Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Office of the Executive Director Our mission is to sustain and enhance the coordination, cohesiveness, productivity and effectiveness of the Criminal Justice System in Arizona Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement (EDGE) Report October 2006 ARIZONA CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION Vice-Chairperson ROBERT CARTER OLSON Pinal County Attorney JOSEPH ARPAIO Maricopa County Sheriff DOUG BARTOSH, Chief Cottonwood Police Department DUANE BELCHER, Chairperson Board of Executive Clemency DAVID K. BYERS, Director Administrative Office of the Courts CLARENCE DUPNIK Pima County Sheriff JENNIFER ECKSTROM, Mayor City of South Tucson TONY ESTRADA Santa Cruz County Sheriff TERRY GODDARD Attorney General DANNIEL HUGHES, Chief Surprise Police Department BARBARA LAWALL Pima County Attorney TOMMIE CLINE MARTIN Mohave County Adult Probation RICHARD MIRANDA, Chief Tucson Police Department RALPH OGDEN Yuma County Sheriff DAVID SANDERS Pima County Chief Probation Officer DORA SCHRIRO, Director Department of Corrections LINDA SCOTT Former Judge ANDREW P. THOMAS Maricopa County Attorney ROGER VANDERPOOL, Director Department of Public Safety JOHN A. BLACKBURN JR. Executive Director KATHY KARAM Program Manager KRISTIE BRACKENS Grant Coordinator Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account ........................................................................................ 3 Apprehension (multi-Jurisdictional, multi-Agency) Task Force Activities Apache County Cooperative Enforcement Narcotics Team (ACCENT)....................................... 12 Cochise County Border Alliance Group.................................................................................. 13 Counter Narcotics Alliance (CAN) ......................................................................................... 14 Gila County Narcotics Task Force ......................................................................................... 15 Greenlee County Narcotics Task Force ................................................................................. 16 La Paz County Narcotics Task Force ..................................................................................... 17 Maricopa County Neighborhood Narcotics Enforcement Team ................................................ 18 Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET)............................................... 19 Navajo County Major Crimes Apprehension Team ................................................................. 20 Northern Arizona Street Crimes Task Force “METRO” ............................................................ 21 Partners Against Narcotics Task Force (PANT) ...................................................................... 22 Pinal County Drug and Gang Enforcement Multi-Agency Task Force........................................ 23 Santa Cruz County METRO Task Force ................................................................................. 24 Southeastern Arizona Drug, Gang and Violent Crime Task Force............................................. 25 Yuma County Narcotics Task Force (YCNTF) ......................................................................... 26 Prosecution (multi-Jurisdictional, multi-Agency) Task Force Activities Apache County Drug, Gang and Violent Crime Prosecution Program ....................................... 28 Arizona Forfeiture Support Service Project ............................................................................ 29 Cochise County Border Alliance Group (BAG) ........................................................................ 30 Coconino County Prosecution of Drug Cases and Forfeitures .................................................. 31 Gila County Drug Prosecution and Asset Forfeiture Program................................................... 32 La Paz County Drug Task Force Prosecutor........................................................................... 33 Maricopa County Attorney’s Office ....................................................................................... 34 Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET)............................................... 35 Navajo County Violent and Major Prosecution Enhancement .................................................. 36 Partners Against Narcotics Task Force (PANT) ...................................................................... 37 Pima County Drug Prosecution Project ................................................................................. 38 Pinal County Drug Prosecution Unit...................................................................................... 39 Santa Cruz County Drug Prosecution Program....................................................................... 40 Tucson City Attorney’s Drug Enforcement Project.................................................................. 41 Yuma County Drug, Gang and Violence Prosecution .............................................................. 42 Forensics Drug Evidence Analysis Activities Crime Lab Support for Drug and Gang Enforcement .............................................................. 44 Tucson Police Department Enhanced Drug Forensics ............................................................. 45 Court Adjudication Activities Arizona Supreme Court Anti-Drug Adjudication ..................................................................... 48 i Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Table of Contents Table of Contents (Continued) Detention Activities Coconino County Drug Detention Officer Program ................................................................. 50 Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities Arizona Department of Corrections.... .................................................................................. 52 Avondale Police Department................................ .................................................................52 Benson Police Department .................................................................................................. 53 Coconino County Sheriff’s Office .......................................................................................... 53 Douglas Police Department ................................................................................................. 54 Phoenix Police Department ................................................................................................. 54 Pima County Attorney’s Office ............................................................................................. 55 Safford Police Department .................................................................................................. 55 Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office........................................................................................ 56 Tucson Police Department .................................................................................................. 56 Making a Difference in Arizona ................................................................................................... 57 Ripped from the headlines ......................................................................................................... 60 Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund (CJEF) Burglary & Street Crime Reduction....................................................................................... 64 Burglary Reduction Program................................................................................................ 64 Burglary “Operation Payback”.............................................................................................. 64 Direct Patrol Gang Reduction............................................................................................... 64 Methamphetamine Enforcement .......................................................................................... 65 Operation Copper Basin ...................................................................................................... 65 Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) ....................................................................... 65 Safe Hayden ...................................................................................................................... 65 Safe Street ........................................................................................................................ 66 Street Crimes Suppression .................................................................................................. 66 Statutory References .................................................................................................................. 67 This publication was supported by Award No. 2004 DB BX 0005 and 2005 DJ BX 0455 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author’s and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice. This document is available in alternative formats by contacting the Commission Office at (602) 264-1146 or online at www.azcjc.gov. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 ii Introduction Introduction Arizona Revised Statute (A.R.S.) §41-2405 (A) 12 requires the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission to submit to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives an annual report on law enforcement activities funded by the Drug and Gang Enforcement Account (Account) or the Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund (CJEF) as it relates to illicit drugs and drug related gang activity. This annual report requirement was established in 1990. The Drug and Gang Enforcement Account established in 1987 by Arizona Revised Statute § 41-2402 is used to enhance efforts to deter, investigate, prosecute, adjudicate and punish drug offenders. Funds in the Drug and Gang Enforcement Account are from the following sources: (1) Federal monies made available to states by grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula Grant Program; (2) Mandatory fines collected for felony drug offense convictions as authorized by A.R.S. 13 Chapter 34; (3) Appropriations to the Account by the Legislature; and (4) Local cash match funds furnished by grantees. In 1987, the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission developed and implemented a statewide enhanced drug enforcement strategy, as required to qualify for federal formula grant assistance monies for drug control. The strategy was designed to be compatible with the statutory requirements that created the Drug and Gang Enforcement Account. The strategy is the framework within which the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission allots and distributes all monies in the Account. Each year the strategy is reviewed, refined, updated and published by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. A formal application system and extensive open meeting process are utilized by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission for awarding grant funds from the Account. The strategy was submitted for a four year period in 2004 but will continue to be reviewed and updated annually as needed. This strategy will also cover a four year period beginning in 2004. The Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund (CJEF) was established by Arizona Revised Statute § 41-2401. This statute details those entities that shall receive monies from the CJEF by percentage amounts and the purposes for utilization of the monies. 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 2006 (July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006), related to drug activity or drug related street gang activity. Many other valuable and productive drug and gang enforcement and prevention activities are conducted throughout the state funded entirely by state, local and county authorities, without enhancement monies, and are therefore not included in this report. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 1 Introduction 2 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funding In FY 2006 (July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006), the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission distributed a total of $12,843,748 in award funds from the Drug and Gang Enforcement Account to sixty-five (65) programs in the State. The Account includes $2,025,617 of local cash match funds deposited by grant recipients. SOURCE OF MONIES 2005 2006 $7,224,235 $6,693,034 $6,076,839 Drug Fines 4,673,309 4,368,660 4,741,292 Local Match Funds 2,408,078 2,321,007 2,025,617 $14,305,622 $13,382,701 $12,843,748 Federal Formula Grant Funds Total 2004 Funding Amount Program Funding Levels FY 2004 - FY 2006 $8,000,000 $6,000,000 $4,000,000 $2,000,000 $0 Federal Funds Drug & Gang Local Match Funds Enforcement Acct. Funding Source FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 The Commission authorizes Account funding to programs in the State in six program areas in accordance with the statewide enhanced drug enforcement strategy and the Account guidelines. The six areas are: drug apprehension and prosecution; criminal history records improvement; drug offender adjudication; drug offender detention; drug analysis (forensic services); and drug abuse education/prevention. In FY 2006, drug apprehension programs consisting of sixteen (16) multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency drug task forces, established in all fifteen (15) counties in the State of Arizona, received support funding from the Account. There were fifteen (15) drug prosecution programs in the State receiving support funding from the Account. Included in these fifteen (15) programs were full-time dedicated drug prosecutors in thirteen (13) of the fifteen (15) counties in Arizona. During FY 2006, ten (10) criminal history records improvement programs received Account funds. Drug offender detention programs in Coconino County and enhanced drug forensic analysis programs at the Department of Public Safety and the Tucson Police Department received Account funds. One (1) grant awarded to the Administrative Office of the Courts passed Account funds through to twenty-one (21) court related enhancement programs in all fifteen (15) counties in Arizona. There were no requests for drug abuse education/prevention funding in FY 2006. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 3 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account In FY 2006 direct personnel costs made up 96.72 percent of the expenditures from the Account. Other costs associated with the programs such as equipment, operations, space, etc., were supplied by the State, county, and local authorities participating in the programs. Account expenditures provided salaries, overtime, and employee-related expenses for 218 criminal justice professionals in the State of Arizona. This is a reduction from FY 2005 when 235 professionals were employed by the grant. FY 2006 Court Information Processor 10 Drug Agents/Narcotics Investigators 59 Detention Officers 1 Forensic Criminalists/Print Examiners 10 Judges/Commissioners 4 Probation Officers 10 Prosecutors 44 Public Defenders 5 Substance Abuse Counselor 1 Support Staff 84 TOTAL 218 Arrest activity In FY 2006, apprehension program activities resulted in the arrest of 3,985 drug offense violators, a slight decrease over FY 2005 (4,472). Forty-five percent of the arrests were for marijuana, followed by 30 percent for methamphetamine. This reduction in arrest could be due to the decrease (15) in narcotics investigators. It is becoming difficult to recruit and keep law enforcement officers in rural Arizona. These positions often go unfilled for long periods of time. Percent Arrest by Drug Type FY 2006 15% 1% 45% 30% 9% Marijuana 4 Cocaine Methamphetamine Heroin Other Illicit Drugs Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Over the past three years, arrests show a slight increase for marijuana and heroin; methamphetamine arrests decreased from FY 2005. Drug Arrest Comparison FY 2004 - FY 2006 Number of Arrest 2,000 1,000 - Marijuana Cocaine Methamphetamine Heroin Other Illicit Drugs FY 2004 1,496 293 1,011 41 493 FY 2005 1,538 895 1,366 66 607 FY 2006 1,673 656 1,184 74 398 Drug availability Cocaine is readily available throughout Arizona with the largest quantities available in metropolitan areas. Crack is readily available in Arizona’s inner cities and in some smaller communities. Crack retails for an average price of $10-$20/rock. Powder cocaine prices average $25-$30/gram. Mexican black tar heroin is the predominant type of heroin found in Arizona. Heroin retails for an average price of $80-$150/gram. Marijuana remains readily available and is considered the most widely used illegal drug throughout the state. Mexican produced Marijuana retails for $65-$150/ounce. Domestically grown plants average about $500/pound. Mexican-produced methamphetamine is the predominant form found in Arizona. methamphetamine retails for $40-$60/gram. Mexican Ice Diversion of other drugs such as oxycodone products (i.e. OxyContin® and Percocet®), hydocodone products (i.e. Vicodin®) and phentermine continues to be a problem in the state. 