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 2007 ARIZONA CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION Chairperson DOUG BARTOSH, Chief Cottonwood Police Department Vice Chairperson RALPH OGDEN Yuma County Sheriff KELLY ANDERSON, Mayor City of Maricopa JOSEPH ARPAIO Maricopa County Sheriff DUANE BELCHER, Chairperson Board of Executive Clemency DAVID K. BYERS, Director Administrative Office of the Courts CLARENCE DUPNIK Pima County Sheriff TONY ESTRADA Santa Cruz County Sheriff TERRY GODDARD Attorney General DANNIEL HUGHES, Chief Surprise Police Department BARBARA LAWALL Pima County Attorney RICHARD MIRANDA, Chief Tucson Police Department DAVID SANDERS Pima County Chief Probation Officer DORA SCHRIRO, Director Department of Corrections LINDA SCOTT Former Judge GEORGE SILVA Santa Cruz County Attorney CARL TAYLOR Coconino County Supervisor ROGER VANDERPOOL, Director Department of Public Safety ANDREW P. THOMAS Maricopa County Attorney The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) is a statutorily authorized entity mandated to carry out various coordinating, monitoring and reporting functions regarding the administration and management of criminal justice programs in Arizona. In accordance with statutory guidelines, the Commission is comprised of 19 members who represent various elements of the criminal justice system in Arizona. Fourteen of the 19 Commissioners are appointed by the governor and are municipal, county or elected officials. The remaining five are state criminal justice agency heads. Appointed Commissioners serve for two years and terminate when the first regular session of the legislature is convened; they may be re-appointed. The ACJC was created in 1982 to serve as a resource and service organization for Arizona's 480 criminal justice agencies on a myriad of issues ranging from drugs, gangs, victim compensation and assistance to criminal record improvement initiatives. The ACJC works on behalf of the criminal justice agencies in Arizona to facilitate information and data exchange among state-wide agencies by establishing and maintaining criminal justice information archives, monitoring new, and continuing legislation relating to criminal justice issues and gathering information and researching existing criminal justice programs. ACJC Mission: To sustain and enhance the coordination, cohesiveness, productivity, and effectiveness of the Criminal Justice System in Arizona. JOHN A. BLACKBURN JR. Executive Director PHILLIP STEVENSON Statistical Analysis Center Director KATHY KARAM Program Manager TIFFANY ASHWORTH Grant Coordinator Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account ........................................................................................ 2 Apprehension (multi-Jurisdictional, multi-Agency) Task Force Activities.......................................... 10 Apache County Cooperative Enforcement Narcotics Team (ACCENT)....................................... 11 Cochise County Border Alliance Group.................................................................................. 12 Commercial Narcotics Interdiction Unit................................................................................. 13 Counter Narcotics Alliance (CNA) ......................................................................................... 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............................................. 27 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 .............................................................. 41 Forensics Drug Evidence Analysis Activities ................................................................................. 43 Crime Lab Support for Drug and Gang Enforcement .............................................................. 44 Phoenix Police Department Enhanced Drug Forensics ............................................................ 45 Tucson Police Department Enhanced Drug Forensics ............................................................. 46 Court Adjudication Activities....................................................................................................... 47 Arizona Supreme Court Anti-Drug Adjudication ..................................................................... 48 i Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 Table of Contents Table of Contents (Continued) Detention Activities ................................................................................................................... 49 Coconino County Drug Detention Officer Program ................................................................. 50 Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities.......................................................................... 51 Arizona Department of Public Safety.... ................................................................................ 52 Maricopa County Sheriffs Office ........................... .................................................................53 Making a Difference in Arizona ................................................................................................... 54 Ripped from the headlines ......................................................................................................... 59 Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund (CJEF) ............................................................................62 Statutory References .................................................................................................................. 