed committee is comprised of civil forfeiture attorneys, a drug prosecutor, and a PCAO investigator. The PCAO’s forfeiture committee was developed to follow the recent changes in the state’s civil forfeiture statutes and it ensured that additional training was provided to local law enforcement throughout the year by committee members regarding the evidence necessary to proceed in a civil forfeiture case under the revised statutes. • In numerous cases, PCAO drug prosecutors were involved with local, state, and federal law enforcement officers prior to the actual arrests of the suspects and subsequent submittal of charges to our office. As one example, in State v. Camacho-Borrayo, members of the Pinal County Narcotics Task Force, the United States Border Patrol, the Pinal County Anti-Smuggling Unit, the Casa Grande Police Department and our drug prosecutors worked together to focus on a subject who had a long history of drug trafficking in Pinal County but no prior drug arrests. The successful joint investigation led to the arrest, indictment, and prosecution of this target. Prosecution of the defendant ultimately resulted in a seven year prison sentence for both drug trafficking and weapons misconduct charges. • In early January 2017, the PCAO began to focus on developing an in-house diversion program. This occurred after the PCAO identified a continuing low number of successful defendants who have utilized the services of the PCAO’s outside diversion provider despite numerous modifications made to this program. Because the majority of diversion participants are traditionally from among the Drug Bureau’s simple drug possession defendants, the PCAO’s new in-house Adult Diversion Program became part of the Drug Bureau as an alternative to traditional prosecution for defendants with minimal criminal histories during the fourth reporting quarter. A primary goal of the program is to reduce recidivism by requiring participating defendants to complete drug treatment and education programs based upon their individual needs. Defendants are selected based on numerous factors, including the current criminal charge, the defendant’s overall criminal history, an evidence based risk assessment, and the likelihood that the individual defendant will benefit from the program and become a productive member of the community. The new PCAO adult diversion program will “go-live” in July 2017. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Conviction Rate Cost per Conviction FY 2017 Estimated FY 2017 Actual 95% $199.74 $ 93% 103.80 Percentage of Forfeitures Concluded 77% 106% Percentage of Convicted Offenders Incarcerated 32% 41% Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 155 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prosecution Projects: Pinal County Attorney's Office Grant Number: DC-17-031 Drug Outcome Summary Non-drug Offenses Drug Offenses Drug Offense Only (exclude gang) Drug & Violent Offenses Drug Offense by Gang Member Drug & Violent Offense by Gang Member Violent Offense Committed by (exclude gang) Gang Member Drug Total Violent Offense & Gang Member Non-Drug Total Total 1,791 1,791 0 0 0 1,791 0 0 0 0 Declined to Prosecute: No lab analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: Dept. Report Problems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Referrals received this reporting period Declined to Pros: No Conviction Likely 23 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 110 0 0 0 110 0 0 0 0 110 Declined to Pros: Assisted in Another Prosecution Declined to Prosecute: Other 60 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 0 60 2,350 0 0 0 2,350 0 0 0 0 2,350 128 Deferred to a Diversion Program Prosecuted 128 0 0 0 128 0 0 0 0 Acquitted 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Convicted 1,702 0 0 0 1,702 0 0 0 0 1,702 Concluded 1,831 0 0 0 1,831 0 0 0 0 1,831 Dismissed With or Without Prejudice Buy / Receive Cult. / Manuf. Drug Prosecutions by Offense Type Transport / Consume / Use Import Dist. / Selling Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total 95 Cocaine (powder) 0 0 12 37 0 46 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Hashish 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 8 Heroin 0 0 46 49 0 106 0 0 201 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 8 144 160 0 413 0 0 725 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 2 10 21 0 36 0 0 69 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 857 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 163 90 0 604 0 0 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 59 Prescription Pain Reliever 2 0 5 5 0 47 0 0 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 299 0 0 299 Other Total 0 0 1 0 0 13 0 0 14 2 16 381 367 0 1,584 0 0 2,350 Prescription Drug Prosecutions Number of drug prosecutions that involved any prescription drugs Felony and Misdemeanor Prosecution Gang 69 Non-Gang Total 2,350 Felony 0 2,350 Misdemeanor 0 0 0 0 2,350 2,350 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 156 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Buy / Receive Drug Convictions by Offense Type Transport / Import Dist. / Selling Consume / Use Cult. / Manuf. Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 15 4 0 6 0 0 25 Crack (cocaine) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 35 4 0 27 0 0 66 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 1 169 61 0 155 0 0 386 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 7 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 81 4 0 241 0 0 326 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0 12 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 867 0 0 867 Other Total 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 5 306 73 0 1,318 0 0 1,702 Prescription Drug Convictions Number of drug convictions that involved any prescription drugs 14 Drug Offense Convictions by Class Misdmnr. Persons Convicted for All Drug Offenses Felony Total Plea 1,691 10 Class 1 282 0 282 Jury Class 2 0 123 123 Non-jury Class 3 0 193 193 Total 316 Class 4 316 Class 5 28 28 Class 6 522 522 238 Undesignated 0 238 Unknown 0 0 0 282 1,420 1,702 Total 1 1,702 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 157 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prison Number of Persons Sentenced for Drug Offense Community Service Probation Split Sentence Susp. Sentence Jail Fines Other Unknown Total 10 0 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 26 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 9 17 0 0 0 0 0 65 Cocaine (powder) Heroin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 196 1 119 70 0 0 0 0 0 386 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 191 1 58 70 0 0 0 0 0 320 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Prescription Sedative 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Prescription Pain Reliever 4 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 13 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 244 7 456 139 0 0 0 0 0 846 Fentanyl Marijuana Methamphetamine/Amphetamine Paraphernalia 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 690 9 662 313 0 0 0 0 0 1,674 Violent Drug-Related Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Violent Non Drug-Related Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Total Number of Persons Sentenced for Violent Offenses Total Prescription Drug Sentenced Number of drug offenders sentenced that involved any prescription drugs Asset Forfeitures Asset Type Vehicles Number of Forfeiture Cases Quantity Value 104 Received Through Referral $165,089 Concluded Vessels 0 $0 Pending Aircraft 0 $0 101 $394,029 Currency 4 182 193 680 Training Other Financial Instrument 0 $0 # of trainings attended 15 Real Property (Real Estate) 1 $64,563 # of trainings provided 14 Weapons Other Total $1,841 Community Meetings Held 21 5 232 $2,286 School Presentations Offered 10 4 $627,809 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 158 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Santa Cruz County Attorney’s Office Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match 36,719 9,914 $46,633 $ $ $ 19,123 15,852 11,658 Project Description This program is administered by the Santa Cruz County Attorney's Office (SCCAO). The Santa Cruz County Attorney's Drug Prosecution Project provides adult and juvenile 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. Santa Cruz County is designated as a Southwest Border High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). Objective To reduce drug trafficking, sale, and possession of drugs in Santa Cruz County and to disrupt drug-related gang activity in schools and the community. Activity Summary In FY 2017, SCCAO received 266 drug offense referrals resulting in 82 drug convictions, of which 57 (70percent) were classified as felonies and 25 (30-percent) as misdemeanors. Of the drug convictions by drug type, a total of 24 (29-percent) involved paraphernalia and 21 (26-percent) convictions involved marijuana. Of the drug convictions by offense type, 73 (89-percent) were for charges of possession/concealing and nine (11-percent) were from transportation/importation. Of the 82 individuals sentenced for drug offenses, 31 (38-percent) received a split sentence, 19 (23percent) received fines, 16 (20-percent) received probation, and eight (10-percent) received a prison sentence. A total of 24 (29-percent) of the cases sentenced involved paraphernalia, 21 (26-percent) involved marijuana and 15 (18-percent) involved methamphetamine/amphetamine. The Santa Cruz County’s tandem prosecution efforts resulted in $259,500 in assets forfeitures, including 158 vehicles. Selected Quarterly Highlights • This year the Santa Cruz County Attorney continued its “You Have the Power” campaign. This campaign is comprised of a series of school events teaching students from grade school through high school the importance of maintaining a drug-free lifestyle and making healthy life choices. The elected County Attorney, in-house detectives and prosecutors participate in this campaign. • The Santa Cruz County Attorney this year maintained a productive collaboration with all local law enforcement agencies and federal agencies such as Border Patrol, Customs and Border Protection, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the investigation and prosecution of drug offenses. This collaboration is essential in the county because it borders with Mexico. The results of these efforts are enumerated in the reporting. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 159 Prosecution - Task Force Activities • • This year the Santa Cruz County Attorney took a firm stance in the prosecution of juvenile bodycarriers. The county continues to see an increase in these types of smuggling crimes. Drug trafficking organizations use juveniles as a convenient means for them to smuggle hard narcotics and methamphetamine into the United States. Juveniles are given the false assurance that they will not be prosecuted if caught. Because federal prosecution for these juvenile offenders is not likely, the county prosecutes these cases. Older juveniles (those nearing the age of 18) are prosecuted as adults. The Santa Cruz County Attorney’s Office has worked closely this year with school resource officers to address drug and violent crimes in the schools. The grant-funded prosecutor and supervisors provide legal and practical advice to the officers in handling these types of offenses. The Office believes that early intervention is key to the rehabilitation of juveniles and the enforcement of these criminal violations. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Conviction Rate Cost per Conviction FY 2017 Estimated FY 2017 Actual 87% $466.33 $ 75% 568.70 Percentage of Forfeitures Concluded 71% 0% Percentage of Convicted Offenders Incarcerated 50% 18% Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 160 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prosecution Projects: Santa Cruz County Attorney's Office Grant Number: DC-17-032 Drug Outcome Summary Non-drug Offenses Drug Offenses Drug Offense Only (exclude gang) Referrals received this reporting period Drug & Violent Offenses Drug Offense by Gang Member Drug & Violent Offense by Gang Member Violent Offense Committed by (exclude gang) Gang Member Drug Total Violent Offense & Gang Member Non-Drug Total Total 266 266 0 0 0 266 0 0 0 0 Declined to Prosecute: No lab analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: Dept. Report Problems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Declined to Pros: No Conviction Likely 23 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 0 42 Declined to Pros: A ssisted in A nother Prosecution Declined to Prosecute: Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 206 0 0 0 206 0 0 0 0 206 27 Deferred to a Diversion Program Prosecuted Dismissed With or Without Prejudice 27 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 A cquitted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Convicted 82 0 0 0 82 0 0 0 0 82 109 0 0 0 109 0 0 0 0 109 Concluded Buy / Receive Drug Prosecutions by Offense Type Transport / Import Consume / Use Cult. / Manuf. Dist. / Selling Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total 20 Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 2 0 18 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 0 12 0 13 0 0 25 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 1 1 9 1 82 0 0 94 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/A mphetamine 0 0 0 16 0 22 0 0 38 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 Other 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 39 1 164 0 0 206 Total Prescription Drug Prosecutions Number of drug prosecutions that involved any prescription drugs Felony and Misdemeanor Prosecution Gang 6 Non-Gang Total 203 Felony 0 203 Misdemeanor 0 3 3 0 206 206 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 161 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Buy / Receive Drug Convictions by Offense Type Transport / Dist. / Selling Consume / Use Import Cult. / Manuf. Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 7 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 0 13 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 0 0 3 0 18 0 0 21 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 15 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 24 Other Total 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 0 73 0 0 82 Prescription Drug Convictions Number of drug convictions that involved any prescription drugs 0 Drug Offense Convictions by Class Misdmnr. Persons Convicted for All Drug Offenses Felony Total Class 1 25 0 25 Class 2 0 5 5 Class 3 0 21 21 Class 4 12 12 Class 5 6 6 Class 6 9 9 1 1 Undesignated Unknown Total 0 0 3 3 25 57 82 Plea 82 Jury 0 Non-jury Total 0 82 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 162 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prison Number of Persons Sentenced for Drug Offense Community Service Probation Split Sentence Susp. Sentence Jail Fines Other Unknown Total 7 Cocaine (powder) 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 2 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 13 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 3 1 4 10 0 0 3 0 0 21 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 4 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 15 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 6 1 0 1 16 0 0 24 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 7 16 31 0 1 19 0 0 82 Violent Drug-Related Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Violent Non Drug-Related Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Total Number of Persons Sentenced for Violent Offenses Total Prescription Drug Sentenced Number of drug offenders sentenced that involved any prescription drugs Asset Forfeitures Asset Type Vehicles Vessels 0 Number of Forfeiture Cases Quantity Value 158 Received Through Referral $259,500 Concluded 0 89 0 $0 Pending 0 Aircraft 0 $0 Currency 0 $0 Other Financial Instrument 0 $0 # of trainings attended Real Property (Real Estate) 0 $0 # of trainings provided 0 Weapons 0 $0 Community Meetings Held 2 Other Total $0 School Presentations Offered 0 158 Training 1 10 $259,500 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 163 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Tucson City Attorney’s Office Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match 201,567 67,525 $269,092 $ $ $ 110,349 91,470 67,273 Project Description This program is administered by the Tucson City Prosecutor's Office (TCPO), a division of the Tucson City Attorney’s Office (TCAO). The Drug Enforcement Project handles all non-felony drug cases referred by the Tucson Police Department's Counter Narcotics Alliance (CNA) Task Force and the Pima County Attorney's Office (PCAO), along with asset forfeiture cases. The unit prosecutes drug cases in Tucson City Court. Objective To consistently and effectively screen, prepare and prosecute misdemeanor drug cases in Tucson City Court, support area law enforcement efforts; successfully process and litigate asset forfeiture cases; and increase opportunities for treatment by expanding the adult diversion program to provide a second level of monitored diversion, which will more fully assess and treat drug addiction. Activity Summary In FY 2017 TCPO received a total of 7,147 drug offense referrals, of which 735 cases were deferred to a diversion program, 1,436 cases were dismissed, and 1,559 resulted in convictions. All 1,559 drug convictions were of misdemeanor status. Of the drug convictions by offense type, all 1,559 (100-percent) derived from charges of possession/concealing. Of drug convictions by drug type, a total of 1,284 (82percent) convictions involved paraphernalia, 201 (13-percent) involved marijuana. Of the 1,559 individuals sentenced for drug offenses, 1,278 (82-percent) received probation, 175 (11percent) received a split sentence, and 86 (6-percent) received fines. A total of 1,286 (82-percent) of the cases sentenced were for paraphernalia, and 196 (13-percent) were for marijuana. Selected Quarterly Highlights • The use of synthetic drugs has become a major health crisis. These drugs cause serious and unpredictable results in the people who consume them. There have been documented cases of hallucinations, psychosis, aggression, suicidal homicidal ideations and death in Tucson and other communities across the nation. The City of Tucson has recently passed an ordinance making it a misdemeanor to possess, sell and/or distribute various synthetic cannabinoids and products containing synthetic cannabinoids. The ordinance was approved by the Mayor and Council on May 23, 2017. This ordinance was drafted by the City Attorney Mike Rankin who worked with the Tucson Police Laboratory (TPD) Coordinator Lisa Windsor to name the drugs which would be covered by the ordinance. And very importantly, TCPO have established the TPD lab will be able to test for the synthetic drugs covered by the ordinance. This will greatly aid in obtaining convictions in these cases. The TCPO drug unit, which is funded by the ACJC drug grant, will play a crucial role in prosecuting these cases in City Court when the police begin implementing this ordinance. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 164 Prosecution - Task Force Activities • During this last year TCPO continued with our Diversion Court programs, including Mental Health Court and Veteran’s Court. People who are eligible are allowed to ultimately get their charges dismissed if they enter into, and are successful in, the diversion plans provided. From observation, it appears many people who are mentally ill, depressed and who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder are struggling with drug addiction and end up in court fighting criminal charges. There is a trend in the criminal justice system which theorizes that mentoring people, addressing health care needs, requiring counseling and providing a support structure will do more good than merely punishing people. To that end, the prosecution uses the threat of conviction to motivate people to seek help and participate in their own recovery. If they don’t succeed they will end up with a conviction. However, if they are successful, the charges are dismissed. While these programs may not have high conviction rates, their success is measured instead in the impact they have on the lives of the people concerned and the community. Many people who are homeless and causing severe disturbances in the community enter into long time recovery programs, get housing, get jobs, and generally start to lead more productive lives. It doesn’t always work, but when it does it is very gratifying. TCPO counts the success of these programs as a win for drug prosecution efforts because of the successful outcomes for people who fully participate. • TCPO continues to struggle with the challenges presented by cases where people are driving under the influence of drugs. The passage of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Law and subsequent case law has had an impact in particular on cases involving marijuana. A.R.S. §28-1381(A)(3) states that a person is guilty of driving under the influence if he or she has any drug defined in § 13-3401 or its metabolite in their body. Originally, the State did not have to prove impairment under this section of the statute. One of the prohibited drugs on the list is marijuana. State ex rel. Montgomery v. Harris 237 Ariz. 98, an Arizona Supreme Court Case which came out in 2014, significantly changed the (A)(3) charge in relation to marijuana. Citing to the Medical Marijuana Act the Court was concerned that people who had valid prescriptions for marijuana would be punished for DUI under this per se statute. The Harris court held the word “metabolite” means any substance that can cause impairment, thus changing this per se part of the statute into one where the State has to prove impairment. In addition, our criminalists cannot testify to any accepted therapeutic levels for THC. Without that it is hard to argue to a jury the presence of THC or its metabolite has resulted in impairment. We continue to stay educated on the law and try to make sure we know what our witnesses are going to say in trial in order to combat the challenges presented in these cases. • TCPO is working on reducing the number of DUI drug cases which are dismissed for lack of a lab report. To that end the drug prosecutors immediately extend plea offers on the DUI (A)(1) citation, which is the impairment part of the charge, and stipulate TCPO will not prosecute further in exchange for conviction. Another strategy to combat the complications presented by the lab testing delay, is to have the person plead to the alcohol charge, if they had alcohol and drugs in their system. This allows us to obtain convictions in these cases where we otherwise might not because of the wait time we experience in getting our DPS drug lab results. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 165 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure FY 2017 Estimated Conviction Rate Cost per Conviction Percentage of Forfeitures Concluded FY 2017 Actual 47% $182.94 $ 52% 172.61 533% *0% 3% 1% Percentage of Convicted Offenders Incarcerated *Agency Reported 0 for forfeiture cases referred for FY2017 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 166 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prosecution Projects: Tucson City Attorney's Office Grant Number: DC-17-033 Drug Outcome Summary Non-drug Offenses Drug Offenses Drug Offense Only (exclude gang) Referrals received this reporting period Drug & Violent Offenses Drug Offense by Gang Member Drug & Violent Offense by Gang Member Violent Offense Committed by (exclude gang) Gang Member Drug Total Violent Offense & Gang Member Non-Drug Total Total 7,147 7,147 0 0 0 7,147 0 0 0 0 Declined to Prosecute: No lab analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: Dept. Report Problems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: No Conviction Likely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: Assisted in Another Prosecution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 735 0 0 0 735 0 0 0 0 735 Declined to Prosecute: Other Deferred to a Diversion Program Prosecuted 1,559 0 0 0 1,559 0 0 0 0 1,559 Dismissed With or Without Prejudice 1,436 0 0 0 1,436 0 0 0 0 1,436 Acquitted 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Convicted 1,559 0 0 0 1,559 0 0 0 0 1,559 Concluded 2,996 0 0 0 2,996 0 0 0 0 2,996 Buy / Receive Drug Prosecutions by Offense Type Transport / Consume / Use Import Cult. / Manuf. Dist. / Selling Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 201 Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 201 0 0 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 352 0 0 352 932 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 932 0 0 Other 0 0 0 0 0 69 0 0 69 0 0 0 0 0 1,559 0 0 1,559 Total Prescription Drug Prosecutions Number of drug prosecutions that involved any prescription drugs Felony and Misdemeanor Prosecution Gang 131 Non-Gang Total Felony 0 0 0 Misdemeanor 0 1,559 1,559 0 1,559 1,559 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 167 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Buy / Receive Drug Convictions by Offense Type Transport / Dist. / Selling Consume / Use Import Cult. / Manuf. Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 201 0 0 201 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 1,284 0 0 1,284 Other Total 0 0 0 0 0 69 0 0 69 0 0 0 0 0 1,559 0 0 1,559 Prescription Drug Convictions Number of drug convictions that involved any prescription drugs 97 Drug Offense Convictions by Class Misdmnr. Persons Convicted for All Drug Offenses Felony Total Plea 1,559 Jury 0 Class 1 1,559 0 1,559 Class 2 0 0 0 Non-jury Class 3 0 0 0 Total Class 4 0 0 Class 5 0 0 Class 6 Undesignated Unknown Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,559 0 1,559 0 1,559 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 168 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prison Number of Persons Sentenced for Drug Offense Community Probation Split Sentence Susp. Sentence Service Jail Fines Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 1 165 10 0 0 20 0 0 196 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Prescription Sedative 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 18 1,064 139 0 0 65 0 0 1,286 0 1 45 26 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 20 1,278 175 0 0 86 0 0 1,559 Violent Drug-Related Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Violent Non Drug-Related Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Total Number of Persons Sentenced for Violent Offenses Total Prescription Drug Sentenced Number of drug offenders sentenced that involved any prescription drugs Asset Forfeitures Asset Type Vehicles 5 Number of Forfeiture Cases Quantity Value 0 Received Through Referral 0 $0 Concluded 0 0 Vessels 0 $0 Pending Aircraft 0 $0 Training Currency 0 $0 Other Financial Instrument 0 $0 # of trainings attended 0 Real Property (Real Estate) 0 $0 # of trainings provided 0 Weapons 0 $0 Community Meetings Held 0 Other 0 $0 School Presentations Offered 0 0 $0 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 169 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Yavapai County Attorney’s Office Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match 96,108 26,903 123,011 $ $ $ 50,444 41,814 30,753 Project Description This program is administered by the Yavapai County Attorney's Office (YCAO). This project allows the YCAO to handle effectively all drug and gang prosecution cases from Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) Task Force, and all other law enforcement agencies in Yavapai County. Objective The Office of the Yavapai County Attorney is dedicated to the vigorous, expeditious and fair administration of the criminal law to protect the public, to ensure that justice is done, and to the representation of county government for the best interests of the citizens of Yavapai County. Activity Summary In FY 2017, YCAO received 1,090 drug offense referrals resulting in 892 drug convictions, of which 814 (91-percent) were classified as felonies and 78 (9-percent) as misdemeanors. Of the drug convictions by drug type, a total of 387 (43-percent) involved paraphernalia, 264 (30-percent) involved methamphetamine/amphetamine, and 98 (11-percent) involved heroin. Of the drug convictions by offense type, 725 (81-percent) were for charges of possession/concealing, 66 (7-percent) were for transportation/importation, and 60 (7-percent) were for distribution/selling. Of the 892 individuals sentenced for drug offenses, 602 (67-percent) received probation, and 266 (30percent) received a prison sentence. A total of 393 (44-percent) of the cases sentenced involved paraphernalia, 260 (29-percent) involved methamphetamine/amphetamine, and 101 (11-percent) involved heroin. A total value of $1,002,616 in assets was forfeited for the FY 2017 project year, comprised of 71 instances of currency, 125 weapons, and 34 vehicles. Selected Quarterly Highlights • YCAO provided unit-wide training to the PANT taskforce on the topics of material informant use, search warrants and evidence gathering. Due to high turnover within the taskforce, this training was invaluable in educating detectives on the risks and challenges involved in utilized material informants. • YCAO worked with Arizona Attorney General’s Office to create a template for search warrants to be used in order to obtain information from Arizona Department of Health Services (AZ DHS) regarding Medical Marijuana card holder information. AZ DHS have traditionally required a court order to provide any information regarding card holders, and have been reluctant to comply with subpoenas. This new template allows for Detectives to provide probable cause statements to judicial officers who will then order DHS to comply with the search request. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 170 Prosecution - Task Force Activities • YCAO was nominated for Arizona Felony Prosecutor of the Year for work with the Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking taskforce. • A PANT highway interdiction stop lead to an arrest of a young woman for trafficking 12.5 pounds of cocaine and 2.5 pounds of heroin. The K9 officer assigned to PANT responsible for the stop was recognized as the K9 officer of the year for the entire country. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Conviction Rate Cost per Conviction FY 2017 Estimated FY 2017 Actual 99% $183.60 $ 99% 137.90 Percentage of Forfeitures Concluded 81% 105% Percentage of Convicted Offenders Incarcerated 30% 32% Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 171 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prosecution Projects: Yavapai County Attorney's Office Grant Number: DC-17-034 Drug Outcome Summary Drug Offenses Drug Offense Only (exclude gang) Drug & Violent Offenses Drug Offense by Gang Member Non-drug Offenses Drug & Violent Offense by Gang Member Violent Offense Committed by (exclude gang) Gang Member Drug Total Violent Offense & Gang Member Non-Drug Total Total 1,090 0 0 0 1,090 0 0 0 0 1,090 Declined to Prosecute: No lab analysis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: Dept. Report Problems 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: No Conviction Likely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Pros: Assisted in Another Prosecution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Declined to Prosecute: Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Deferred to a Diversion Program 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,090 0 0 0 1,090 0 0 0 0 1,090 10 Referrals received this reporting period Prosecuted 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 Acquitted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Convicted 892 0 0 0 892 0 0 0 0 892 Concluded 902 0 0 0 902 0 0 0 0 902 Dismissed With or Without Prejudice Buy / Receive Drug Prosecutions by Offense Type Transport / Dist. / Selling Import Consume / Use Cult. / Manuf. Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total 32 Cocaine (powder) 0 0 3 2 1 26 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 1 3 0 7 0 0 11 Hashish 0 0 1 0 0 25 0 0 26 Heroin 0 0 19 8 9 134 0 0 170 Fentanyl 0 1 1 3 1 49 0 0 55 Marijuana 0 2 19 18 1 38 0 0 78 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 6 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 2 57 23 17 373 0 0 472 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Prescription Sedative 0 0 2 0 0 33 0 0 35 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 4 0 0 20 0 0 24 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 152 0 0 152 Other Total 0 1 2 2 0 17 0 0 22 0 7 114 59 29 881 0 0 1,090 Prescription Drug Prosecutions Number of drug prosecutions that involved any prescription drugs Felony and Misdemeanor Prosecution Gang 118 Non-Gang Total 1,090 Felony 0 1,090 Misdemeanor 0 0 0 0 1,090 1,090 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 172 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Buy / Receive Cult. / Manuf. Drug Convictions by Offense Type Transport / Dist. / Selling Consume / Use Import Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 8 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Hashish 0 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 8 98 Heroin 0 0 11 13 6 68 0 0 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 Marijuana 0 2 13 25 4 27 0 0 71 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 LSD 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 264 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 0 0 32 20 20 192 0 0 Prescription Stimulant 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 1 1 11 1 0 14 13 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 0 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 387 0 0 387 Other Total 0 0 2 2 0 5 2 0 11 1 3 60 66 33 725 4 0 892 Prescription Drug Convictions Number of drug convictions that involved any prescription drugs 49 Drug Offense Convictions by Class Misdmnr. Persons Convicted for All Drug Offenses Felony Total Plea 891 Class 1 78 0 78 Jury 1 Class 2 0 52 52 Non-jury 0 Class 3 0 67 67 Total 317 317 Class 4 Class 5 2 2 Class 6 376 376 0 Undesignated 0 0 Unknown 0 0 0 78 814 892 Total 892 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 173 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prison Number of Persons