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 - 250,530 221,205 Methamphetamine Seizures FY 2004 - FY 2006 800 252,007 600 114,783 20,527 13,728 Pounds Pounds or Plants Marijuana Seizures FY 2004 - FY 2006 700 577 455 400 200 FY 2004 Marijuana FY 2005 FY 2006 Marijuana Plants Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 0 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 5 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Cocaine Seizures FY 2004 - FY 2006 4,000 3,694 3,000 Pounds Getting drugs of the streets…. In FY 2006 Arizona Drug Task Forces seized: 2,290 2,000 1,506 1,000 ● 252,007 pounds of marijuana valued at $126 million. ● 114,783 marijuana plants valued at $86 million. ● 577 pounds of methamphetamine valued at $ 7.5 million. ● 1,506 pounds of cocaine valued at $5.1 million. FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 Marijuana seizures increased in FY 2006. Over 252,007 pounds of marijuana, 114,783 plants were removed from northeastern Arizona’s growing areas; 577 pounds of methamphetamine were seized, a slight decrease from FY 2005. Over 1,506 pounds of cocaine were removed from the Arizona streets by the multi-jurisdictional, multi agency task forces funded from the Account. The 16 multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency task forces seized 20 methamphetamine laboratories in FY 2006, a 50 percent decrease from the 40 seized in FY 2005. Each pound of methamphetamine produced leaves behind 5-7 pounds of toxic waste. Disposal of highly toxic chemicals such as acids and other toxic substances cost Arizona $4.1 million from 2000-2005 according to the Arizona’s Meth Crisis 2006, published by the Arizona Attorney General. Drug traffickers' non-drug assets with a gross estimated value of $10,036,244 were seized during this 12month period. Conviction activity Activity reports have been compiled from the 15 drug prosecution programs in 13 of Arizona’s 15 counties including the Tucson City Prosecutors Office and the Attorney General’s Forfeiture Program. In FY 2006 convictions show an increase for all drug types. Drug Convictions Comparison FY 2004 - FY 2006 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 - 6 Marijuana Cocaine Methamphetamine Heroin Paraphernalia Other Illicit Drugs FY 2004 6,371 2,242 3,293 193 4,961 2,557 FY 2005 6,101 2,015 3,404 198 4,569 2,015 FY 2006 7,222 2,797 5,091 277 6,492 2,826 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account During FY 2006, 24,725 drug violators were convicted by the state, over 64 percent were felony convictions. Thirty percent of the convictions were for marijuana, 26 percent for paraphernalia and 21 percent for methamphetamine related charges. Percentage Convictions by Drug Type FY 2006 11% 30% 26% 1% 11% 21% Marijuana Cocaine Methamphetamine Heroin Paraphernalia Other Illicit Drugs Prison sentences were handed down to 4,786 of these convicted drug violators; 5,579 received jail sentences; of those, 4,207 also received probation in addition to jail time, and 13,283 were placed on probation. Drug Sentencing Comparison FY 2004 - FY 2006 15,000 10,000 5,000 - Prison Jail Probation FY 2004 3,327 4,585 10,590 FY 2005 3,031 4,353 9,300 FY 2006 4,786 5,579 13,283 Criminal records improvement The criminal justice records improvement programs receiving support funds from the Account have enabled state, county and local law enforcement agencies to improve criminal justice records automation systems by the acquisition of hardware, software and consultant expertise. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that the Record Quality Index (RQI) shows that 68.5 percent of all criminal history records are complete with final disposition rendered and posted at the end of 2003. This is up from 56.6 percent reported at the end of 1999. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 7 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Account history Expenditures from the Account began in March, 1988 and a sustained continuous program has been maintained since that time. From April 1, 1988 through June 30, 2005, $84,611,798 has been expended on apprehension programs; $73,827,904 for prosecution programs; $42,102,825 for adjudication programs; $16,287,827 on drug forensic analysis and drug offender detention programs; $1,432,222 drug prevention and education; and $8,545,779 for criminal history records improvement programs, which had its first expenditure in FY 1995. The statewide enhanced drug enforcement program has been very successful. During the 18 years, apprehension program activities resulted in the arrest of 60,192 drug offense violators. Program activities were responsible for the removal of over 69,762 pounds of cocaine; over 2,652,221 pounds of marijuana; over 414 pounds of heroin; and over 4,270 pounds of amphetamine/methamphetamine. Drug traffickers' non-drug assets with a gross estimated value of $204,012,648 were seized. The results achieved in the 18 years of the enhanced drug enforcement program show that for every $1,406 expended by the apprehension program, one drug violator arrest was made, and drug traffickers were deprived of the profit from the drugs seized and also deprived of an estimated value of $3,389 in non-drug assets seized. Notice Actual forfeiture of seized trafficker assets is a legal process and the gross estimated value of such seizures is very seldom received by law enforcement and prosecuting agencies. After forfeiture is achieved, lien holders (financial institutions and other legitimate claimants) are paid from the actual forfeiture proceeds. Storage, property maintenance and management costs, processing and disposition fees are paid from forfeiture proceeds. The gross estimated value of seizures is used only as an indicator of the negative impact seizures have on drug traffickers' resources. The statewide distribution of Drug and Gang Enforcement Account funds for FY 2006 for each program is presented by county on the following pages. 8 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account FY 2006 FY 2006 Apache County Apprehension Graham County $295,000 Apprehension $32,000 Adjudication 27,699 Adjudication 23,024 Prosecution 99,485 Criminal Justice Records 47,801 Total $422,184 Cochise County Apprehension Adjudication $179,723 59,124 109,927 Prosecution 185,000 $533,774 Apprehension Adjudication Total Coconino County $293,634 Adjudication 61,863 Detention 38,000 Prosecution Total 166,000 $559,497 Gila County Apprehension Adjudication 37,442 Prosecution 76,000 Total $484,442 $46,658 $142,000 21,988 Prosecution 85,000 Total $248,988 Maricopa County Apprehension $412,000 Adjudication 1,673,588 Prosecution Total 53,612 1,615,000 $3,754,200 Mohave County Apprehension $388,000 Adjudication 65,017 Prosecution 235,000 Total Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 9,658 Adjudication Criminal Justice Records $371,000 $37,000 La Paz County Apprehension Apprehension $102,825 Greenlee County Criminal Justice Records Total Total $688,017 9 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account FY 2006 FY 2006 Navajo County Apprehension Yavapai County $201,877 Apprehension $474,000 Adjudication 54,411 Adjudication 105,912 Prosecution 133,947 Prosecution 46,000 Total $390,235 Pima County Total $625,912 Yuma County Apprehension $894,000 Apprehension Adjudication 350,698 Adjudication 83,642 Criminal Justice Records 105,250 Prosecution 350,504 Forensic Analysis Prosecution Total 54,000 Total $645,006 916,661 $2,320,609 State Adjudication Pinal County Apprehension Criminal Justice Records $209,000 Adjudication 97,943 Prosecution 218,000 Total $210,860 Forensic Analysis Prosecution Total $22,002 26,500 516,000 1,024,000 $1,588,502 $1,049,886 Santa Cruz County Apprehension $199,808 Adjudication 20,537 Criminal Justice Records 10,700 Prosecution 58,000 Total $289,045 The next section in this report contains a report on each program funded by the Drug and Gang Enforcement Account. 10 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities FY 2006 Apache County Cooperative Enforcement Narcotics Team (ACCENT) $295,000 Cochise County Border Alliance Group (BAG) 179,723 Counter Narcotics Alliance (CNA) 894,000 Gila County Narcotics Enforcement Task Force 371,000 Greenlee County Narcotics Task Force 37,000 La Paz County Narcotics Task Force 142,000 Maricopa County Neighborhood Narcotics Enforcement Team (MCNNET) 412,000 Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) 388,000 Navajo County Major Crimes Apprehension Team (MCAT) 201,877 Northern Arizona Street Crimes Task Force (METRO) 293,634 Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) 474,000 Pinal County Drug and Gang Enforcement Multi-agency Task Force 209,000 Santa Cruz County METRO Task Force 199,808 Southeastern Arizona Drug, Gang, and Violent Crime Task Force Yuma County Narcotics Task Force (YCNTF) TOTAL Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 32,000 210,860 $4,339,902 11 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Apache County Cooperative Enforcement Narcotics Team (ACCENT) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $295,000 45,658 112,367 Project Description: This program is administered by the Apache County Sheriff’s Office. The Apache County Cooperative Enforcement Narcotics Team is a small, formally organized multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency narcotics task force operating under a board of directors. It consists of local officers working closely with a full-time drug case prosecutor to identify, arrest and prosecute drug traffickers, and to seize drugs and forfeitable assets. Task Force Participants: St. John’s Police Department, Springerville Police Department, Eagar Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Apache County Attorney’s Office, Apache County Sheriff’s Office. Objective: To eradicate drugs through investigation and prosecution and to continue to spearhead and assist in any major crime investigation in Apache County. Project Activity: This multi-agency task force has made 2,239 drug arrests since its inception in April 1988. The task force has seized over 443 pounds of cocaine, 16,027 pounds of marijuana, 7,004 cannabis plants under cultivation, over 72 pounds of methamphetamine and 37,351 dosage units of other dangerous drugs. The task force has seized drug law violators' assets with an estimated value of $3,112,664. This enforcement program provides limited coverage for an area suspected of having high levels of transportation of illicit drugs coming from the United States-Mexico border, through Southern Arizona, with the final destination being other states. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2004 39 72 111 FY2005 52 69 121 FY2006 74 34 108 3 1 163 1,649 1 70 $215,346 1,361 0 7,055 8,066 10 8,215 $74,591 152,414 3 195 322 3 915 $25,855 DRUGS SEIZURES Cocaine (grams) Heroin (grams) Methamphetamine (grams) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Other drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE OF SEIZURES* *Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 8) Percent Arrest by Drug Type FY 2006 Cocaine 6% Other Drugs 13% Methamphetamine 31% Marijuana 48% Heroin 2% 12 For more information on this task force read related story in Making a Difference in Arizona on page 57. 142 KILOS OF COCAINE BURIED UNDER CABLE WIRE Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Cochise County Border Alliance Group (BAG) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $179,723 27,816 68,457 Project Description: This program is administered by the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office. The Border Alliance Group (BAG) is a drug enforcement task force involving federal, state and local agencies. They are formally organized to identify, arrest and prosecute drug traffickers. The task force is organized to seize drugs and cash assets and pursue investigative leads to upper level trafficking organizations operating in the federally designated Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area that includes all of Cochise County. Task Force Participants: Tombstone Marshal’s Office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Public Safety, Willcox Police Department, Cochise County Attorney’s Office, Cochise County Sheriff's Office. Objective: To deter and disrupt the importation, distribution and production of unlawful narcotics and illegal substances; to effectively dismantle the drug smuggling and street gang networks and reduce the occurrence of violent crimes in Cochise County. Project Activity: This task force, operating along the 83 miles of remote, sparsely populated United States border with the Republic of Mexico, has continued its high levels of productivity in drug seizures. It includes over 13,008 pounds of cocaine, 479,106 pounds of marijuana, 4,870 cannabis plants under cultivation, over 182 pounds of methamphetamine, and moderate amounts of other dangerous drugs, since its inception in 1988. The task force has also seized drug law violators' assets valued at an estimated $15,508,837 and made 3,117 arrests, 67 percent (2,016) were for sales/trafficking offenses. This level of task force activity continues to support the value derived from inter-agency cooperation in the anti-drug campaign, with substantial impact on reducing the availability of illicit drugs. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2004 87 72 159 FY2005 71 46 117 FY2006 135 74 179 166,973 1 33,886 45,321 34 72,493 $81,123 122,599 28 39,865 35,265 68 12 $59,904 99,205 7,349 625 23,367 0 12 $69,855 DRUGS SEIZURES Cocaine (grams) Heroin (grams) Methamphetamine (grams) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Other drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE OF SEIZURES* *Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 8) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2006 Methamphetamine 26% Heroin 3% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Other Drugs 0% Cocaine 7% Marijuana 64% 13 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Counter Narcotics Alliance (CNA) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $894,000 138,368 340,529 Project Description: This program is administered by the Tucson Police Department. CNA is a formally organized multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency narcotics enforcement task force in Pima County initiated in July 1988. It operates under a multi-agency policy board that ensures ongoing adherence to its mission statement. With enhanced drug grant funding, the task force works to reduce demand, target mid-level and upper-level drug dealers and decrease the narcotics problem in Pima County, including the Tucson Metropolitan Area. Task Force Participants: Pima County Sheriff's Office, South Tucson Police Department, Marana Police Department, Oro Valley Police Department, University of Arizona Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Pima County Attorney’s Office, Tucson Police Department. Objective: To eliminate and substantially reduce the illegal purchase, transportation and use of narcotics and marijuana and all related crimes of violence in the greater Tucson-Pima County metropolitan area. Project Activity: The CNA Task Force was implemented in July, 1988. and continues to exceed project objectives. The unit has seized over 14,924 pounds of cocaine, 2,120,978 pounds of marijuana, 10,618 cannabis plants under cultivation, 27 pounds of heroin, over 343 pounds of methamphetamine, and 1,449,963 dosage units of other drugs. The unit reports the seizure of drug violator assets with an estimated gross value of $59,328,879. This project has been responsible for 8,545 drug arrests. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2004 23 336 359 FY2005 865 652 1,517 FY2006 498 570 1,068 1,349,658 1,415 2,417 92,533 255 1,534 $9,773,185 63,260 187 3,868 101,498 107 139,523 $7,325,423 51,260 2,445 120,284 119,350 1,238 1,099,050 $4,358,327 DRUGS SEIZURES Cocaine (grams) Heroin (grams) Methamphetamine (grams) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Other drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE OF SEIZURES* *Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 8) Percent Arrest by Drug Type FY 2006 Other Drugs 7% Cocaine 39% Methamphetamine 23% Heroin 4% Marijuana 27% 14 For more information on this task force read related story in Ripped from the headlines on page 60. New law targets meth manufactures who endanger kids Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Gila County Narcotics Enforcement Task Force Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $371,000 57,421 141,316 Project Description: This program is administered by the Gila County Sheriff’s Office. The Gila County Narcotics Task Force is a formally organized multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency unit was created to identify, arrest and prosecute drug traffickers, seize drugs and cash assets. From April through September each year this unit is engaged in the discovery and dismantling of illegal large marijuana growing operations in Gila County. Task Force Participants: Gila County Attorney’s Office, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Gila County Sheriff's Office. Objective: To reduce drug trafficking and gang violence, promote public safety and awareness, increase cooperation and participation of state, county and local agencies through training, drug investigations and violator asset seizures. Project Activity: The Gila County Narcotics Task Force was initiated in June 1988. Since then, they have arrested 3,019 drug law violators. The 66 percent (2,003) arrest rate for in use/possession reflects the task force’s firm user accountability approach to deterring drug abuse. The unit has seized over 12 pounds of cocaine, 12,534 pounds of marijuana, 133,945 cannabis plants under cultivation, 148 grams of heroin, and over 303 pounds of methamphetamine, with smaller amounts of other dangerous drugs. Drug violator assets seized have an estimated gross value of $3,709,096. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2004 83 39 122 FY2005 118 37 155 FY2006 131 46 177 44 0 15,450 2,268 19,138 1,507 $126,869 19 0 300 859 11,835 88 $185,189 17 0 529 2,575 98,862 872 $501,819 DRUGS SEIZURES Cocaine (grams) Heroin (grams) Methamphetamine (grams) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Other drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE OF SEIZURES* *Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 8) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2006 Other Drugs 15% Cocaine 3% Methamphetamine 26% Marijuana 56% For more information on this task force read related story in Ripped from the headlines on page 60. Hikers Warned: Find a Pot field, bullets may fly Heroin 0% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 15 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Greenlee County Narcotics Task Force Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $37,000 5,727 14,093 Project Description: This program is administered by the Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office. The Greenlee County Narcotics Task Force is informally organized with participating agencies agreeing to provide resources and manpower as needed to conduct narcotics investigations and enforcement activity throughout the county. Task Force Participants: Department of Public Safety, Greenlee County Attorney’s Office, Greenlee County Sheriff's Office. Objectives: To maintain and identify drug users and gang members, arrest and prosecute drug and gang offenders, maintain and develop informants in Greenlee County. Project Activity: The Greenlee County Narcotics Task Force was initiated in July 1992. This small rural task force has made 539 arrests, of which 82 percent (443) were for use/possession offenses. This reflects the task force's user accountability approach to deterring drug abuse in the county. The unit has seized 38 ounces of cocaine, and more than 503 pounds of marijuana. Drug violators, assets seized have an estimated gross value of $52,176. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2004 41 13 54 FY2005 26 3 29 FY2006 66 17 83 0 0 29 1 7 0 $1,248 0 0 32 1 0 0 $0 0 0 55 4 9 41 $0 DRUGS SEIZURES Cocaine (grams) Heroin (grams) Methamphetamine (grams) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Other drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE OF SEIZURES* *Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 8) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2006 Other Drugs 2% Cocaine 0% Marijuana 46% Methamphetamine 52% 16 Heroin 0% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities La Paz County Narcotics Task Force Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $142,000 21,978 54,088 Project Description: This program is administered by the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office. The multijurisdictional, multi-agency La Paz County Narcotics Task Force operates in La Paz County and along the Colorado River in Western Arizona to identify, arrest and prosecute drug traffickers and seize illicit drugs, drug law violators' assets for forfeiture. The task force coordinates many regional activities with the Southwest Border Alliance, MAGNET and Prescott Area Narcotics Task Forces. Task Force Participants: Parker Police Department, Quartzsite Marshal's Office, La Paz County Attorney’s Office, La Paz County Sheriff's Office. Objective: To coordinate resources available from all agencies for a cooperative effort to combat the drug and gang problem in La Paz and neighboring jurisdiction. Project Activity: Since its inception in 1988, the La Paz County Narcotics Task Force has made 1,408 drug arrests, 65 percent (918) of which were for sales/trafficking offenses. The unit has seized 628 pounds of cocaine, 10,976 pounds of marijuana, 1,554 cannabis plants under cultivation, more than 326 pounds of methamphetamine, 166,085 dosage units of other dangerous drugs, and 2.17 pounds of heroin. Drug law violators' assets with an estimated value of $6,788,197 were also seized for forfeiture. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2004 11 35 46 FY2005 33 40 73 FY2006 19 43 62 68 5 1,157 874 8 287 $203,121 2,778 1 14,976 1,737 0 0 $903,831 63 66 1,360 2,588 58 1,299 $839,801 DRUGS SEIZURES Cocaine (grams) Heroin (grams) Methamphetamine (grams) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Other drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE OF SEIZURES* *Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 8) Percent of Arrests by Drug Type FY 2006 Other Drugs 3% Methamphetamine 19% Cocaine 8% Heroin 3% Marijuana 67% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 17 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Maricopa County Neighborhood Narcotics Enforcement Team (MCNNET) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $412,000 63,767 156,933 Project Description: This program is administered by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. The Maricopa County Neighborhood Narcotics Enforcement Team combines resources of individual agencies in western Maricopa County to combat the increasing gang and narcotic activities in these communities. Task Force Participants: The El Mirage Police Department, Goodyear Police Department, Arizona National Guard, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. Objectives: To reduce the sale, distribution and use of illegal drugs and to reduce gang involvement in criminal activities. This is achieved by using direct enforcement details and public education. Project Activity: The Maricopa County Neighborhood Narcotics Enforcement Team was initiated in July 1993. This task force has made 1,653 drug related arrests, of which 46 percent (763) were for sales/trafficking offenses. They have seized more than 20 pounds of cocaine, 25,970 pounds of marijuana, almost 6 pounds of heroin, over 19 pounds of methamphetamine and 40,334 dosage units of other dangerous drugs. Drug law violators' assets with an estimated value of $2,287,200 were also seized for forfeiture. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2004 51 84 135 FY2005 31 60 91 FY2006 59 104 163 432 28 3,073 4,713 60 631 $353,006 181 19 2,751 1,261 1,178 698 $270,642 154 21 3,183 13,271 14,305 28 $991,054 DRUGS SEIZURES Cocaine (grams) Heroin (grams) Methamphetamine (grams) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Other drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE OF SEIZURES* * Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 8) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2006 Other Drugs 3% Cocaine 16% Methamphetamine 42% Marijuana 36% Heroin 3% 18 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $388,000 60,052 147,791 Project Description: This program is administered by the Kingman Police Department. MAGNET is a multi- jurisdictional, multi-agency narcotics task force organized to identify, arrest and prosecute drug traffickers, seize drugs and cash assets, and follow investigative leads on narcotics smuggling and illegal drug laboratory activity in Mohave County. Task Force Participants: Lake Havasu City Police Department, Bullhead City Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Mohave County Attorney's Office, Mohave County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kingman Police Department. Objective: To maintain and continue a county-wide intelligence network, continue to participate in community policy activities, maintain and expand informant and information sources for education. Project Activity: The MAGNET task force has made 8,185 arrests since its inception in April 1988. Of these, 39 percent (3,226) were for sales/trafficking offenses. The task force has seized 3,809 pounds of cocaine, 26,465 pounds of marijuana, 26,302 cannabis plants under cultivation, more than 13 pounds of heroin, 385 pounds of methamphetamine, and more than 985,207 dosage units of other dangerous drugs. The unit has also seized an estimated $11,661,307 in drug law violators' assets. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2004 408 142 550 FY2005 309 116 425 FY2006 298 117 415 5,100 70 6,509 3,687 44 63,379 $515,939 373,406 62 24,550 2,005 41 178,328 $413,559 12,069 1,012 16,637 193 71 179 $63,242 DRUGS SEIZURES Cocaine (grams) Heroin (grams) Methamphetamine (grams) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Other drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE OF SEIZURES* *Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 8) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2006 Other Drugs 26% Cocaine 3% Marijuana 22% Heroin 1% For more information on this task force read related story in Making a Difference in Arizona on page 58. MULTI JURISDICTIONAL COOPERATION HELPS WITH METH LAB SEIZURE Methamphetamine 48% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 19 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Navajo County Major Crimes Apprehension Team (MCAT) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $201,877 31,246 76,896 Project Description: This program is administered by the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office. The Navajo County Major Crimes Apprehension Team is a formally organized, multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency task force operating throughout Navajo County with state and local officers to identify, arrest and vigorously prosecute drug traffickers and to seize drugs and drug law violators' assets. Task Force Participants: Holbrook Police Department, Show Low Police Department, Winslow Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Pinetop-Lakeside Police Department, Navajo County Sheriff's Office. Objective: To reduce the level of gang related activity and associated criminal behavior throughout Navajo County and identify terrorist activities. Project Activity: Since its inception in April 1988, this task force has seized more than 278 pounds of cocaine, 10,378 pounds of marijuana, 2,261 marijuana plants under cultivation, over 54 pounds of methamphetamine and nominal amounts of other illicit drugs. The unit has made 2,540 arrests of which 56 percent (1,420) were for sales/trafficking offenses. The task force also seized traffickers' assets with an estimated value of $4,683,181. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2004 54 91 145 FY2005 54 96 150 FY2006 99 125 224 18,927 1 426 724 21 2,292 $24,965 1,938 1 1,090 71 13 595 $43,334 756 1 590 199 19 450 $95,359 DRUGS SEIZURES Cocaine (grams) Heroin (grams) Methamphetamine (grams) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Other drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE OF SEIZURES* Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 8) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2006 Other Drugs 10% Methamphetamine 57% 20 Cocaine 4% Marijuana 28% Heroin 1% For more information on this task force read related story in Ripped from the headlines on page 60 and 61. Police Crackdown, 6 Arrested and Pile of guns and drugs Seized by police Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Northern Arizona Street Crimes Task Force (METRO) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $293,634 45,447 111,847 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 and seize their illicit drugs and assets, as well as to assist in any major felony investigation in the county when necessary. Task Force Participants: Northern Arizona University Police, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Williams Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Page Police Department, Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, Coconino County Attorney’s Office, Flagstaff Police Department. Objective: To investigate arrest and prosecute gang members and narcotics traffickers in Northern Arizona. This is accomplished through the support of criminal investigations, comprehensive training and intelligence information. Project Activity: This multi-agency task force has made 3,083 arrests since its inception in April 1988, of which 48 percent (1,483) were for drug sales/trafficking offenses. The task force has seized over 1,031 pounds of cocaine, 22,113 pounds of marijuana, 4,099 cannabis plants under cultivation, more than 94 pounds of methamphetamine, and 75,916 dosage units of dangerous drugs. The unit has also seized drug law violators' assets with an estimated value of $5,653,582. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2004 100 70 170 FY2005 88 61 149 FY2006 69 53 122 4 3 611 95 108 2,204 $46,446 4,250 24 512 20 246 13,485 $125,897 433 1 3,040 84 95 8,545 $105,159 DRUGS SEIZURES Cocaine (grams) Heroin (grams) Methamphetamine (grams) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Other drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE OF SEIZURES* *Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 8) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2006 Other Drugs 16% Cocaine 11% Marijuana 32% Methamphetamine 41% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Heroin 0% 21 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $474,000 73,363 180,549 Project Description: This program is administered by the Sedona Police Department. The 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 multi-level narcotics enforcement and investigative activities. Task Force Participants: Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, Prescott Valley Police Department, Chino Valley Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Clarkdale Police Department, Camp Verde Marshal’s Office, Cottonwood Police Department, Jerome Police Department, Yavapai-Prescott Tribal Police Department, YavapaiApache Tribal Police Department, Yavapai County Attorney, Prescott Police Department, Sedona Police Department. Objective: To maintain and increase intelligence network that will combat the readily increasing methamphetamine and heroin influx in Yavapai County. To educate youth and parents to the danger of involvement with the use of drugs and gangs, and to solve violent and gang related crimes. Project Activity: Since its inception in April 1988, this task force has made 3,284 arrests, of which 46 percent (1,511) were for sales/trafficking offenses. The unit has seized 1,594 pounds of cocaine, 16,959 pounds of marijuana, 28,749 cannabis plants under cultivation, 4 pounds of heroin, more than 273 pounds of methamphetamine, and 707,292 dosage units of other dangerous drugs. Non-drug assets with an estimated value of $7,050,002 were also seized. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2004 85 68 153 FY2005 70 78 148 FY2006 85 108 193 501 28 1,132 60 811 6,591 $453,378 185 1 3,507 61 23 659 $349,547 298 62 1,368 19 66 52 $314,085 DRUGS SEIZURES Cocaine (grams) Heroin (grams) Methamphetamine (grams) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Other drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE OF SEIZURES* * Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 8) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2006 Other Drugs 20% Cocaine 16% Marijuana 18% Methamphetamine 43% 22 Heroin 3% For more information on this task force read related story in Ripped from the headlines on page 61. MATForce takes Mission to the public Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Pinal County Drug and Gang Enforcement Multi-agency Task Force Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $209,000 32,348 79,609 Project Description: This program is administered by the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office. The Pinal County Drug and Gang Enforcement Multi-agency Task Force is a multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency unit organized to identify, arrest and prosecute individual traffickers at the street, mid and upper-level. They seize drugs and cash assets, and pursue investigative leads to upper-level drug trafficking organizations operating in the federally designated Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) that includes Pinal County. Task Force Participants: Casa Grande Police Department, Eloy Police Department, Kearny Police Department, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Coolidge Police Department, Pinal County Attorney’s Office, Arizona National Guard Joint Counter Narcotics Task Force, Pinal County Sheriff's Department. Objective: To dismantle drug smuggling operations, increase pressure on drug smuggling, continue to improve networking of agencies in Pinal County and continue efforts of creating a more cohesive network of agencies. Project Activity: This task force has made 4,869 drug arrests since its inception in 1988. Of these, 44 percent (2,121) were for drug sales/trafficking offenses. This formally organized task force, with a board of directors representing participant agencies, has seized 4,044 pounds of cocaine, 126,971 pounds of marijuana, 4,562 cannabis plants under cultivation, 114 pounds of methamphetamine, more than 66 pounds of heroin and large amounts of other illicit drugs. In addition, traffickers' assets valued at $15,452,916 were also seized for forfeiture. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2004 167 113 280 FY2005 206 121 327 FY2006 219 123 342 450 4 3,139 10,300 27 4,532 $340,056 38,105 22 13,662 29,892 65 323 $803,290 35,819 0 8,496 15,879 49 3,884 $989,728 DRUGS SEIZURES Cocaine (grams) Heroin (grams) Methamphetamine (grams) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Other drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE OF SEIZURES* * Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 8) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2006 Other Drugs 0% Methamphetamine 30% Cocaine 9% Heroin 0% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Marijuana 61% For more information on this task force read related story in Ripped from the headlines on page 61. Pinal county officials Halt large pot shipment 23 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Santa Cruz County METRO Task Force Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $199,808 30,925 76,108 Project Description: This program is administered by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office. The Santa Cruz County Multi-agency Enforcement Against Trafficking and Racketeering Offenses (METRO) Task Force is organized to work closely with federal agencies, particularly the Drug Enforcement Administration, to address drug trafficking problems in Nogales and Santa Cruz County. This has been designated a Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. Task Force Participants: Nogales Police Department, Arizona National Guard Joint Counter Narcotics Task Force, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Santa Cruz County Attorney’s Office, United States Border Patrol, United States Forest Service, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office. Objectives: To reduce the illegal importation and transportation of illicit drugs and narcotics by identifying, arresting, and seizing illicit drugs and traffickers assets. Project Activity: This strategically located unit continues its high level of productivity. Since it was combined with the Nogales CEASE task force in July 1990, the Santa Cruz County METRO Task Force has made 4,387 drug arrests. The task force has seized 9,667 pounds of cocaine, more than 57 pounds of heroin, and 392,873 pounds of marijuana, along with drug law violators' assets with an estimated value of $11,642,741. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2004 159 246 405 FY2005 204 305 509 FY2006 259 160 419 76,822 23,272 60,686 24,561 8 1,237 $933,917 134,557 6 106,563 48,273 16 2,888 $1,946,199 88,081 1,770 82,066 88,081 5 774 $1,353,911 DRUGS SEIZURES Cocaine (grams) Heroin (grams) Methamphetamine (grams) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Other drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE OF SEIZURES* * Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 8) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2006 For more information on this task force read related story in Ripped from the headlines on page 61. Marijuana 69% Heroin 1% Cocaine 13% 24 Other Drugs 14% Methamphetamine 3% Four missing but 34 rescued from flooded Nogales drainage tunnel Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Southeastern Arizona Drug, Gang and Violent Crime Task Force Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $32,000 4,953 12,189 Project Description: This program is administered by the Graham County Sheriff’s Office. The Southeastern Arizona Drug, Gang and Violent Crime Task Force is a multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency task force, formally organized to conduct drug interdiction, marijuana field eradication, street-level narcotics enforcement and investigative activities throughout Graham County. Task Force Participants: Safford Police Department, Thatcher Police Department, Pima Police Department, Department of Public Safety, Graham County Attorney’s Office, Graham County Sheriff's Office. Objectives: To identify, investigate, arrest and prosecute those involved in illegal drugs, gang activity and violent crimes in Graham County and reduce the use of illegal drugs, gang activity and violent crimes. Project Activity: This small rural county task force has made 1,155 arrests since its inception in April 1988; of these, 56 percent were for sales/trafficking offenses. The task force has seized more than 2 pounds of cocaine, 1,393 pounds of marijuana, 497 cannabis plants under cultivation, and smaller amounts of other dangerous drugs. The task force has seized an estimated $542,366 in drug law violators' assets. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2004 40 58 98 FY2005 34 50 84 FY2006 16 35 57 0 0 261 229 0 55 $13,095 4 1 937 260 99 2 $55,073 15 5 236 14 0 2 $2,834 DRUGS SEIZURES Cocaine (grams) Heroin (grams) Methamphetamine (grams) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Other drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE OF SEIZURES* * Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 8) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2006 Other Drugs 6% Cocaine 4% Marijuana 24% Heroin 0% Methamphetamine 66% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 25 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Yuma County Narcotics Task Force (YCNTF) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $210,860 32,636 80,318 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 formerly known as the Southwest Border Alliance (SWBA). It was organized to identify, arrest and prosecute drug traffickers, seize drugs and cash assets and follow investigative leads on drug smuggling activity in the federally designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area of the Southwest Border, which includes Yuma County. Task Force Participants: Somerton Police Department, San Luis Police Department, U.S. Border Patrol, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Yuma County Attorney's Office, Yuma Police Department, Yuma County Sheriff's Office. Objective: To reduce the illegal importation and transportation of illicit drugs and narcotics by identifying, arresting and prosecuting violators, seizing illicit drugs and traffickers' assets, and locating and seizing illegal drug laboratories. Project Activity: The YCNTF has arrested 6,988 drug law violators since its inception in April 1988. Of these, 70 percent (4,876) were for sales/trafficking offenses. The task force has maintained significant levels of productivity. Illicit drug seizures include over 16,557 pounds of cocaine, 263,395 pounds of marijuana, over 250 pounds of heroin, more than 1,762 pounds of methamphetamine, and 586,846 dosage units of other dangerous drugs. They have also seized drug law violators' assets with an estimated value of $13,803,243. These statistics continue to show the severity of an enormous drug trafficking problem along the border between the United States and the Republic of Mexico. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2004 105 316 421 FY2005 89 207 296 FY2006 206 173 379 169,220 30,658 71,366 24,037 8 8,358 $840,460 289,408 5,820 93,748 11,713 27 41,815 $290,566 242,763 14,707 261,796 23,124 3 1,585 $1,117,686 DRUGS SEIZURES Cocaine (grams) Heroin (grams) Methamphetamine (grams) Cannabis (pounds) Cannabis (plants) Other drugs (dosage units) ESTIMATED VALUE OF SEIZURES * Estimated gross value of non-drug seizures (See NOTICE on page 8) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2006 Other Drugs 7% Cocaine 7% Methamphetamine 21% Heroin 1% Marijuana 64% 26 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities FY 2006 Apache County Drug, Gang and Violent Crime Prosecution Program Arizona Forfeiture Support Services Project $99,485 1,024,000 Cochise County Border Alliance Group (BAG) 185,000 Coconino County Prosecution of Drug Cases and Forfeitures 166,000 Gila County Drug Prosecution and Asset Forfeiture Program 76,000 La Paz County Drug Task Force Prosecutor 85,000 Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Drug, Gang, and Violent Crime Program 1,615,000 Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) 235,000 Navajo County Violent and Major Prosecution Enhancement 133,947 Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) 46,000 Pima County Drug Prosecution Project 558,000 Pinal County Drug Prosecution Unit 218,000 Santa Cruz County Drug Prosecution Program 58,000 Tucson City Attorney’s Drug Enforcement Project 358,661 Yuma County Drug, Gang and Violence Prosecution 350,504 TOTAL Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 $5,208,597 27 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Apache County Gang and Violent Crime Prosecution Program Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $99,485 15,398 37,894 Project Description: This project is administered by the Apache County Attorney’s Office. This gives them the ability to provide enhanced drug and gang prosecution, asset forfeiture processing and litigation service for the Apache County Cooperative Enforcement Narcotics Team and all other law enforcement agencies in Apache County. Objective: To successfully develop cases and prosecute drug and gang offenders with the use of a full-time drug and gang prosecution and asset forfeiture attorney. Project Activity: The attorney assigned to this project is an integral component of the ACCENT narcotics task force, providing direct, consistent handling of its drug cases. This project concluded 2,198 drug cases, resulting in 915 felony and 737 misdemeanor convictions since July 1991. Of those convicted: 127 were sent to prison, 200 spent time in jail and 1,040 were placed on probation. The unit obtained the forfeiture of $296,957 in drug law violators' assets. FY2004 NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total 141 FY2005 180 FY2006 143 64 47 0 87 63 0 99 34 0 17 14 53 14 10 100 20 1 103 $0 $1,382 $0 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Undesignated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Probation Probation VALUE OF FORFEITURE TOTAL *Undesignated at time of conviction, type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligations. Percent Conviction by Drug Type FY 2006 Other Drugs 1% Paraphernalia 0% Cocaine 1% Methamphetamine 45% Marijuana 52% Heroin 1% 28 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Arizona Forfeiture Support Services Project Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $1,024,000 158,488 390,047 Project Description: This program is administered by the Arizona Attorney General's Office. The Arizona Forfeiture Support Services Project provides legal resources to bring civil remedies to bear on drug traffickers and financiers. Services are available to county attorneys and law enforcement agencies statewide. Objective: to assist the United States Attorney and county attorneys in drug violator asset seizure and forfeiture cases, provide investigative training to attorneys and law enforcement officers, provide professional management services, and provide investigative and litigation services on a 24-hour basis. Project Activity: The Forfeiture Support Services Project has been a significant asset to county attorneys and law enforcement agencies throughout Arizona. They provide a regularly updated manual on drug violator asset recovery and forfeiture to other agencies, and oversee the management and disposition of seized and forfeited property for participating departments. Training is excellent and highly acclaimed by officers and attorneys involved. This activity has reported the successful forfeiture of drug violator assets totaling $43,594,585 since July 1991. A substantial portion of this amount is used by the seizing agencies for law enforcement enhancement and assistance. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2004 19 FY2005 16 FY2006 66 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $7,853,080 $7,439,444 $9,535,874 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Undesignated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Probation Probation VALUE OF FORFEITURES TOTAL N/A = Data not relevant, funded as a forfeiture support services project only. *Undesignated at time of conviction, type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligations. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 29 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Cochise County Border Alliance Group (BAG) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $185,000 28,633 70,468 Project Description: This program is administered by the Cochise County Attorney's Office. This unit gives the Cochise County Attorney's Office the ability to effectively handle the increased number of drug prosecution and civil forfeiture cases resulting from the aggressive activities of the Border Alliance Group (BAG). Cochise County is one of the counties that make up Arizona's portion of the federally designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). The unit prosecutes drug cases for all law enforcement agencies in Cochise County, including numerous cases received from the United States Border Patrol, United States Customs and other federal agencies operating along the United States border with Mexico. Objective: To successfully prosecute drug offenders involved in the manufacture, trafficking and use of drugs in Cochise County. Project Activity: This project continues to be a vital component of the Border Alliance Group task force and drug enforcement activity in Cochise County. Since July 1991, the unit has concluded 8,321 drug prosecution cases, resulting in 3,034 felony and 1,858 misdemeanor convictions. Of those convicted: 777 were sent to prison; 1,234 spent time in jail; and 2,037 were placed on probation. The unit obtained the forfeiture of $3,740,451 in drug law violators' assets. In FY 2006, 106 offenders were diverted to treatment in lieu of prosecution. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2004 860 FY2005 921 FY2006 901 195 290 48 146 318 38 202 310 59 71 112 235 48 128 209 56 157 156 $285,226 $160,901 $308,811 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Undesignated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Probation Probation VALUE OF FORFEITURE TOTAL *Undesignated at time of conviction, type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligations. Percent of Conviction by Drug Type FY 2006 Cocaine 2% Marijuana 22% Heroin 0% Paraphernalia 64% 30 Methamphetamine 8% Other Drugs 4% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Coconino County Prosecution of Drug Cases and Forfeitures Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $166,000 25,693 63,230 Project Description: This program is administered by the Coconino County Attorney's Office. The project provides direct assistance to the Northern Arizona Metro Narcotics Task Force in case preparation and development and prosecutes drug and gang cases from all law enforcement agencies in Coconino County. The unit also provides civil forfeiture litigation services to the task force and other agencies. Objective: To expedite the successful adjudication of cases involving drug-related crimes, repeat offenders, violent offenders, community property crimes, and gang-related offenses in Coconino County and to pursue asset forfeitures on drug-related cases. Project Activity: The Coconino County Attorney's Drug Prosecution project continues to provide effective, efficient processing of drug prosecution and asset forfeiture cases from the Northern Arizona Metro Task Force and other agencies. Since July 1991, the unit has concluded 7,678 drug cases, resulting in 2,851 felony and 1,951 misdemeanor convictions. Of those convicted, 768 were sent to prison, 1,332 spent time in jail, and 1,858 were placed on probation. The unit has reported the forfeiture of $4,332,537 in drug law violators' assets. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2004 385 FY2005 366 FY2006 463 86 87 33 156 83 76 199 165 34 30 38 72 58 65 150 51 135 154 $258,058 $154,489 $264,572 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Undesignated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Probation Probation VALUE OF FORFEITURES TOTAL *Undesignated at time of conviction, type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligations. Percent Conviction by Drug Type FY 2006 Cocaine 3% Paraphernalia 54% Heroin 0% Other Drugs 4% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Marijuana 32% Methamphetamine 7% 31 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Gila County Drug Prosecution and Asset Forfeiture Program Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $76,000 11,763 28,949 Project Description: This program is administered by the Gila County Attorney's Office. This project supports the provision of drug and gang prosecution, asset forfeiture processing and litigation for the Gila County Narcotic Task Force and other law enforcement agencies in Gila County. Objective: To provide effective and consistent drug and gang prosecution and asset forfeiture case development and litigation. Project Activity: The attorney assigned to this project continues to work closely with the Gila County Narcotics Task Force to assist with case development, drug and gang prosecution and forfeiture of seized assets. From July 1991, the project has concluded 3,031 drug cases. This resulted in 2,146 felony and 457 misdemeanor convictions. Of those convicted, 315 were sent to prison, 707 spent time in jail, and 1,528 were placed on probation. The project has achieved the successful forfeiture of $768,577 in drug violators’ assets. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2004 180 FY2005 175 FY2006 192 121 28 0 141 19 0 116 54 0 20 48 81 33 55 72 23 36 92 $14,176 $61,165 $34,199 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Undesignated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Probation Probation VALUE OF FORFEITURES TOTAL *Undesignated at time of conviction, type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligations. Percent of Conviction by Drug Type FY 2006 Cocaine 0% Paraphernalia 59% Marijuana 22% Heroin 0% Methamphetamine 14% Other Drugs 5% 32 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities La Paz County Drug Task Force Prosecutor Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $85,000 13,156 32,377 Project Description: This program is administered by the La Paz County Attorney's Office. This project provides the ability to successfully handle drug and gang prosecution and asset forfeiture litigation cases for the La Paz County Narcotics Task Force and other law enforcement agencies in La Paz County. Objective: To provide legal assistance to prosecute drug cases in La Paz County; target persons involved in drug trafficking; lending guidance, education, training, leadership and counsel to law enforcement agencies in La Paz County; provide legal assistance to the task force; enhance communications with other law enforcement agencies; evaluate seizures of property associated with drug cases; provide prosecutorial resources to pursue drug cases related to organized crime, racketeering and money laundering. Project Activity: The La Paz County Drug Prosecutor has become a vital component of the La Paz County Narcotics task force. Since July 1992, the project has concluded 2,864 drug cases, resulting in 943 felony and 1,314 misdemeanor convictions. Of those convicted, 246 were sent to prison, 538 spent time in jail, and 674 were placed on probation. The project has achieved a successful forfeiture of $2,607,365 in drug violators' assets. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2004 290 FY2005 231 FY2006 316 87 166 0 93 136 0 119 108 3 14 38 91 11 32 133 11 69 100 $304,871 $166,633 $0 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Undesignated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Probation Probation VALUE OF FORFEITURES TOTAL *Undesignated at time of conviction, type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligations. Percent of Conviction by Drug Type FY 2006 Cocaine 3% Paraphernalia 41% Marijuana 29% Heroin 1% Other Drugs 2% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Methamphetamine 24% 33 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Drug, Gang and Violent Crime Program Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $1,615,000 249,959 615,163 Project Description: This program is administered by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office assigns investigators directly to multi-jurisdictional task forces in Maricopa County. The two trial bureaus and one diversion section maintain attorneys on call 24-hour, seven days a week to assist law enforcement agencies throughout Maricopa County in narcotics case development, investigation and processing. The diversion section screens and evaluates drug law use violators for an extensive deferred prosecution program. The unit is well organized and managed to expedite the investigation and successful prosecution of drug cases and the forfeiture of seized assets. Objective: To coordinate and cooperate with all county law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, to increase the apprehension and conviction of drug related violent offenders and to divert them of illegal gain through vigorous application of Arizona forfeiture statutes. Project Activity: The bureaus prosecute all drug cases from all law enforcement agencies in Maricopa County. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office concluded 130,513 drug cases since July 1991, which resulted in 83,601 felony convictions and 15,379 misdemeanor convictions. Of those drug law violators convicted, 18,067 were sent to prison, 18,182 received some jail time and 53,752 were placed on probation. This program is coordinated by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office and Treatment Assessment Screening Center (TASC). Drug treatment was offered to 252 first-time felony offenders in lieu of prosecution in FY 2006. FY2004 13,365 FY2005 10,658 FY2006 16,976 8,522 2,931 22 6,860 2,250 27 11,058 3,689 3 2,545 1,644 7,262 1,920 1,614 5,536 3,413 1,902 9,389 $2,527,089 $4,354,626 $6,076,958 NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Undesignated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Probation Probation VALUE OF FORFEITURES** TOTAL *Undesignated at time of conviction. Type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligations. **Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Forfeiture activities were not reported prior to FY 2004. Percent of Conviction by Drug Type FY 2006 Paraphernalia 13% Cocaine 13% Other Drugs 17% Marijuana 34% Methamphetamine 22% 34 Heroin 1% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $235,000 36,372 89,573 Project Description: This program is administered by the Mohave County Attorney's Office. This project enables the Mohave County Attorney's Office to effectively charge and prosecute drug law violators arrested by the MAGNET Narcotics Task Force and carry out civil litigation to obtain the forfeiture of assets seized from drug traffickers. The project handles drug and gang case prosecutions for all law enforcement agencies in Mohave County, one of the counties that make up Arizona’s portion of the federally designated Southwest Border HIDTA. Objective: To successfully prosecute drug and gang offenders, and to pursue forfeiture of seized assets. Project Activity: The Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) continues to effectively process drug and gang prosecution and civil forfeiture cases. Since July 1991, the project has concluded 11,579 cases, resulting in 4,269 felony and 3,914 misdemeanor convictions. Of the drug law violators convicted, 1,329 were sent to prison, 3,668 spent time in jail and 3,568 were placed on probation. The project also obtained the forfeiture of $3,715,552 in seized assets. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2004 1,200 FY2005 1,298 FY2006 1,074 297 572 37 279 713 25 230 574 14 89 276 518 79 421 500 118 250 441 $223,771 $267,771 $119,799 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Undesignated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Probation Probation VALUE OF FORFEITURES TOTAL *Undesignated at time of conviction, type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligations. Percent of Conviction by Drug Type FY 2006 Cocaine 1% Paraphernalia 39% Marijuana 25% Heroin 0% Other Drugs 1% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Methamphetamine 34% 35 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Navajo County Violent and Major Prosecution Enhancement Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $133,000 20,585 50,660 Project Description: This program is administered by the Navajo County Attorney's Office. This project provides for full-time, dedicated case prosecution and asset forfeiture litigation services to the Navajo County Drug Task Force and other law enforcement agencies in Navajo County. Objective: To effectively and consistently prosecute drug, gang and asset forfeiture cases. Project Activity: The attorney assigned to this project continues to produce results. Since July 1991, the project has concluded 6,691 drug cases, resulting in 4,420 felony and 1,281 misdemeanor convictions. Of those convicted, 708 were sent to prison, 2,593 spent time in jail and 1,868 were placed on probation. The unit also achieved the forfeiture of $793,131 in drug law violators' assets. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2004 502 FY2005 585 FY2006 758 356 49 0 412 63 0 610 90 0 55 126 193 80 168 191 106 327 209 $63,124 $18,828 $17,126 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Undesignated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Probation Probation VALUE OF FORFEITURES TOTAL *Undesignated at time of conviction, type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligations. Percent of Conviction by Drug Type FY 2006 Other Drugs 5% Paraphernalia 10% Cocaine 6% Marijuana 44% Methamphetamine 35% Heroin 0% 36 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $46,000 7,120 17,521 Project Description: This program is administered by the Yavapai County Attorney's Office. It allows the Yavapai County Attorney's Office to effectively handle all drug and gang prosecution cases from Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking Task Force, and all other law enforcement agencies in Yavapai County. Objective: To effectively participate in the multi-agency approach to drug enforcement in Yavapai County and continue to prosecute drug cases. Project Activity: This project continues to provide expertise and consistency in the development and successful prosecution of drug cases in Yavapai County. Since July 1991, the project has concluded 6,031 drug cases, resulting in 4,631 felony and 868 misdemeanor convictions. Of those convicted, 896 were sent to prison, 1,650 spent time in jail and 2,325 were placed on probation. The unit also achieved the successful forfeiture of $3,435,263 in drug law violators' assets. PANT diverted 21 drug offenders to treatment in lieu of prosecution in FY 2006. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2004 761 FY2005 764 FY2006 898 634 112 0 634 98 0 727 134 0 113 225 344 132 150 376 187 230 309 $367,280 $162,762 $228,701 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Undesignated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Probation Probation VALUE OF FORFEITURES TOTAL *Undesignated at time of conviction, type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligations. Percent of Conviction by Drug Type FY 2006 Paraphernalia 34% Cocaine 3% Marijuana 17% Heroin 1% Other Drugs 4% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Methamphetamine 41% 37 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Pima County Drug Prosecution Project Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $558,000 86,364 212,545 Project Description: This program is administered by the Pima County Attorney's Office. The Pima County Drug Prosecution Project provides prosecution and court litigation services for all law enforcement agencies in Pima County, one of the counties that make up Arizona’s portion of the federally designated Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), including the Tucson Counter Narcotics Alliance Task Force and Pima County Sheriff's Office narcotics units, plus Federal cases prosecuted in state court. Objective: To review all felony cases, prosecute felony cases, advise and assist in targeting, investigating drug cases, provide training to law enforcement agencies, employ RICO, money laundering and forfeiture statutes to obtain convictions. Project Activity: This project has concluded 18,342 cases, which resulted in 14,661 felony and 403 misdemeanor convictions. Of those convicted, 4,173 convicted drug law violators were sent to prison, 2,406 received jail time and 7,969 have been placed on probation since July 1991. The unit also obtained the forfeiture of $50,173,651 in seized drug law violators' assets. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2004 960 FY2005 1,409 FY2006 1,764 825 4 0 1,253 6 0 1,602 27 0 167 100 438 219 200 656 301 223 1,093 $4,588,749 $5,141,954 $2,522,000 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Undesignated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Probation Probation VALUE OF FORFEITURES TOTAL *Undesignated at time of conviction, type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligations. Percent of Conviction by Drug Type FY 2006 Other Drugs 7% Paraphernalia 1% Cocaine 43% Methamphetamine 34% Heroin 3% Marijuana 12% 38 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Pinal County Drug Prosecution Unit Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $218,000 33,741 83,037 Project Description: This program is administered by the Pinal County Attorney's Office. The Pinal County Drug Prosecution Unit provides drug and gang case prosecution services generated by the activities of the Pinal County Sheriff's Narcotics Task Force. The unit handles all drug and gang case prosecutions for the task force, and for all other law enforcement agencies in Pinal County. Forfeiture cases are not processed by this unit. Objective: To improve the quality of life in Pinal County, reduce quantity of drugs available through prevention, enforcement and prosecution. Project Activity: The Drug Prosecution Unit is an integral part of the Pinal County Narcotics Task Force and provides direct assistance in case development and prosecution. This unit has concluded 4,861 drug cases, which resulted in 4,019 felony and 202 misdemeanor convictions since July 1991. Of those convicted, 1,188 were sent to prison, 1,481 received jail time and 1,516 were placed on probation in Pinal County. The drug prosecution unit diverted 7 offenders to treatment in FY 2006 in lieu of prosecution. This is one of the Arizona counties federally designated as part of the Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2004 412 FY2005 460 FY2006 522 342 18 0 381 7 0 486 1 0 87 144 122 100 171 117 141 184 162 N/A N/A N/A NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Undesignated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Probation Probation VALUE OF FORFEITURES TOTAL *Undesignated at time of conviction, type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligations. Pinal County Attorney’s Office forfeiture activities are not supported by this grant program. Percent of Conviction by Drug Type FY 2006 Cocaine 3% Marijuana 21% Heroin 1% Paraphernalia 51% Methamphetamine 19% Other Drugs 5% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 39 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Santa Cruz County Drug Prosecution Program Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $58,000 8,977 22,092 Project Description: This program is administered by the Santa Cruz County Attorney's Office. The Santa Cruz County Attorney's Drug Prosecution Project provides enhanced drug and gang case prosecution and asset forfeiture litigation services to the Santa Cruz METRO Narcotics Task Force and other law enforcement agencies in Santa Cruz County, one of the counties that make up Arizona's portion of the federally designated Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). Objective: To help the Santa Cruz County Attorney's Office more effectively process the increased drug and gang prosecution and asset forfeiture caseloads generated by the vigorous investigative and enforcement activities of the Santa Cruz METRO Narcotics Task Force. The project will also provide direct assistance to the task force in case evaluation, development and preparation. Project Activity: This Drug Prosecution Unit has become an integral part of the Santa Cruz METRO Narcotics Task Force and provides direct assistance in case development and prosecution. This unit has concluded 2,855 drug cases, which resulted in 1,181 felony and 831 misdemeanor convictions since July 1992. Of those convicted, 256 were sent to prison, 797 received jail time and 826 were placed on probation in Santa Cruz County. The Unit also achieved the successful forfeiture of drug law violators' assets valued at $2,084,994. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2004 258 FY2005 233 FY2006 281 49 119 28 67 68 50 111 63 54 8 44 60 16 66 54 29 77 78 $199,205 $266,321 $276,310 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Undesignated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Probation Probation VALUE OF FORFEITURES TOTAL *Undesignated at time of conviction, type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligations. Percent of Conviction by Drug Type FY 2006 Heroin 1% Methamphetamine 3% Other Drugs 2% Paraphernalia 32% Marijuana 55% Cocaine 7% 40 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Tucson City Attorney’s Drug Enforcement Project Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $358,661 55,511 136,616 Project Description: This program is administered by the Tucson City Attorney's Office. This Drug Enforcement Project handles all non-felony drug cases referred by the Tucson Police Department's Counter Narcotics Alliance Task Force and the Pima County Attorney's Office, 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 and to process and litigate asset forfeiture cases for local law enforcement agencies. Project Activity: The activities of this project resulted in the conclusion of 46,202 drug cases which resulted in 30,180 misdemeanor convictions since July 1991, with 14,207 convicted drug law violators sentenced to jail and 11,242 to probation. The unit also achieved the successful forfeiture of drug law violators' assets valued at $3,282,342. During FY2006, 337 offenders were diverted to treatment in lieu of prosecution. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2004 4,319 FY2005 4,607 FY2006 4,976 0 2,423 0 0 3,072 0 0 2,937 0 0 1,701 701 175 1,182 839 188 1,897 557 $56,295 $119,368 $115,831 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Undesignated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Probation Probation VALUE OF FORFEITURES TOTAL *Undesignated at time of conviction, type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligations. Percent of Conviction by Drug Type FY 2006 Paraphernalia 75% Cocaine 0% Other Drugs 3% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Heroin 0% Methamphetamine 0% Marijuana 22% 41 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Yuma County Drug, Gang and Violence Prosecution Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $350,504 54,249 133,509 Project Description: This program is administered by the Yuma County Attorney's Office. The Yuma County Drug, Gang and Violence Prosecution provides drug case prosecution and asset forfeiture litigation services to all law enforcement agencies in Yuma County, and particularly to the multi-agency Yuma County Narcotics Task Force. The unit also prosecutes numerous drug cases referred to task force officers by the U.S. Border Patrol, Drug Enforcement Administration and United States Customs Service, operating along the United States border with the Republic of Mexico. Objective: To provide specialized legal assistance and effective prosecution for the enhanced enforcement effort of the Yuma County Narcotics Task Force and the drug cases submitted by all other law enforcement agencies in Yuma County. Project Activity: This project handles all felony and misdemeanor drug cases in Yuma County, one of the federally designated Arizona counties that make up part of the Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). This unit conducts ongoing training programs for federal, state and local narcotics officers. Since July 1991, the unit has concluded 10,908 cases, resulting in 6,718 felony and 1,813 misdemeanor convictions. Of these 1,842 convicted drug law violators were sent to prison, 1,470 received jail time and 4,670 were placed on probation. The unit achieved the forfeiture of $2,160,158 in drug law violators' assets. During FY2006, 17 drug offenders were sent to treatment in lieu of prosecution. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2004 727 FY2005 762 FY2006 898 565 11 35 480 46 128 392 125 286 111 75 420 146 91 367 142 91 440 $39,374 $44,730 $76,534 NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Undesignated* NUMBER OF SENTENCES Prison Jail/Probation Probation VALUE OF FORFEITURES TOTAL *Undesignated at time of conviction, type of conviction depends upon the fulfillment of other obligation. Percent of Conviction by Drug Type FY 2006 Paraphernalia 68% Cocaine 1% Marijuana 17% Other Drugs 1% Methamphetamine 12% 42 Heroin 1% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities FY 2006 Crime Lab Support For Drug and Gang Enforcement $516,000 Tucson Police Department Enhanced Drug Forensics 54,000 TOTAL Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 $570,000 43 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities Crime Lab Support For Drug and Gang Enforcement Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $516,000 79,863 196,547 Project Description: This program is administered by the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS). The DPS Crime Laboratory program provides nine specialists (criminalists and latent print examiners) to process drug-related forensic tests and examinations for law enforcement agencies throughout the State. Objective: To provide law enforcement agencies in Arizona with timely, quality scientific support required for effective court adjudication of drug-related cases. Project Activity: In FY 2006, the Department of Public Safety Crime Lab received 13,260 evidence samples for analysis, an average of 1,105 drug samples per month. The crime laboratory conducted 28,528 analyses, an average of 2,377 analyses per month, a slight decrease over FY 05 (2,404). The results of the analyses also indicate that marijuana is the illicit drug of choice in Arizona. FY2004 NUMBER OF SAMPLES SUBMITTED 11,324 FY2005 12,437 FY2006 13,260 2,933 13,338 12,446 2,637 13,688 12,526 2,458 13,519 12,551 NUMBER OF ANALYSES BY DRUG Cocaine Cannabis (Marijuana) Other Controlled Substances N um be r of S a m ple s Drug Analysis FY 2004 - FY 2006 16000 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 FY 2004 Cocaine 44 FY 2005 Marijuana FY 2006 Other Controlled Substances Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities Tucson Police Department Enhanced Drug Forensics Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $54,000 8,358 20,569 Project Description: This program is administered by the Tucson Police Department. The crime laboratory project provides one criminalist to process drug-related forensic tests and examinations for Tucson narcotic officers, Counter Narcotics Alliance (CNA) and other law enforcement agencies in Pima County. Objective: To provide local law enforcement agencies in the Tucson area with timely, quality scientific support required for effective court adjudication of drug related cases. Project Activity: The Tucson Police Department Laboratory received 830 samples, an average of more than 69 drug samples per month for analysis. The laboratory conducted 986 analyses, an average of 82 analyses per month. Results of the analysis indicate that marijuana continues to be the illicit drug of choice in the Tucson metropolitan area. In FY2006, of the 391 other controlled substances 43% (172) was methamphetamine. FY2004 NUMBER OF SAMPLES SUBMITTED 849 FY2005 983 FY2006 830 321 276 441 254 293 295 275 320 391 NUMBER OF ANALYSES BY DRUG Cocaine Cannabis (Marijuana) Other Controlled Substances N u m b e r o f S a m p le s Drug Analysis FY 2004 - FY 2006 500 400 300 200 100 0 FY 2004 FY 2005 Cocaine Marijuana Other Controlled Substances FY 2006 Methamphetamine Methamphetamine data prior to FY 2006 was included in Other Controlled Substances. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 45 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities 46 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Court Adjudication Activities Court Adjudication Activities FY 2006 Administrative Office of the Court $28,695 Apache County Probation 27,699 Cochise County Probation 59,124 Coconino County Superior Court 61,863 Gila County Superior Court/Public Defender 37,442 Graham County Probation 23,024 Greenlee County Probation 9,658 La Paz County Superior Court/Probation 21,988 Maricopa County Superior Court 177,845 Maricopa County Superior Court – Clerk of Court 209,923 Maricopa County Probation 867,646 Maricopa County Public Defender 418,174 Mohave County Superior Court 62,017 Navajo County Superior Court 54,411 Pima County Superior Court 350,698 Pinal County Superior Court/Probation 97,943 Santa Cruz County Probation 20,537 Yavapai County Probation Yuma County Probation TOTAL Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 105,916 83,745 $2,718,349 47 Court Adjudication Activities Arizona Supreme Court Anti-Drug Adjudication Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $2,718,349 420,729 1,035,434 Project Description: This program is administered by the Administrative Office of the Courts. The anti-drug abuse adjudication program provides the court system with grant funds to enhance agencies throughout the State, including the Superior Courts in eight of Arizona's 15 counties and the adult probation offices in Apache, Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Maricopa, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yavapai and Yuma Counties and the Public Defender Offices in Gila and Maricopa counties. The Administrative Office of the Courts also administers a felony drug testing program with the grant funds. Objective: To meet the current demands placed upon the court system and the offices of public defenders by the enhanced enforcement and prosecution efforts funded by the Account. Project Activity: This activity provides enhanced adjudication services for Arizona's criminal justice system. The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) maintains administrative authority more than 21 court-related activities receiving drug grants to accommodate increased caseloads resulting from the enhanced drug enforcement effort in Arizona. Each project has proved to be meritorious and responsible in the administration of funds received. The projects deliver a wide range of services to expedite the judicial process. These services could not have been provided without impacting other court services were it not for the grant funding assistance. These projects are a vital element in Arizona's anti-drug, gang and violent crime effort. Pre-Sentence Reports Drug Test Performed 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 - 10,000 103,952 99,201 80,302 53,032 49,127 8,000 8,096 7,281 6,000 4,000 13,822 7,416 1,850 1,833 2,129 2,000 - FY 04 FY05 Non Grant Funded FY06 Grant Funded FY 04 FY 05 Non Grant Funded FY 05 Grant Funded Data Source: AOC Probation Services in Apache, Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Maricopa, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yavapai and Yuma Counties Only. Drug Cases Filed 31,000 30,000 29,000 28,000 27,000 26,000 25,000 30,157 29,395 27,167 FY 04 FY 05 FY 06 For more information on this program read related story in Making a Difference in Arizona on page 59. METH ADDICTED COUPLE MEET AND MARRY WHILE COMPLETING DRUG COURT Data Source: AOC Court Case Processing Adjudication in Coconino, Gila, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pima and Pinal Counties Only. 48 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Detention Activities Detention Activities FY 2006 Coconino County Drug Detention Officer Program $38,000 TOTAL $38,000 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 49 Detention Activities Coconino County Drug Detention Officer Program Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $38,000 5,881 14,475 Project Description: This program is administered by the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office. The program provides one full-time court officer to track drug arrests, transport inmates to and from the detention facility and courts and provide support services to other court officers. Objective: The primary objective is to respond to the increased need for detention services resulting from increased drug enforcement and to track the progress of drug cases through the court system in Coconino County. Project Activity: This project is an enhancement of detention and court services activities needed to support the increased inmate population resulting from the vigorous enforcement activities of the Northern Arizona Metro Narcotics Task Force. Grant funds are used to track drug cases through the system to expedite efficient processing and adjudication, consistent with program objectives. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 50 Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities FY 2006 Arizona Department of Corrections $26,500 Avondale Police Department 35,112 Benson Police Department 51,927 Coconino County Sheriff’s Office 42,530 Douglas Police Department 58,000 Phoenix Police Department 18,500 Pima County Attorney’s Office 66,500 Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office 10,700 Safford Police Department 47,801 Tucson Police Department 38,750 TOTAL Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 $396,320 51 Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities Arizona Department of Corrections Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds: $26,500 6,625 Project Description: This program is administered by the Department of Corrections (DOC). The program allows for the purchase of digital imaging software for the Protective Segregation Unit. The software allows for storage of documents needed for inmates requiring isolation from the general prison population due to safety and security concerns. Upgrading the records processing to digital imaging technology improve operating efficiencies within the unit. This will lay the foundation for upgrading the records system for the Department of Corrections. Objective: The Department of Corrections will purchase and install digital imaging software and hardware for the Protective Segregation Unit, utilize temporary personnel to scan documents and provide training on equipment use. Project Activity: The program is complete and is being used to manage the flow of paper needed to track the prison population. Avondale Police Department Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds: $35,112 8,778 Project Description: This program is administered by the Avondale Police Department. As the City of Avondale continues to grow at a rapid rate, arrests and criminal history submissions grow also. This program allows for the purchase, installation and interface of a Livescan fingerprint unit, ensuring a greater number of usable fingerprint records ensuring a greater number of usable fingerprint record searches reaching the state repository at the Department of Public Safety. The interface with the Avondale Police Departments Records Management System (RMS) allows for single data entry to feed to multiple databases and reducing the chances for errors. Objective: To purchase and install a Livescan fingerprint unit and establish an interface with the Avondale Police Department RMS to provide records and fingerprint images directly to the state repository at the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Project Activity: A Livescan fingerprint unit has been received and installed. It is currently in operating and functioning properly. This program is complete. 52 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities Benson Police Department Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds: $51,927 12,982 Project Description: This program is administered by the Benson Police Department. The project allows for the purchase, installation and interface of a Livescan fingerprint unit to located at the Benson Police Department and shared with Cochise County Sheriff’s Office and the Arizona Department of Corrections. The closeness of the Arizona – Mexico border in this area of the state arrestees have no viable identification making it a challenge for law enforcement to accurately identify individuals and to effectively initiate an accurate criminal history record. All three law enforcement agencies utilize the Benson Police Department booking room for entering arrest information and fingerprinting arrested individuals. Objective: To purchase, install and maintain a Livescan fingerprint unit workstation in the Benson Police Departments booking room for use primarily by Benson Police Department, Cochise County Sheriff’s Office and the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Project Activity: The Livescan fingerprint equipment has been received and installed. Training in the operation and use of the equipment has been conducted. This project is complete. Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds: $42,530 10,632 Project Description: This program is administered by the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office. The program allows for the purchase, installation and interface of a central reporting system for the Coconino County Criminal Justice Integration project that includes the Coconino County Detention Facility, Flagstaff, Williams and Northern Arizona University Police Departments. This upgraded reporting system provides analyses for multiple agencies using the Intergraph Public Safety database, and makes the information for this database available to a much wider audience. Objective: To purchase and install a central reporting system for the Coconino County Criminal Justice Integration Project that will combine a variety of data platforms to provide criminal justice practitioners analyses of the effectiveness of decisions and policies in place to manage the criminal justice system. Project Activity: The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office has determined to outsource some services rather than purchase an in-house server as an immediate solution. This program has been extended until June 30, 2007 due to delays in starting the project. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 53 Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities Douglas Police Department Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds: $58,000 14,500 Project Description: This program is administered by the Douglas Police Department. The program allows for the purchase and installation of a Computer Aided Dispatch and Records Management System for the Douglas Police Department. Staffing for the Police Department is based on the population of Douglas residents, but the level of activity in the area represents a much higher number due to the transient immigrant population and its location at the Arizona - Mexico border. Objective: To purchase and install a Computer Aided Dispatch and Records Management System. Project Activity: Vendor information did not meet the specifications and needs of the Douglas Police Department, delaying the progress. A new Request for Proposal (RFP) was implemented and reviewed. The database development is in progress; workstation, software and servers have been ordered and installed. This program is complete. Phoenix Police Department Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds: $18,500 4,625 Project Description: This program is administered by the Phoenix Police Department. The program allows for the purchase and related software of a Touchpoint Transportable Livescan Unit. This portable fingerprint device would be used to take fingerprints of suspects at the scene without having to transport them to a booking facility. This portable device will store, compare and identify offenders prior to release. Objective: To purchase a Touchprint Transportable Livescan Unit and all related software and implementation equipment for use at crime scenes. Project Activity: The mobile fingerprint device was ordered in March 2006. Equipment was delivered in June 2006 and training held in September 2006. The equipment is currently being used at crime scenes to collect fingerprint data that is compared to the AFIS system. 54 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities Pima County Attorney’s Office Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds: $66,500 16,625 Project Description: This program is administered by the Pima County Attorney’s Office. The program allows for the purchase of Automated Fingerprint Information System (AFIS) for the Pima County Justice Court. The installation of the unit will allow for those persons issued a warrant to appear in court have fingerprint information on file. This unit will allow for those fingerprints to become part of the database. It is estimated that the number of processed fingerprint may be as high as 50 per day. Objective: To purchase one electronic AFIS fingerprint and identification unit for the Pima County Justice Court. Project Activity: The fingerprint and photograph equipment from Sagem Morpho and Dynamic Imaging were ordered and delivered in March 2006. Plans to create a booking room in or near the Justice Court are being finalized. The project has been delayed due to difficulties in approving the installation location. This program has been extended to June 30, 2007. Safford Police Department Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds: $47,801 11,950 Project Description: This program is administered by the Safford Police Department. The program allows for the purchase of Spillman system to automate the records management and security systems. This will allow for the conversion of paper criminal history records to digital imaging for easier access and lead to complete arrest and disposition information. Objective: To purchase Spillman system to automate records management and security system implementation, along with a fiber connection between the Graham County Sheriff’s Office and Safford Police Department allowing access into the shared Spillman database and a Spillman imaging module and hardware to allow digital imaging associated with records. Project Activity: Hardware and related equipment was purchased and the fiber connection was installed at the end of calendar year 2005. Officers and staff have completed the user certification. Spillman Imaging modules have also been installed. The system is working well and program is complete. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 55 Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds: $10,700 2,625 Project Description: This program is administered by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office. The program allows for the purchase of and implementation of PictureLink software and PositiveID technology that will lead to the identification of arrestees routinely attempting to disguise themselves to avert identification. Objective: To purchase and implement PictureLink software and PositiveID technology to identify and store fingerprint and photographic images. This system integrates with the host system and the Livescan interface enabling the use of one image dual systems. Project Activity: Equipment and software were purchased, received and installed in April 2006. Training was conducted for personnel in the use of the equipment. Equipment is in use and program is complete. Tucson Police Department Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds: $38,750 9,688 Project Description: This program is administered by the Tucson Police Department. The program allows for the purchase of upgrades to the automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS). The current operating system can not support further development or additional workstations. This upgrade will allow faster and more accurate record processing. The upgrade to the evidence barcode system will provide additional readers for more expedient data entry. Objective: To purchase upgrades to automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS) and records operating system by installing a barcode system, utilize overtime to process backlogged arrest and disposition reports, and to increase the number of items barcoded. Project Activity: The Department utilized overtime to reduce the backlog of arrest and disposition reports. These efforts eliminated a four-year backlog and completed this portion of the project more than two months ahead of schedule. The server, hardware and software installation and upgrades were completed, training conducted and system is operational. The program is complete. 56 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Making a Difference in Arizona MARIJUANA GROWS IN THE COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST 152 KILOS OF COCAINE BURIED UNDER CABLE WIRE The danger of marijuana in Arizona’s backcountry is not smoking it, but Interstate 40 runs across the country from North Carolina to California. Running though northern Arizona, this is one of the nation’s longest drug smuggling corridors. The Apache County Narcotics Task Force, funded through the Byrne/JAG program, routinely monitors this corridor for drug smuggling activities. In October 2005, a police officer stopped a Ford utility van for not having a visible license plate. The van was marked with a legitimate cable company logo. The driver and the passenger were questioned; they informed the officer that they were contractors based in California on their way to install cable in New Mexico. The officer’s suspicions were aroused. He was granted permission to search the vehicle. The task force’s narcotics dog Axa was brought in and she indicated an odor in the vehicle. Buried under 195 spools of cable wire, the officer found 152 kilos of cocaine with an Arizona market value of $1.8 million (more if the contraband had gotten to its Chicago destination). The temporary California license plate the driver produced was fraudulent, as was the insurance documents and the cable company address. stumbling across it. If a hiker had stumbled upon the kind of marijuana farm that the Gila County Narcotics Task Force shut down in the Calf Pen Canyon area of the Coconino National Forest in August, 2005, there may have been a tragedy. The task force, funded through the Byrne/JAG program, had observed people patrolling the area with assault rifles. The task force kept it under surveillance, then moved in and made four arrests. The backcountry marijuana groves most often are placed in rough hard-to-access wilderness areas that have a water supply. This was one of the largest growing operations found in Arizona; the task force removed 102,439 marijuana plants valued at $84 million from a six-mile area. Marijuana growing among trees in the Coconino National Forest. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Axa, her handler and 336 lb (152.72 kg) of cocaine destined for the Chicago market. 57 Making a Difference in Arizona MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL COOPERATION HELPS WITH METH LAB SEIZURE Aerial view of meth lab in Mohave County, Arizona Cooperative efforts among multijurisdictional law enforcement agencies cross state boundaries. Detectives from the Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET), funded through the Byrne/JAG program, were contacted and informed by the Las Vegas Metro Police Department that they had arrested two individuals from the Kingman area. The people arrested were in possession of a half an ounce of methamphetamine and $20,000 in cash and had sales receipts for chemicals used in the production of methamphetamine. Search warrants were issued for the suspects’ residences, several manufactured homes on a 47–acre parcel of land in Kingman, Arizona. Law enforcement officers found an operational methamphetamine lab. MAGNET seized a large quantity of crystal methamphetamine, pseudoephedrine and other pre-cursor chemicals. vehicles, two trailers, and miscellaneous items totaling more than $200,000 in value. Four suspects were arrested for producing large amounts of methamphetamines in Mohave County, Arizona, which was being transported and sold in Las Vegas, Nevada. Further investigations revealed this operation was tied to a similar operation uncovered by MAGNET one year prior, which also involved multiple arrests. On a related note, four months later MAGNET was notified by Las Vegas Metro Police Department that some of the subjects involved in the original case were planning to break the meth cook out of the Mohave County Jail. The conspirators planned to kill the transport officer while on the way to the courthouse for sentencing. MAGNET, in cooperation with the FBI, Mohave County Sheriff’s Office, Kingman Police Department, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety conducted surveillance during the transport. They arrested six individuals for attempting to break the meth cook out of jail. Crystal methamphetamine removed from the lab by officers in protective clothing. This investigation required the multijurisdictional, multi-agency cooperation of 30 narcotics agents from eight law enforcement agencies. This cooperation is what makes the multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency approach so successful. Property seized during this investigation included $140,000 in cash, three 58 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Making a Difference in Arizona METH ADDICTED COUPLE MEET AND MARRY WHILE COMPLETING DRUG COURT Their’s is an unlikely love story. A little over three years earlier, both Jennifer and Clurral “Bucky” Buckingham were both homeless, unemployed and addicted to methamphetamine. Bucky was a hardcore addict who had violated both supervised and intensive probation when he was accepted into the Yuma County Drug Court in December 2002 (Yuma County Drug Court receives Byrne/JAG funding). Initially ordered to four months of residential treatment, Bucky had relapsed again and again. The judge finally put him on sink-or swim status, which meant no more chances. After more than 90 drug tests, 185 Alcoholic and Narcotics Anonymous meetings, and many court sessions, he graduated Drug Court in August 2004. Jennifer, a courtesy Drug Court case from Maricopa County, was eight months pregnant and had two children with her when she reported to the Yuma County Drug Court in February 2003. After more than a year of counseling, 123 Alcoholic and Narcotics Anonymous meetings, 80 urinalysis tests and constant court sessions, she graduated Drug Court in May 2004. Jennifer and Clurral Buckingham met and married while attending Yuma County Drug Court. Both have remained clean for three years since graduation. This young couple met while attending Drug Court and was married shortly before Jennifer’s graduation. Bucky is working as a construction foreman and Jennifer is a stay-at-home mom raising three children. Both have been clean and sober for more than three years and are an inspiration to the community. These success stories are possible because of federal funding that has been provided under the Byrne/Justice Assistance Grants Program Grant Number 2005-DJ-BX-0455 (and prior, the Edward J. Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula Grant Program Grant Number 2004-DB-BX-0005). Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 59 Ripped from the headlines Ripped from the Headlines New law targets meth manufactures who endanger kids Arizona Daily Star – 08/25/2005 PIMA COUNTY - A milk carton storing chemical waste lurking in the refrigerator. Food served on plates also used to “cook” meth in a microwave. Physical contact with skin-burning acid, a meth ingredient. These are some of the dangers Pima County kids live with in homes ruled by an adult’s dependence on methamphetamine, a highly addictive drug that’s cheap to manufacture at home. Some of these dangers could result in physical injury to children – and that’s a new crime punishable by up to life in prison, under an Arizona law that took effect this month. Pima County will prosecute people under the law when there is evidence meth manufacturing caused physical injury to a child, such as a burn or an injury from swallowing a toxic chemical. “It sends a message to these people, if you’re going to do this, keep your children out,” said County Attorney Barbara LaWall. “Kids around meth labs have no protection, typically victims of some level of neglect. They’re dirty, in dirty diapers, crawling around in an unsafe environment,” said Counter Narcotics Alliance (CNA) Captain David Neri. Full article available at www.azstarnet.com. Hikers warned: Find a pot field, bullets may fly The Arizona Republic – 8/19/2005 GILA COUNTY -The U.S. Attorney for Arizona warned the public Thursday of the dangers of marijuana: not smoking it, but stumbling across it. Not that he downplayed the dangers of marijuana use. He said it’s a dangerous, unhealthy habit. But his point was to say that if a hiker had stumbled upon the kind of marijuana farm that officials shut down in the Coconino National Forest earlier this week near Strawberry, there may have been a tragedy. Police had observed a person patrolling the area with an assault rifle. Armed guards often are paid to protect marijuana farms, and an unwary hiker could lose his or her life. “If you stumble across one of 60 these places, back out the same way you came in and report it to authorities,” he said. Law enforcement officials held a news conference to talk about the proliferation of marijuana farms in Arizona’s backcountry. They said marijuana groves large and small have been a problem for years but seem to be increasing in number. They said six farms or groves have been found this year in Coconino and Tonto national forests with about 100,000 plants. Eleven suspects have been taken into custody in connection with the groves, including four in the most recent bust. They said the grove near Strawberry was one of the biggest growing operations ever found in Arizona. The farm was discovered in mid-May, and Gila County Narcotics Enforcement Task Force members kept it under surveillance. Task force members moved in Monday and made four arrests. They said backcountry marijuana groves most often are placed in rough, hard-to-access wilderness areas. A water supply to nurture the crop, however, is a must. “If you see irrigation piping in the middle of a wilderness area, that may be a clear message that you should get out of there,” they said. Full article available at www.azcentral.com. Police Crackdown, 6 arrested The Winslow Mail – 3/22/2006 NAVAJO COUNTY –Wed., March 15. –The battering ram smashed the door open; police forcefully entered the room with their guns drawn; the crowded room scattered. Amidst the violence two children, 2 and 6 years old, stand quietly at peace in the chaos as if this were nothing out-of-the-ordinary. “The saddest thing about this is that the children didn’t so much as let-out a squeak during this operation; probably because they have gotten used to this kind of activity with police coming around into their lives so often,” said the deputy commander of the Major Crimes Apprehension Team (MCAT) for Navajo County. About $1,000 of crystal meth was seized from the apartment. Full article available at www.winslowaznews.com. Enhance Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Ripped from the headlines Pile of guns and drugs seized by Police tunnel and searched unsuccessfully for four migrants believed carried into the flowing Santa Cruz River. The Winslow Mail – 3/22/2006 U.S. Border Patrol agents, Nogales police and firefighters launched a search along the drainage canal within the Nogales city