Sentenced for Drug Offense Community Service Probation Split Sentence Susp. Sentence Jail Fines Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Hashish 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 38 2 60 0 1 0 0 0 0 101 Heroin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 3 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 LSD 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 141 2 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 260 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Prescription Sedative 2 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Prescription Pain Reliever 4 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 6 318 0 0 0 6 1 0 393 Fentanyl Marijuana Methamphetamine/Amphetamine Paraphernalia 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 266 15 602 0 2 0 6 1 0 892 Violent Drug-Related Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Violent Non Drug-Related Offenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Total Number of Persons Sentenced for Violent Offenses Total Prescription Drug Sentenced Number of drug offenders sentenced that involved any prescription drugs Asset Forfeitures Asset Type Vehicles Number of Forfeiture Cases Quantity Value 34 Received Through Referral $50,273 Concluded Vessels 0 $0 Pending Aircraft 0 $0 71 $901,689 Currency 49 204 214 761 Training Other Financial Instrument 0 $0 # of trainings attended 8 Real Property (Real Estate) 0 $0 # of trainings provided 5 Weapons Other Total 125 $43,957 Community Meetings Held $6,697 School Presentations Offered 12 242 0 0 $1,002,616 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 174 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Yuma County Attorney’s Office Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match 193,944 64,971 $258,915 $ $ $ 106,176 88,010 64,729 Project Description The Prosecution for Yuma County Narcotics Task Force (YCNTF) is administered by the Yuma County Attorney’s Office (YCAO) and provides drug case prosecution and asset forfeiture litigation services to all law enforcement agencies in Yuma County, and particularly to the YCNTF. The unit also prosecutes drug cases referred by the United States Border Patrol, Drug Enforcement Administration and the United States Customs and Border Protection. Yuma County is designated as a Southwest Border High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). Objective To combat drug crime and the drug-related gang and violent crime with vigorous prosecution; experienced prosecutors work together with the multi-agency YCNTF, federal authorities and local law enforcement agencies to stop drug dealing and importation. Activity Summary In FY 2017, YCAO received 1,216 drug referrals resulting in 538 drug convictions, of which 407 (76-percent) were classified as felonies and 131 (24-percent) as misdemeanors. Of the drug convictions by drug type, a total of 219 (41-percent) involved methamphetamine/amphetamine, 154 (29-percent) involved paraphernalia, and 121 (22-percent) involved marijuana. Of the drug convictions by offense type, 449 (83percent) were for charges of possession/concealing and 82 (15-percent) were for transportation/importation. Of the 537 individuals sentenced for drug offenses, 269 (50-percent) received probation, 118 (22-percent) received a prison sentence, and 78 (15-percent) received fines. A total of 219 (41-percent) of the cases sentenced involved methamphetamine/amphetamine, 154 (29-percent) paraphernalia, and 121 (23percent) involved marijuana. In the FY 2017, a total value of asset forfeitures was $98,157 which consisted of 30 vehicles along with 51 instances of currency. Selected Quarterly Highlights • YCNTF has successfully prosecuted and obtained a prison sentence for a defendant who was transporting 68 pounds of methamphetamine and 7.75 pounds of fentanyl in a vehicle within Yuma County. The drugs were hidden in one of the tires and in the vehicle itself. The car was stopped for a window tint violation and during a consent search a density meter was used on the tire. The investigation and discovery of the drugs was the result of work by the GIITEM Task Force of Arizona Department of Public Safety. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 175 Prosecution - Task Force Activities • YCNTF successfully worked with the GIITEM Task Force of Arizona Department of Public Safety in prosecuting and obtaining a prison sentence for a defendant who was transporting 51 pounds of methamphetamine in a vehicle in Yuma County. • YCNTF also prosecuted prison gang crimes. For example, YCNTF obtained additional years in prison for a Mexican Mafia member who, while incarcerated, used a padlock to beat another inmate on the head numerous times. • Working with federal law enforcement, YCNTF have prosecuted and obtained prison terms in an incident with backpackers who were carrying nearly four 440 pounds of marijuana into Yuma County. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Conviction Rate Cost per Conviction Percentage of Forfeitures Concluded Percentage of Convicted Offenders Incarcerated FY 2017 Estimated FY 2017 Actual 84% $334.52 $ 70% 481.25 113% 102% 39% 23% Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 176 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prosecution Projects: Yuma County Attorney's Office Grant Number: DC-17-035 Drug Outcome Summary Drug Offenses Drug Offense Only (exclude gang) Drug & Violent Offenses Drug Offense by Gang Member Non-drug Offenses Drug & Violent Offense by Gang Member Violent Offense Committed by (exclude gang) Gang Member Drug Total Violent Offense & Gang Member Non-Drug Total Total 1,747 1,130 12 69 5 1,216 312 169 50 531 6 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 7 Declined to Pros: Dept. Report Problems 19 0 2 0 21 4 3 1 8 29 Declined to Pros: No Conviction Likely 76 1 6 0 83 73 20 9 102 185 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101 2 9 0 112 48 21 10 79 191 Referrals received this reporting period Declined to Prosecute: No lab analysis Declined to Pros: A ssisted in A nother Prosecution Declined to Prosecute: Other 15 0 0 0 15 4 0 0 4 19 Prosecuted 801 6 43 4 854 108 60 15 183 1,037 Dismissed With or Without Prejudice 301 Deferred to a Diversion Program 208 1 19 2 230 32 26 13 71 A cquitted 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 Convicted 497 2 39 0 538 45 51 27 123 661 Concluded 705 3 58 2 768 78 77 40 195 963 Buy / Receive Drug Prosecutions by Offense Type Transport / Consume / Use Import Cult. / Manuf. Dist. / Selling Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 0 0 3 3 0 17 1 0 24 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Heroin 0 0 0 4 0 29 0 0 33 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 5 27 33 0 315 0 0 380 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/A mphetamine 0 0 24 44 0 199 0 0 267 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 5 3 0 19 0 0 27 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 10 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 104 0 0 104 Other Total 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 6 60 87 0 700 1 0 854 Prescription Drug Prosecutions Number of drug prosecutions that involved any prescription drugs Felony and Misdemeanor Prosecution Gang 37 Non-Gang Total 687 Felony 88 599 Misdemeanor 34 316 350 122 915 1,037 Total Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 177 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Buy / Receive Drug Convictions by Offense Type Transport / Dist. / Selling Consume / Use Import Cult. / Manuf. Possess / Conceal Other Unknown Total 6 Cocaine (powder) 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heroin 0 0 0 2 0 18 1 0 21 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana 0 1 0 56 1 63 0 0 121 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Methamphetamine/A mphetamine 0 0 1 23 2 193 0 0 219 Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paraphernalia 0 0 0 0 0 154 0 0 154 Other Total 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 82 3 449 2 0 538 Prescription Drug Convictions Number of drug convictions that involved any prescription drugs 12 Drug Offense Convictions by Class Misdmnr. Persons Convicted for All Drug Offenses Felony Total Class 1 125 0 125 Class 2 4 2 6 Class 3 0 86 86 44 Class 4 44 Class 5 68 68 Class 6 201 201 Undesignated 2 6 8 Unknown 0 0 0 131 407 538 Total Plea 537 Jury 1 Non-jury Total 0 538 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 178 Prosecution - Task Force Activities Prison Number of Persons Sentenced for Drug Offense Community Service Probation Split Sentence Susp. Sentence Jail Fines Other Unknown Total Cocaine (powder) 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Crack (cocaine) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hashish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Heroin 8 0 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 Fentanyl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 0 35 6 0 0 27 0 0 121 Marijuana High Grade Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marijuana Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 LSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PCP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 1 120 46 2 0 0 0 0 219 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine Prescription Stimulant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Prescription Sedative 1 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 Prescription Pain Reliever 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Ketamine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown Drug 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steroids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 154 Paraphernalia 3 5 91 7 0 0 48 0 0 Other 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 118 6 269 64 2 0 78 0 0 537 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 28 13 0 0 0 0 0 71 30 0 28 14 0 0 0 0 0 72 Total Number of Persons Sentenced for Violent Offenses Violent Drug-Related Offenses Violent Non Drug-Related Offenses Total Prescription Drug Sentenced Number of drug offenders sentenced that involved any prescription drugs Asset Forfeitures Asset Type Vehicles Number of Forfeiture Cases Quantity Value 30 Received Through Referral $32,060 Concluded Vessels 0 $0 Pending Aircraft 0 $0 51 $66,097 Currency 12 91 93 431 Training Other Financial Instrument 0 $0 # of trainings attended 2 Real Property (Real Estate) 0 $0 # of trainings provided 0 Weapons 0 $0 Community Meetings Held 0 Other 0 $0 School Presentations Offered 0 Total 81 $98,157 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 179 Civil Forfeiture Activities Civil Forfeiture Activities FY 2017 Awards Arizona Attorney General’s - Statewide Financial Remedies Project $ 677,652 TOTAL $ 677,652 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 180 Civil Forfeiture Activities Arizona Attorney General’s - Statewide Financial Remedies Project Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match $ $ 499,728 177,924 $677,652 $ $ $ 277,892 230,347 169,413 Project Description The Arizona Attorney General’s Statewide Financial Remedies Section (AGO-FRS) strategically uses civil racketeering remedies available in Arizona law, to disrupt and dismantle criminal enterprises, deter crime by depriving wrongdoers of the fruits and instrumentalities of criminal activity, reduce money laundering, and restore property to crime victims, while also protecting individual and property