limits, Nogales Fire Chief Lorenzo Rodriguez said. The immigrants were trying to enter the U.S. through the Grand Tunnel, which runs from Nogales, Mexico into Nogales, Ariz., when Border Patrol agents patrolling north of the downtown area discovered them trying to hold onto the drainage canal's concrete-lined walls, Border Patrol spokesman Jesus "Chuy" Rodriguez said. After one year investigation, a major narcotics dealer in Navajo County is arrested. NAVAJO COUNTY – What would Jesus Malverde do? In Winslow, his image was found presiding over an estimated $10,000 - $15,000 in crystal meth, cocaine and crack cocaine in a home. Adoring this shrine, now in the possession of the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Apprehension Team (MCAT) were: seven handguns, five rifles with a .22caliber 100 round drum magazine, stolen ID cards, paraphernalia and some silver coins. Local law enforcement was planning to bring in a Phoenix SWAT team for this bust because they were expecting a shoot-out, but they saw an opportunity to avoid the violence and ended up arresting Richard Lucero, 54, while he was washing his Chevy Blazer at a local car wash. Mr. Lucero, a 30-year Winslow resident, used to be a plumber out at the prison near town. "He had said when he quit that he wanted to go to town to make more money," said Ed Fieser, assistant warden at Winslow prison. Lucero will be facing 15 counts of Class 2 felonies, which include the possession, sale and transport of a dangerous narcotics. Full article available at www.winslowaznews.com. Pinal County officials halt large pot shipment The Arizona Republic –2/24/2006 PINAL COUNTY – Authorities stopped the shipment of 1,498 pounds of marijuana destined for the Phoenix area on Wednesday, according to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force . A sheriff’s spokesman said the investigation was continuing. The estimated street value of the marijuana is $900,000, authorities said. Full article available at www.azcentral.com. Four missing but 34 rescued from flooded Nogales drainage tunnel USA Today Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada said sudden flash floods during the summer pose "a real serious threat and danger" to illegal immigrants from other areas who try to cross the border through the tunnel and wash. Full article available at www.usatoday.com. MATForce takes mission to the public The Daily Courier - 1/31/2006 9:03:00 AM PRESCOTT – After he described methamphetamine as a tremendous problem in Yavapai County, a cochair of MATForce Friday asked the public to get involved in the fight against the dangerous drug. The force consists of a community council with work groups comprising professionals in the field who will carry out the goals of MATForce. The council will meet once every four months and work groups will report to it. Yavapai County Superior Court Presiding Judge Robert Brutinel and Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk have been instrumental in the creation of the task force. Polk said she and Brutinel both agree that “We need to do more than we are already doing. Law enforcement can’t do it alone.” MATForce has a twopronged approach that includes prevention through education, prosecution and treatment. She said a law that took effect in Aug. 2005 allows for more severe punishments of meth manufacturers and dealers. 7/27/2006 Sgt. Randy Moffitt of the Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking explained to the audience of NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in Nogales rescued 34 illegal immigrants Thursday morning clinging to the sides of a flooded drainage 200 that meth impacts the human body as well as the environment. “Meth has been described as the soul robber” that causes addiction on first use, Moffitt said. “It causes bizarre psychotic behavior.” The drug Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 61 Ripped from the headlines overloads the central nervous system and someone can remain “high” between four and 16 hours, he said. The users go through different phases of the “binge” and begin “tweaking” before they crash. He said the drug severely impacts the environment. In 2001, meth manufacturers generated and dumped between 110 to 154 tons of hazardous waste into the environment. Full article available at www.precsottdailycourier.com 62 Enhance Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund (CJEF) Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund (CJEF) In addition to the programs funded by the Drug and Gang Enforcement Account, the following programs relating to illicit drugs and gang related activity are funded through the Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund (CJEF) distributed through the Arizona Department of Public Safety: FY 2006 Burglary and Street Crime Reduction $18,400 Burglary Reduction Program 14,000 Burglary Reduction Program “Operation Payback” 11,300 Directed Patrol Gang Reduction 10,000 Methamphetamine Enforcement 26,500 Operation Copper Basin 14,500 Operation Hat Trick 14,800 Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking Task Force (PANT) 13,584 Safe Hayden 14,500 Safe Streets 14,640 Street Crime Suppression 33,211 TOTAL Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 $185,465 63 Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund (CJEF) Burglary and Street Crime Reduction Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Criminal Justice Enhancement Funds: $18,400 This project is administered by the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office. Funds for this project provide overtime for enhanced law enforcement in high-crime rural areas using undercover surveillance and overtime. These rural criminal activities have been linked gang and drug crimes within towns of Pinal County. Burglary Reduction Program Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Criminal Justice Enhancement Funds: $14,000 This project is administered by the Casa Grande Police Department. This program is an aggressive, proactive approach to reducing property crimes, street crimes and illegal drug activities through the use undercover operations, police bicycle patrols and community citizens on patrol enforcement. Burglary Reduction Program “Operation Payback” Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Criminal Justice Enhancement Funds: $11,300 This project is administered by the Mesa Police Department. This project targets illegal street drug activities along the West Main Street corridor in Mesa by increasing patrols and officer visibility as well as community awareness campaigns. Direct Patrol Gang Reduction Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Criminal Justice Enhancement Funds: $10,000 This project is administered by the Flagstaff Police Department. This project provides overtime funds for enhanced undercover surveillance enforcement details that target high gang and drug activity locations. 64 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund (CJEF) Methamphetamine Enforcement Program Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Criminal Justice Enhancement Funds: $26,500 This project is administered by the Payson Police Department. Funding provides for the enhancement to their current Methamphetamine Enforcement Program by providing overtime and surveillance equipment to target areas of high methamphetamine drug activities. Operation Copper Basin Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Criminal Justice Enhancement Funds: $14,500 This project is administered by the Kearny Police Department. This program uses overtime and surveillance equipment to conduct specialized enforcement details in areas with high gang and drug related activities as well as conducting awareness campaigns for the citizens of Kearny. Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking Task Force (PANT) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Criminal Justice Enhancement Funds: $13,584 This project is administered by the Sedona Police Department. These funds provide this multi-agency task force with equipment and overtime to conduct enhanced enforcement details of known gang members and high drug crime areas. Safe Hayden Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Criminal Justice Enhancement Funds: $14,500 This project is administered by the Hayden Police Department. This project targets enhanced surveillance in high crime areas attributed to gang activities using undercover operations and overtime. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 65 Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund (CJEF) Safe Streets Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Criminal Justice Enhancement Funds: $14,640 This project is administered by the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office. This project targets high narcotics and street crime areas by conducting enhanced undercover surveillance bicycle patrols and increased law enforcement patrol activities. Street Crime Suppression Source and amount of monies received: FY 2006 Criminal Justice Enhancement Funds: $33,211 This project is administered by the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office. This project enhances current drug and gang enforcement activities through the purchase of surveillance equipment, overtime and the establishment of a Turn in a Pusher (TIPS) hotline. 66 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Statutory References Statutory References 41-2405. Arizona criminal justice commission; powers and duties; staff 12. 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 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 13-2301. B. The criminal justice commission shall distribute monies from the drug and gang enforcement account in the following manner: 1. Up to thirty per cent to fund programs and agencies approved by the commission to enhance the investigation of drug and gang offenses and related criminal activity. 2. Up to thirty per cent to fund programs and agencies approved by the commission to enhance the state and county prosecution of drug and gang offenses and related criminal activity. 3. Up to ten per cent to fund programs and agencies approved by the commission to enhance the city or town prosecution of drug and gang offenses and related criminal activity. 4. Up to thirty per cent to fund programs and agencies approved by the commission for the purpose of enhancing the ability of the courts to process drug and gang offenses and related criminal cases, either through the appointment of judges pro tempore or the establishment of additional divisions of the courts only for the purposes of this section, enhancing defense and probation services, including treatment, and funding the drug testing program. 5. Up to thirty per cent to fund programs by county sheriffs, as approved by the commission, to enhance the jail operations and facilities available to detain and incarcerate drug offenders and members of criminal street gangs as defined in section 13-2301. C. Before any monies are expended from the account, the criminal justice commission shall submit to the joint legislative budget committee a plan of proposed expenditures from the account and the anticipated fiscal and operational impact of those expenditures on all state and local agencies. D. Any state agency which receives monies allocated from this account shall not include such monies as part of its continuation budget base for the purpose of requesting appropriations for the following fiscal year. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 67 Statutory References E. All the monies allocated from this account shall be dedicated solely to the purpose of enhancing efforts to deter, investigate, prosecute, adjudicate and punish drug and gang and related criminal offenders, except those monies allocated pursuant to subsection H of this section. F. Notwithstanding the limitations prescribed in subsection B of this section, any federal monies or matching state monies in the drug and gang enforcement account may only be allocated by the commission pursuant to a plan approved by the federal government. G. The auditor general shall annually perform a full and complete audit of the fund or the commission shall annually contract with an accounting firm to perform the audit and deliver a report to the governor and the legislature. The audit shall be charged to the drug and gang enforcement account. H. A resource center fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to section 12-284.03, paragraph 1 and all monies received from public or private gifts, grants or other sources, excluding federal monies and monies to be passed through to other entities, to be used solely for the purpose of funding the Arizona drug and gang prevention resource center. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation. Any monies unexpended or unencumbered on June 30 of each year shall not be subsequently expended or encumbered unless reappropriated. No monies in the drug and gang enforcement account except those received pursuant to this subsection shall be used to fund the Arizona drug and gang prevention resource center. Monies that are received by the center pursuant to this subsection are subject to the reporting requirements prescribed in 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 12116.01 and monies available from any other source. The state treasurer shall administer the fund. B. On or before November 1 of each year, each department, agency or office that receives monies pursuant to this section shall provide to the Arizona criminal justice commission a report for the preceding fiscal year. The report shall be in a form prescribed by the Arizona criminal justice commission and shall be reviewed by the director of the joint legislative budget committee. The report shall set forth the sources of all monies and all expenditures. The report shall not include any identifying information about specific investigations. C. On or before December 1 of each year, the Arizona criminal justice commission shall compile all reports into a single comprehensive report and shall submit a copy of the comprehensive report to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the director of the joint legislative budget committee. D. On the first day of each month, the state treasurer shall distribute or deposit: 1. 6.46 per cent in the Arizona automated fingerprint identification system fund established by section 41-2414. 2. 1.61 per cent to the department of juvenile corrections for the treatment and rehabilitation of youth who have committed drug-related offenses. 3. 16.64 per cent in the peace officers' training fund established by section 41-1825. 4. 3.03 per cent in the prosecuting attorneys' advisory council training fund established by section 41-1830.03. 5. 9.35 per cent to the supreme court for the purpose of reducing juvenile crime. 6. 8.56 per cent to the department of public safety. Fifteen per cent of the monies shall be allocated for deposit in the Arizona deoxyribonucleic acid identification system fund established by section 41-2419. Eighty-five per cent 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 per cent to the department of law for allocation to county attorneys for the purpose of enhancing prosecutorial efforts. 68 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 Statutory References 8. 6.02 per cent to the supreme court for the purpose of enhancing the ability of the courts to process criminal and delinquency cases, orders of protection, injunctions against harassment and any proceeding relating to domestic violence matters, for auditing and investigating persons or entities licensed or certified by the supreme court and for processing judicial discipline cases. Notwithstanding section 12-143, 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 per cent to the state department of corrections for allocation to 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 per cent to the Arizona criminal justice commission. 11. 9.00 per cent to the state general fund. 12. 2.30 per cent in the crime laboratory assessment fund established by section 41-2415. 13. 7.68 per cent in the victims' rights fund established by section 41-191.08. 14. 4.60 per cent in the victim compensation and assistance fund established by section 41-2407. 15. 2.13 per cent to the supreme court for the purpose of providing drug treatment services to adult probationers through the community punishment program established in title 12, chapter 2, article 11. 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. F. The portion of the eighty-five per cent of the monies for direct operating expenses of the department of public safety in subsection D, paragraph 6 of this section is subject to legislative appropriation. The remainder of the monies in subsection D, paragraph 6 of this section including the portion of the eighty-five per cent for local law enforcement is continuously appropriated. G. The allocation of monies pursuant to subsection D, paragraphs 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this section shall be made in accordance with rules adopted by the Arizona criminal justice commission pursuant to section 41-2405. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2006 69