rights. Objective The project increases the effectiveness of civil forfeiture in Arizona by prosecution, specialization, coordination and collaborative initiatives. Activity Summary In FY 2017, efforts of the Arizona Attorney General’s Statewide Financial Remedies Project resulted in close to $16.4 million in forfeitures for the fiscal year. Included in the forfeitures were 282 vehicles, 356 instances of currency forfeited, 521 instances of a financial instrument type other than currency, 169 weapons and 36 instances of real property. Selected Quarterly Highlights • Interstate drug trafficking continues to be a major criminal enterprise and focus of FRS cases. In the Dorado case, DEA agents in Montana initiated an investigation into a Montana man who had been identified as receiving multiple pound quantities of methamphetamine from a source of supply in Arizona. The investigation revealed that Dorado’s criminal enterprise smuggled 170 pounds of methamphetamine from Arizona to Montana between 2013 and 2016. Coconspirators received between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000 in proceeds over the same time period from the sale of the methamphetamine. The DEA worked with Tucson agents from the Counter Narcotics Alliance to put together a search warrant for Dorado’s home. FRS became involved to recover the proceeds and operating capital of the criminal enterprise. The State seized $306,000 in bulk U.S. currency, $230,000 in bank accounts, the personal residence, weapons, several vehicles and items of personal property including trucks, trailers, ATVs, and miscellaneous tools and equipment. FRS obtained forfeiture judgments in August and November, 2016, against all of the seized property. • The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MSCO) Drug Suppression Task Force conducted an investigation of a suspected illegal marijuana grow inside a Phoenix warehouse. Upon executing a search warrant at the warehouse, officers found a commercial-level marijuana grow operation consisting of 552 marijuana plants. They also found 46 pounds of harvested marijuana and three pounds of hashish, a narcotic drug. The grow operation violated the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act by using fraudulently obtained patient/caregiver cultivation cards, by growing at a nonauthorized site, and by growing marijuana far in excess of any legal amount. Officers found approximately $177,000 in cash and 20 firearms with ammunition at the warehouse and several Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 181 Civil Forfeiture Activities residential search locations. Vehicles, bank accounts, and grow equipment were also seized. FRS initiated a racketeering forfeiture action and in 2017 negotiated agreements with all defendants to forfeit substantially all of the seized property and place the warehouse on the market. This dismantled the financial operation and material infrastructure of the criminal enterprise. • Designer drugs, like spice and fentanyl, have become prevalent in Arizona communities. This case is an example. On August of 2016, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Detectives and DEA Task Force agents received information that a business was engaged in selling spice, a dangerous drug. Agents conducted an undercover buy operation and were able to confirm that the suspect was selling spice from the smoke shop he owned and operated. On January 7, 2017, detectives from the Maricopa County Sherriff’s Office, in conjunction with DEA, executed a search warrant on the storage locker which resulted in the seizure of 14,000 baggies of spice and approximately three pounds of raw unpackaged spice in gallon sized zip-lock bags with an approximate street value of $500,000. Based on the evidence obtained, detectives executed a search warrant on the smoke shop wherein they seized an additional 1,000 packages of spice with an approximate street value of $35,000, a 9mm handgun and an AK-47. During a post Miranda interview, the suspect admitted to selling spice and making approximately $300 to $400 dollars per day selling spice from the shop and thereby trafficked $64,000.00 worth of spice over the course of the investigation. FRS brought a forfeiture case and forfeited in excess of $4,900, two vehicles, four guns, and one piece of real property to combat this criminal enterprise valued at $599,000.00. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Grant Dollar per Forfeiture Value Number of Cases Concluded Value of Forfeited Assets (% Change over last year) Number of Analytical/Investigative Assists Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 FY 2017 Estimated $ 27.30 FY 2017 Actual $ 27.30 200 200 -20.92% 450 -20.92% 450 182 Civil Forfeiture Activities Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 183 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities FY 2017 Awards DPS Crime Lab - Support For Drug and Gang Enforcement $ 382,223 Tucson Police Department - Enhanced Drug Forensics $ 51,333 TOTAL $ 433,556 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 184 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities Summary of Activities – Forensic Drug Analysis Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Overtime Employee Related Expenditures Total $ 330,081 $ $ 103,475 $ 433,556 Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match $ $ $ 177,793 147,374 108,389 Project Description Forensic Drug Analysis Programs are administered by the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Tucson Police Department (TPD). The DPS and Tucson crime labs receive requests for the processing of drug-related forensic tests and examinations from around the state and in the Tucson metropolitan area. The labs receive samples for forensic analysis from municipal, county, state, and federal agencies. Forensic analysis activities support task force operations and prosecutorial efforts. Objective To provide timely and accurate forensic analysis processing to aid in the apprehension and prosecution of drug offenders. Activity Summary Crime lab activities include forensic drug analyses for the identification of drugs and clandestine drug lab operations, comprehensive latent print identification of drug users and traffickers and expert testimony in court regarding the scientific findings. During FY 2017, analysts completed 23,710 analyses. Crime labs received 16,371 samples for analysis during this period, with the largest number of requests coming from municipal law enforcement agencies. There was an average of ten full-time equivalent (FTE) staff devoted to drug analysis throughout the year. The average cost to analyze each sample was $132.00. Crime lab personnel also provided expert testimony in court 117 times. Through samples analyzed, chemists identified marijuana in 8,137 samples. Methamphetamine/Amphetamine was identified 6,146 times, heroin 2,573 times and hashish was identified in 1,502 samples. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 185 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities Forensic Programs: Statewide Summary Forensic Data Grant Number: DC-17-070 Number of Analyses Received Task Force Analyses Completed by Drug Type 1,587 Non-task Force 14,784 Total 16,371 Cocaine (powder) 869 Crack (cocaine) 128 Ecstasy (MDMA) 88 Hashish 1,502 Heroin 2,573 Fentanyl Marijuana Number of Analyses Received by Type of Agency Federal 937 91 8,137 High Grade Marijuana 0 Medical Marijuana 0 State Police 5,128 Marijuana Plants County Sheriff 2,432 Synthetic Cannabinoids Municipal Police 7,557 LSD 61 317 PCP 17 Other State CJ Agencies Other State Non-CJ Agencies 0 Total 16,371 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 78 Prescription Sedative 914 Prescription Pain Reliever 961 Inconclusive/Negative Grant Funded Employees Receiving/Providing Training: 6,146 Prescription Stimulant Ketamine Training 0 630 10 1,253 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 81 Steroids 53 # of Trainings Attended 3 Salvia 0 # of Trainings Provided 1 Paraphernalia 0 Other Total 118 23,710 General Forensic Analysis Activity Data Average number of days from receipt of sample to reporting analysis results 43 Average number of Backlog Cases Over 30 days old * 620 Average number of full time equivalent (FTE) staff devoted to drug analysis 10.1 Number of cases handled per FTE staff 928 Number of times staff testified in court 117 Number of analysis reports completed 13,565 Average number of working days to complete analysis Average processing cost per analysis Number of investigative assists Number of field test classes completed Number of officers trained in drug field testing Number of agencies participating in field testing sessions Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE 2017 * A request is classified as backlogged if it has beenReport submitted to a crime lab, but has not yet been examined and reported to the 5.6 $132.00 13,282 21 363 21 submitting agency within 30 days (defined by the American Society of Crime Lab Directors). 186 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities Department of Public Safety Crime Lab - Support for Drug and Gang Enforcement Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match $ $ 291,773 90,450 $382,223 $ $ $ 156,742 129,925 95,556 Project Description The Department of Public Safety (DPS) crime laboratory program provides identification of drugs, comprehensive latent print identification, and expert testimony regarding scientific findings. Arizona requires forensic services to identify illegal drug content, including a scientific examination report identifying the drug as a substance controlled under Arizona statutes. Specialized laboratory analysis is required for clandestine drug lab operations to prosecute under Arizona's drug manufacturing laws. The DPS crime laboratory program provides criminalists and support specialists with the tools to process drug-related forensic tests and examinations for law enforcement agencies throughout the state. Objective To provide timely, quality, scientific forensic support through the investigation and examination of drugrelated evidence required for effective court adjudication of drug-related cases. Activity Summary During FY 2017, the DPS crime lab received 14,694 analysis requests, 666 of which were from drug and gang task forces. Of the 14,694 analysis requests received, there were 22,033 different types of drugs identified; the majority, 7,930 (36-percent), were identified as marijuana. Methamphetamine/amphetamine were identified 5,839 times (27-percent), heroin was identified 2,366 (11-percent) times, and hashish was identified 1,433 times (7-percent). Selected Quarterly Highlights • During this grant period, the DPS crime lab implemented an internal Narcan program for the safety of employees. The ever-increasing number of fentanyl submission comes with an increase in safety concerns. Having Narcan available in the lab adds one more layer of protection for the laboratory staff. • The crime lab assisted the DPS training unit with the production of a video for officers regarding fentanyl safety. The video was produced to warn officers of the hazards associated with fentanyl and to provide information about ways officers can protect themselves. • Flagstaff Police Department in connection with Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, Bureau of Alcohol, Tabaco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) , and Navajo County Narcotic Task Force conducted a sting involving Coconino, Maricopa and Navajo counties. Over 50 cases were submitted to the lab Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 187 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities for controlled substances testing. As a result of the multi-agency sting called Operation Nightfall, 50 people were arrested in connection to violent crime and narcotics trafficking. Flagstaff Police Department also did another investigation which involved 38 individuals in narcotics trafficking. The laboratory received several submissions under each of those individuals. There was no name given to that operation and the individuals are currently being arrested in that investigation. • The DPS crime lab continues to train agencies throughout the state in the use of the TruNarc instrument for field testing of suspected controlled substances. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Average Days to Complete Analysis Cases Completed per Analyst Average Cost per Analysis FY 2017 Estimated FY 2017 Actual 45 6 543 724 $58.59 $17.35 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 188 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities Forensic Programs: Arizona Department of Public Safety Number of Analyses Received Task Force Analyses Completed by Drug Type 666 Non-task Force Total Grant Number: DC-17-070 Cocaine (powder) 736 14,028 Crack (cocaine) 103 14,694 Ecstasy (MDMA) 82 Hashish 1,433 Heroin 2,366 Fentanyl Marijuana 52 7,930 Number of Analyses Received by Type of Agency High Grade Marijuana 0 Federal Medical Marijuana 0 937 State Police 5,128 Marijuana Plants County Sheriff 2,432 Synthetic Cannabinoids Municipal Police 5,880 LSD Other State CJ Agencies 317 Other State Non-CJ Agencies 0 Total 14,694 PCP Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 59 17 5,839 Prescription Stimulant 77 Prescription Sedative 874 Prescription Pain Reliever 896 Ketamine Inconclusive/Negative Training 0 236 10 1,104 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 72 Grant Funded Employees Receiving/Providing Training: Steroids 53 # of Trainings Attended 3 Salvia 0 # of Trainings Provided 1 Paraphernalia 0 Other Total 94 22,033 General Forensic Analysis Activity Data Average number of days from receipt of sample to reporting analysis results Average number of Backlog Cases Over 30 days old * Average number of full time equivalent (FTE) staff devoted to drug analysis Number of cases handled per FTE staff 49 1,191 17.5 745 Number of times staff testified in court 90 Number of analysis reports completed 13,066 Average number of working days to complete analysis Average processing cost per analysis Number of investigative assists Number of field test classes completed Number of officers trained in drug field testing Number of agencies participating in field testing sessions 6.2 $114.00 13,066 17 314 17 * A request is classified as backlogged if it has been submitted to a crime lab, but has not yet been examined and reported to the submitting agency within 30 days (defined by the American Society of Crime Lab Directors). Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 189 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities Tucson Police Department - Enhanced Drug Forensics Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match 38,308 13,025 $51,333 $21,051 $17,449 $12,833 Project Description Tucson Police Department (TPD) Crime Laboratory conducts investigations and examinations of drugrelated evidence required for effective court adjudication of drug-related cases. Following legally regulated guidelines and precise testing procedures, drugs are analyzed to identify and legally substantiate the amount and types of narcotics involved. Working as a collaborative effort, the TPD forensic employees, Counter Narcotics Alliance (CNA) officers and attorneys from the Pima County Attorney’s Office (PCAO) develop and process legal evidence used to prosecute drug offenders. Forensic analysts are frequently called upon to provide expert scientific testimony in court. Objective To produce substance test results and written reports that will be used as evidence for prosecution, and to provide law enforcement agencies in the Tucson area with timely, quality scientific support required for effective court adjudication of drug-related cases. Activity Summary During FY 2017, the TPD Crime Lab received 1,677 forensic analysis requests. Of the 1,677 analyses completed, 394 (23-percent) were identified as synthetic cannabinoids. Methamphetamine/amphetamine were identified 307 (18-percent). Heroin and marijuana were each identified 207 (12-percent). The average number of days to process from receipt of sample to reporting analysis results was 38 days. TPD Lab had two full-time equivalents (FTEs) devoted to drug analysis during this period, averaging 183 cases per FTE. Expert testimony was provided in court 27 times. Selected Quarterly Highlights • In quarter 1, TPD received 240 submissions of synthetic cannabinoids (spice), ten submissions of TH-J2201, five submissions of NM-2201 (non-controlled spice chemicals), one submission of fentanyl and two submissions of furanyl fentanyl (a fentanyl analog). There was a coordinated effort by several agencies to raid all of the smoke shops in hopes of deterring synthetic cannabinoids (spice) sales. In anticipation of receiving an increase number of fentanyl cases, TPD implemented new personal protective equipment (PPE) for officers and revised protocols for field testing drugs to ensure officer’s safety against fentanyl and its analogs. TPD distributed new PPE to seven locations throughout the city. TPD officers’ field test in a controlled setting, meaning the officer brings the suspected drug (methamphetamine, heroin, or crack/cocaine) back to the substation to perform the field test at a designated area. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 190 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities • • • In quarter 2, TPD received 109 submissions of synthetic cannabinoids (spice), four submissions of NM-2201 (non-controlled spice chemical), and two submissions of fentanyl. In December the chemical analysis supervisor gave a one hour presentation “Fentanyl Information” to the Southern Arizona Region Arson & Explosives Group to enhance their knowledge regarding the dangers of clandestinely produced fentanyl. In quarter 3, TPD received 37 submissions of synthetic cannabinoids (spice) and 14 submissions of NM-2201 (non-controlled spice chemical). There was a decrease in synthetic cannabinoids (spice) submissions, which likely resulted from a raid in summer 2016. TPD also received 11 submissions of fentanyl. TPD was featured in several law enforcement sensitive bulletins regarding the fentanyl submissions TPD received. TPD has had unique submissions including a fentanyl & cocaine mixture and a fentanyl & methamphetamine mixture. In quarter 4, TPD received 8 submissions of synthetic cannabinoids (spice) and 25 submissions of fentanyl. There was an increase of fentanyl submissions, most of which were fake oxycodone tablets. Almost all of the fentanyl submissions have additional chemicals: various fentanyl analogs, tramadol, acetaminophen (Tylenol), levamisole, noscapine, etc. In June of 2017, two drug chemists were featured on local television news several times, and discussed how lab protocols have changed due to the onset of fentanyl. Both drug chemists demonstrated the additional PPE they must wear and discussed how they approach analyzing fentanyl cases and other unknown drugs. Additionally, the chemical analysis supervisor went on a one hour radio segment with both the Counter Narcotics Alliance (CNA) Captain and the Lieutenant to discuss fentanyl and other dangerous drugs and narcotics. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Average Days to Complete Analysis Cases Completed per Analyst Average Cost per Analysis FY 2017 Estimated FY 2017 Actual 60 5 183 178 $32.27 $30.61 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 191 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities Forensic Programs: Tucson Police Department Grant Number: DC-17-071 Number of Analyses Received Analyses Completed by Drug Type Task Force 921 Cocaine (powder) Non-task Force 756 Crack (cocaine) 25 Ecstasy (MDMA) 6 Total 1,677 Number of Analyses Received by Type of Agency Hashish 69 Heroin 207 Fentanyl 39 Marijuana 207 High Grade Marijuana 0 0 Federal 0 Medical Marijuana State Police 0 Marijuana Plants County Sheriff 0 Synthetic Cannabinoids Municipal Police 133 0 394 1,677 LSD 2 Other State CJ Agencies 0 PCP 0 Other State Non-CJ Agencies 0 Methamphetamine/Amphetamine Total 1,677 Prescription Stimulant 1 Prescription Sedative 40 Prescription Pain Reliever 65 Ketamine Inconclusive/Negative Training Grant Funded Employees Receiving/Providing Training: 307 0 149 Psilocybin (mushrooms) 9 Steroids 0 # of Trainings Attended 0 Salvia 0 # of Trainings Provided 0 Paraphernalia 0 Other Total 24 1,677 General Forensic Analysis Activity Data Average number of days from receipt of sample to reporting analysis results 38 Average number of Backlog Cases Over 30 days old * 49 Average number of full time equivalent (FTE) staff devoted to drug analysis 2.8 Number of cases handled per FTE staff 183 Number of times staff testified in court 27 Number of analysis reports completed 499 Average number of working days to complete analysis 5.0 Average processing cost per analysis Number of investigative assists Number of field test classes completed Number of officers trained in drug field testing Number of agencies participating in field testing sessions Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE 2017 * A request is classified as backlogged if it has beenReport submitted to a crime lab, but has not yet been examined and reported to the $150.00 216 4 49 4 submitting agency within 30 days (defined by the American Society of Crime Lab Directors). 192 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 193 Court Adjudication Activities Summary of Activity – Adjudication FY 2017 Awards Administrative Office of the Courts Apache County Probation Cochise County Probation Coconino County Superior Court Graham County Probation La Paz County Probation Maricopa County Superior Court Clerk of the Court Maricopa County Public Defender Maricopa County Probation Mohave County Probation Navajo County Superior Court Pima County Superior Court Pinal County Probation Yavapai County Probation Yuma County Probation TOTAL Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 $ 28,644 $ 34,919 $ 25,585 $ 41,143 $ 33,328 $ 14,284 $ 218,220 $ 264,691 $ 190,732 $ 145,332 $ 44,979 $ 201,159 $ 71,774 $ 74,293 $ 21,158 $ 1,410,597 194 Court Adjudication Activities Arizona Supreme Court Anti-Drug Adjudication Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total $ 994,946 $ 415,651 $1,410,597 Fund Source: State Match $ 1,057,948 $ 352,649 Project Description This program is administered by the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) at the Arizona Supreme Court. The Anti-Drug Adjudication program enhances drug-related court activities throughout the state, including those of several Superior Courts in Arizona and adult probation offices in Apache, Cochise, Coconino, Graham, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Pinal, Yavapai and Yuma Counties, and the Public Defender, Clerk and Superior Court Offices in Maricopa County. Objective To expedite the processing and adjudication of drug and drug-related cases through the superior court system; and to enhance community correction efforts to supervise, monitor and provide treatment services for offenders charged with and convicted of drug and drug-related crimes through increased drug testing, assessment administration, absconder apprehension, and drug court programs. Activity Summary In FY 2017, Arizona Supreme Court Anti-Drug Adjudication Program supported 2,074 drug court participants, which is a six-percent increase from FY 2016. A total of 1,984 drug court participants did not recidivate during program participation, and 1,051 participants were employed during their time spent in the program, a 10-percent increase from FY 2016. There were 100 drug court graduates during this period. There was a total of 3,163 probationers served during the FY 2017 program period. A total of 2,064 probationers received drug treatment, 95 probationers completed drug treatment, and 194 absconders were apprehended. A total of 464 pre-sentence investigation reports were prepared, with zero not submitted on time. In providing program support for Indigent Defense Services, 919 indigent defendants were served, and 2,736 were convicted. A total of 813 convicted indigent defendants received a sentence involving incarceration. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 195 Court Adjudication Activities Selected Quarterly Highlights • The Maricopa County Adult Probation Department focused on providing high risk drug offenders with referrals and services as soon as possible after sentencing. The Department collaborated with in-house counselors to get many of these offenders a substance abuse assessment and an appropriate substance abuse treatment referral immediately after sentencing. Additionally, collaborative efforts resulted in offenders being offered health care insurance options to pay for treatment as well as extending wraparound services, also the same day as sentencing. The Department’s ability to provide these services immediately after sentencing has greatly decreased the number of offenders “falling through the cracks” due to the normal delay in providing these services. • The Pima County Drug Court Program’s graduation ceremonies were enhanced and in April 2017, the first Community Graduation Ceremony was held. The event took place at the Court’s training center with approximately 150 people in attendance ranging from court personnel, probation staff, treatment agencies, family and friends, and other members of the community. A former Drug Court graduate was the guest speaker, who shared her story and experience in the program, and the local news channel covered the event. The ceremony was inspirational to many and it is hoped that it will have a long-term impact on current and future graduates. Furthermore, the program intends to hold these graduation ceremonies on a quarterly basis from this day forward. • The Yavapai County apprehension team updated criminal histories on all absconded defendants. As a result, valuable information was gathered regarding the whereabouts of several absconded probationers. The team then contacted the County Attorney’s office, and with their cooperation warrants were changed from statewide to surrounding states, which resulted in extradition limits being extended on 21 cases and ten apprehensions. Further, 13 absconders were located in prisons in other states and 7 were found to be deceased. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure FY 2017 Estimated FY 2017 Actual Drug Court Graduation Rate 51.55% 39.68% Probation Completion Rate 65.24% 67.14% Probation Revocation Rate 28.68% 27.26% Drug Treatment Completion Rate 51.55% 40.43% Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 196 Court Adjudication Activities Adjudication Project: Arizona Supreme Court Grant Number: DC-17-060 Drug Court Information Drug courts funded 12 Number of drug court participants 2,074 100 Number of drug court graduates Drug court exits (includes graduates) 252 Number of participants who obtained employment during their participation 1,051 Number of drug court participants who did not recidivate during participation 1,984 Probation Information Probationers Served 3,163 Probationers exiting probation 19,412 Probationers completing probation 13,033 Probationer revoked; reinstated probation 5,291 Total number of probationers: a. Receiving one or more drug tests 0 b. Screened for drug treatment 0 c. Receiving drug treatment d. Completed drug treatment e. Discharged from drug treatment Number of pre-sentence investigation reports prepared Number of pre-sentence investigation reports not submitted on time Total number of absconders apprehended this reporting period 2,064 95 235 464 0 194 Indigent Defense Services Number of indigent defendants: a. Served 919 b. Acquitted 0 c. Dismissed 997 d. Convicted 2,736 Number of convicted indigent defendants incarcerated Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 813 197 Court Adjudication Activities PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 198 Medicaid Fraud Activities Medicaid Fraud Activities FY 2017 Awards Arizona Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud $ 98,827 TOTAL $ 98,827 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 199 Medicaid Fraud Activities Arizona Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud Approved Budget FY 2017 Personnel Employee Related Expenditures Total $ $ $ 52,418 46,409 98,827 Fund Source: Federal - Byrne/JAG State Match $ $ $ 98,827 - Project Description The Medicaid Healthcare Fraud and Abuse (HCFA) project is administered by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and provides investigation and prosecution of health care providers committing fraud, abuse and/or neglect in Medicaid-funded health care facilities. Project Objective To safeguard Arizona citizens and taxpayer funds by investigating and prosecuting health care providers stealing Arizona Medicaid funds or resources or who abuse or neglect patients in Arizona Medicaidfunded health care facilities. Program efforts of the Arizona Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud Control Unit reduce the availability of prescription drugs (particularly narcotics) and other abusive pharmaceuticals into the illegal markets of Arizona. Activity Summary During the program year FY 2017, the AGO received 34 case referrals that resulted in 38 people being charged with a total of 388 charges. Of the individuals charged, 13 (45-percent) were healthcare staff that were not licensed prescribers, 15 were independent and not affiliated with a network. The counties with the highest number of charges, 26 (92-percent) were in Maricopa, 1 in Mohave, and 1 in Pima. Of the cases filed, there were 21 (100-percent) felony convictions. Of the prescription drugs removed, 17,663 (10-percent) involved pain relievers classified as Hydrocodone, 63,864 (37-percent) involved Oxycodone, and other pain relievers totaled 71,496 (41percent). Prescription drugs confiscated valued more than $1.6 million. Selected Quarterly Highlights • This case stemmed from a joint investigation conducted by AGO Special Agents and the Tucson office of the DEA. In June 2016, a veterinary supply company contacted DEA to report that a Tucson podiatrist, had made a purchase of more than 5,000 oxycodone tablets. Investigators quickly learned that in addition to ordering a large number of oxycodone tablets, the Doctor was also filling forged prescriptions for narcotics by forging the name of a local doctor as the prescriber. In September 2016, the defendant was charged with Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices, Acquisition of a Narcotic Drug by Fraud and Forgery. In May 2017, the defendant pled guilty to Forgery and on July 17, 2017 he was sentenced to three years of supervised probation along with his voluntarily surrendering his DEA registration number. • This investigation stemmed from a referral from the Gilbert Police Department after a local physician had discovered that one of his Medical Assistants had been filling prescriptions under her own name without the physician’s knowledge or consent. The AG’s investigation determined that the prescription fraud was far more extensive as it involved a total of seven offenders being directed by the brother of the medical assistant – a former law enforcement officer. It has been Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 200 Medicaid Fraud Activities estimated that this prescription drug ring has diverted in excess of $1,000,000 (street value) Oxycodone 30mg tablets. The State Grand Jury indicted all seven individuals involved in the drug ring. The case is presently within the Maricopa County Superior Court. • A joint Show Low PD and Attorney General’s Office investigation had developed evidence that a Show Low Pharmacist had created at least 8 fraudulent patient files within the retail pharmacy’s record keeping system to hide the fact that she was diverting dangerous and narcotic drugs from the pharmacy, where she worked as the pharmacy manager. It was also reported that some of these drugs being diverted were shared with her friend, who was her pharmacist intern. On October 17, 2016, the Pharmacist pled guilty to obtaining a Narcotic Drug by Fraud, a Class 3 Felony and Possession of a Dangerous Drug, a Class 4 Felony. She was sentenced on April 14, 2017 to 3 years supervised probation and ordered to pay restitution to the victim. On June 25, 2016, the Pharmacist Intern pled guilty to Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, A Class six (6) undesignated felony and he was sentenced on January 30, 2017 to 3 years’ supervised probation and he was ordered to complete 200 hours of community service. • Security personnel at a retail pharmacy in Gilbert, Arizona reported that pharmacist was suspected of having created fictitious prescription records so that he could obtain PromethazineCodeine Syrup from the pharmacy where he worked, which he would then consume. On September 21, 2016 the pharmacist was indicted by the State Grand Jury which charged him with three drug diversion related criminal offenses. On December 7, 2016 he pled guilty to a charge of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a class 6 undesignated felony. The defendant was sentenced on December 20, 2016 to 18 months of supervised probation with an order to pay investigative costs to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. The Pharmacist’s license was revoked by the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy. Performance Benchmarks All agencies are required to estimate performance benchmarks according to their program area. While these benchmark measures are not all-inclusive of program performance, they provide a method of determining program success and efficacy and support evidence-based programming. Performance Measure Grant Dollar per Value of Prescription Drug Removal Percentage of cases sentenced per investigations opened Average number of felony convictions per cases sentenced FY 2017 FY 2017 Estimated Actual 0.32 0.32 60% 62% 100% 100% Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 201 Medicaid Fraud Activities Medicaid Fraud Project: Arizona Attorney General Office Prescription Drug Cases Investigated Cases referred Cases opened for investigation Healthcare affiliated individuals charged Cases involving more than one county jurisdiction Total Charges Total persons charged Average Number of Charges per Case Average Number of Felony Charges per Case Grant Number: DC-16-050 & DC-17-050 Sentences 34 34 26 1 388 28 11.9 11.8 Prescription Drug Cases Investigated Felony Convictions Convictions Less than a Felony Prescription Drug Fraud Cases Prosecuted FY 2017 Cases Referred by Law Enforcement Cases Referred by Non-Law Enforcement Agencies Cases Accepted for Prosecution Cases Prosecuted (completed case) Cases with Multiple Serious Charges Cases with Multiple Defendants Cases with Multiple Jurisdictions Total Criminal Counts Charged Drug Type Pain reliever - Hydrocodone Pain reliever - Oxycodone Pain reliever - Other Stimulant Sedative Muscle relaxant Licensed Prescriber (MD/DO/NP/PA) Healthcare Staff (Not licensed Prescribers) Pharmacist Pharmacy Technician Pilferer (Casual or Systematic) Patient (“doctor shopper”) Other Charges by County Apache Coconino Cochise Gila Graham Greenlee La Paz Maricopa Mohave Navajo Pima Pinal Santa Cruz Yavapai Yuma 21 0 Made to an External Agency FY 2016 18 4 22 49 46 6 1 337 Intelligence Requests Intelligence Shared Investigation Assist Requests Source Profile by Individuals Charged Network Independ Under 18 Affiliation Male Female ent 0 3 0 3 10 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Number of Individuals Charged 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 FY 2016 49 0.725 Intelligence Sharing and Collaborative Investigation Prescription Drug Removals by Type & Quantity Criminally Charged Not Charged Criminally Quantity Quantity Value Value (Doses) (Doses) 8,359 $ 42,060 9,304 $ 57,647 4,520 $ 71,690 59,344 $ 908,586 10,591 $ 75,960 60,905 $ 361,200 898 $ 8,840 3,570 $ 13,410 1,710 $ 17,580 4,930 $ 40,240 2,170 $ 10,900 5,480 $ 33,920 Type of Source County 13 9 22 21 21 2 0 192 FY 2017 21 0 Number of Cases Sentenced Average Length of Sentence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 14 Received from an External Agency 19 19 14 Totals Quantity Value (Doses) 17,663 $ 99,707 63,864 $ 980,276 71,496 $ 437,160 4,468 $ 22,250 6,640 $ 57,820 7,650 $ 44,820 18 & Over Male Female 3 0 1 12 2 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 Asset Seizures Asset Type Vehicles Vessels Aircraft Currency Other Financial Instrument Real Property (Real Estate) Weapons Other Total Number of Seizures 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Value of Seizures $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ - Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 202 CJRIP Activities Gerald Hardt Memorial Criminal Justice Records Improvement Program (CJRIP) Activities FY 2017 Award AZ Criminal Records Infrastructure Improvement Assessment $540,744 TOTAL $540,744 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 203 CJRIP Activities CJRIP – Arizona Criminal Records Infrastructure Improvement Assessment Approved Budget FY 2017 Professional & Outside Svs. Total Fund Source: Byrne/JAG $540,744 $540,744 $540,744 Project Descriptions: FY 2017: ACJC met with the Chiefs of Probation at the Adult Management Meeting (AAM), in April 2016 to discuss the needs of Adult Probation Offices across the state. After the meeting, ACJC sent a survey to all Probation Offices, asking their departments to prioritize the five projects identified at the AAM. The first project identified is intended to include the Court Public Access information for a particular defendant in the Justice Web Interface (JWI) query when a criminal history search is conducted via JWI. Pretrial Services in Arizona prepares the Public Safety Assessment (PSA), a pretrial risk assessment instrument used by courts to assist the judge in determining release conditions for persons arrested for crime. The information needed to answer the nine PSA risk assessment questions comes from the defendant’s criminal history record and court records. Currently, Pretrial Services staff access criminal history records via Justice Web Interface (JWI) and they access court records via the Administrative Office of the Courts’ Public Access website. The Court’s Public Access website is also used by all probation officers as a source for additional criminal history information because criminal history information is not always complete. Currently, probation officers manually search the Courts Public Access website for additional information related to a person’s complete arrest and conviction history. This identified project will significantly streamline the scoring process by having the data necessary for scoring available through a single source. Further, this would assist all probation officers by providing more complete criminal history information when a defendant is searched via JWI. This project has an anticipated completion date of January 2018. FY 2016: On April 15, 2016 the Mobile Fingerprinting request for proposal process was completed and the CJRIP contract went into effect on July 1, 2016. The contract is to allow Superior Courts to implement the mobile fingerprinting technology for all criminal courtrooms in the State of Arizona. The contract will allow the court to electronically capture images of fingerprints, interface with court case management systems, and verify identity in real time by interfacing with Arizona Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AZAFIS). The following progress has been made on the project: Goal I Conduct a project to implement mobile fingerprint devices into criminal courtrooms in the Superior Courts across the State of Arizona. Objective 1: Automate the current sentencing process by utilizing the 2FID mobile devices into Arizona Superior Court courtrooms. Objective 2: Integrate a new statewide system that will allow courts to electronically capture fingerprints. Assuming success, this project will offer a standard end to end statewide fingerprint validation process throughout the entire State. • Performance Measure 1: Number of devices implemented as of September 2017= 86 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 204 CJRIP Activities • Performance Measure 2: Number of individuals fingerprinted on mobile devices as of September 2017 = 9,581 • Performance Measure 3: Number of individuals returned with no fingerprints on file as of September 2017 = No data at this time. • Performance Measure 4: Number of the days the system was down as of September 2017 = 0 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission EDGE Report 2017 205 Statutory R eferences Statutory References 41-2405. Arizona Criminal Justice Commission; powers and duties; staff A. The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission shall: 11. Prepare an annual report on law enforcement activities in this state funded by the Drug 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. 41-2402. Drug and gang enforcement account; resource center fund 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 section 13-105. B. The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission shall distribute monies from the drug and gang enforcement account in the following manner: 1. Up to 50 percent to fund law enforcement agencies approved by the Commission to enhance both: (a) The investigation of drug and gang offenses and related criminal activity. (b) Drug and gang education and prevention programs. 2. Up to 50 percent to fund programs and agencies approved by the Commission to enhance the state, county, city or town prosecution of drug and gang offenses and related criminal activity. 3. Up to 30 percent 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. 4. Up to 30 percent to fund programs by county sheriffs and the State Department of Corrections, as approved by the Commission, to enhance drug offender treatment programs and the jail operations and facilities available to detain and incarcerate drug offenders and members of criminal street gangs as defined in section 13-105. 5. Up to 30 percent to fund programs and agencies, as approved by the Commission, to enhance the integration of criminal justice records relating to drug and gang offenders and their related criminal activity. C. Any state agency that 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. D. 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 G of this section. E. 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. F. 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. G. A resource center fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to section 12-284.03, subsection A, paragraph 1 and section 41-178 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 Youth Survey. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation. Any monies unexpended or unencumbered on June 30 of each year shall not be Arizona Crim inal Justice Comm ission EDGE R eport 2017 206 Statutory R eferences subsequently expended or encumbered unless reappropriated. No monies in the drug and gang enforcement account except those received pursuant to this subsection shall be used to fund the Arizona Youth Survey. Monies that are expended pursuant to this subsection are subject to the reporting requirements prescribed in section 41-617.01. 41-2401. Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund A. The Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund is established consisting of monies collected pursuant to section 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 percent in the Arizona automated fingerprint identification system fund established by section 412414. 2. 1.61 percent to the department of juvenile corrections for the treatment and rehabilitation of youth who have committed drug-related offenses. 3. 16.64 percent in the Peace Officers' Training Fund established by section 41-1825. 4. 3.03 percent in the Prosecuting Attorneys' Advisory Council Training Fund established by section 411830.03. 5. 9.35 percent to the Supreme Court for the purpose of reducing juvenile crime. 6. 8.56 percent to the Department of Public Safety. 15 percent of the monies shall be allocated for deposit in the Arizona Deoxyribonucleic Acid Identification System Fund established by section 41-2419. 85 percent of the monies shall be allocated to state and local law enforcement authorities for the following purposes: (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 percent to the Department of Law for allocation to county attorneys for the purpose of enhancing prosecutorial efforts. 8. 6.02 percent 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, for auditing and investigating persons or entities licensed or certified by the Supreme Court and for processing judicial discipline cases. Notwithstanding section 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 section 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 percent to the county sheriffs for the purpose of enhancing county jail facilities and operations, including county jails under the jurisdiction of county jail districts. 10. 1.57 percent to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. 11. 9.00 percent in the Crime Laboratory Operations Fund established by section 41-1772. 12. 2.30 percent in the Crime Laboratory Assessment Fund established by section 41-2415. 13. 7.68 percent in the Victims' Rights Fund established by section 41-191.08. 14. 4.60 percent in the Victim Compensation and Assistance Fund established by section 41-2407. 15. 2.13 percent 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. 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. Arizona Crim inal Justice Comm ission EDGE R eport 2017 207 Statutory R eferences F. The portion of the 85 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 85 percent 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 section 41-2405. 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