63 This publication was supported by Award Nos. 2005-DJ-BX-0455 and 2006-DJ-BX-0075 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 authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice. This document is available in alternative formats by contacting the Commission Office at (602) 364-1146 or online at www.azcjc.gov. ii Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 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 current strategy developed in 2004 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 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 2007 (July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007), 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 2007 1 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funding In FY 2007 (July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007), the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission distributed a total of $11,960,946 in award funds from the Drug and Gang Enforcement Account to fifty-four (54) programs in the state. The account includes $2,409,687 of local cash match funds deposited by grant recipients. SOURCE OF MONIES 2005 2006 2007 $6,693,034 $6,076,839 $3,684,915 Drug Fines 4,368,660 4,741,292 5,866,335 Local Match Funds 2,321,007 2,025,617 2,406,687 $13,382,701 $12,843,748 $11,960,946 Federal Formula Grant Funds Total Funding Amount Program Funding Levels FY 2005 - FY 2007 $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 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 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 2007, 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 2007, two (2) 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 and Phoenix Police Departments received account funds. One (1) grant awarded to the Administrative Office of the Courts passed account funds through to nineteen (19) court-related enhancement programs in all fifteen (15) counties in Arizona. There were no requests for drug abuse education/prevention funding in FY 2007. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 2 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account In FY 2007 direct personnel costs made up 90.91 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 agencies participating in the programs. Account expenditures provided salaries, overtime, and employee-related expenses for 199 criminal justice professionals in the state of Arizona. This is a reduction from FY 2006 when 218 professionals were employed by the grant. FY 2007 Drug Agents/Narcotics Investigators 62 Detention Officers 1 Forensic Criminalists/Print Examiners 11 Judges/Commissioners 4 Pre-sentence Writers 11 Probation Officers 10 Prosecutors 37 Public Defenders 5 Support Staff 58 TOTAL 199 Arrest activity In FY 2007, apprehension program activities resulted in the arrest of 5,220 drug offense violators, an increase over FY 2006 (3,985). Forty-seven percent of the arrests were for marijuana, followed by 24 percent for methamphetamine. Cocaine arrests increased from 9 percent in FY 2006 to 18 percent in FY 2007. Percent Arrest by Drug Type FY 2007 1% 10% 47% 24% 18% Marijuana Cocaine Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 Methamphetamine Heroin Other Illicit Drugs 3 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Over the past three years, arrests show a significant increase for marijuana. Cocaine show an increase over FY 2006, methamphetamine arrests has remained steady showing only a slight increase from FY 2006. Number of Arrest Drug Arrest Comparison FY 2005 - FY 2007 3,000 2,000 1,000 - Marijuana Cocaine Methamphetamine Heroin Other Illicit Drugs FY 2005 1,538 895 1,366 66 607 FY 2006 1,673 656 1,184 74 398 FY 2007 2,456 916 1,260 62 526 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 $10$20/rock (250 milligram to .70 gram.) Powder cocaine retails from $80-$130/1/8 ounce. Mexican black tar heroin is the predominant type of heroin found in Arizona. Heroin retails for price of $80-$120/gram in the Tucson market, and $40-$50/gram in Phoenix. Marijuana remains readily available and is considered the most widely used illegal drug throughout the state. Mexican produced Marijuana retails for $10-$25/1/4 ounce in Phoenix, and $20/1/4 ounce in Tucson. Mexican-produced methamphetamine is the predominant form found in Arizona. Mexican Ice methamphetamine retails for $40-$60/gram in Phoenix, and $60-$80/1/16 ounce in Tucson. The wholesale price for methamphetamine has recently increased from $8,000 to $10,500 per pound. Diversion of other drugs such as oxycodone products (i.e. OxyContin® and Percocet®), hydrocodone products (i.e. Vicodin®) and phentermine continues to be a problem in the state. MDMA or ecstasy retails for $20-$30/tablet. Marijuana Seizures FY 2005 - FY 2007 800 700 577 Pounds 600 421 400 200 Pounds or Plants Methamphetamine Seizures FY 2005 - FY 2007 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 - 276,906 252,007 250,530 114,783 63,656 13,728 FY 2005 0 FY 2005 FY 2006 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 FY 2007 FY 2006 Marijuana FY 2007 Marijuana Plants 4 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Getting drugs of the streets…. Cocaine Seizures FY 2005 - FY 2007 ● 276,906 pounds of marijuana. 2,290 2,500 1,899 2,000 Pounds In FY 2007 Arizona Drug Task Forces seized: ● 83,656 marijuana plants. 1,506 1,500 ● 421 pounds of methamphetamine. 1,000 500 ● 1,899 pounds of cocaine. FY 2005 FY 2006 ● 15,300 grams of heroin FY 2007 Marijuana and methamphetamine seizures increased in FY 2007. More than 276,906 pounds of marijuana and 63,656 plants were removed from northeastern Arizona’s growing areas; 421 pounds of methamphetamine were seized, a decrease from FY 2006. More than 1,899 pounds of cocaine, a 26% increase from FY 2006, was 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 discovered 16 methamphetamine laboratories in FY 2007, a 20 percent decrease from the 20 seized in FY 2006. Each pound of methamphetamine produced leaves behind five to seven pounds of toxic waste. Disposal of highly toxic chemicals such as acids and other hazardous substances cost Arizona $4.1 million from 2000-2005 according to the Arizona’s Meth Crisis 2006, published by the Arizona Attorney General. Methamphetamine laboratories in Arizona have been on the decline since 2005. The methamphetamine laboratories moved to Mexico, where the precursor chemicals have been more readily available. Drug traffickers' non-drug assets with a gross estimated value of $16,005,596 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 Prosecutor’s Office and the Attorney General’s Forfeiture Program. In FY 2007 convictions show an increase for cocaine, paraphernalia and other illicit drug types. Drug Convictions Comparison FY 2005 - FY 2007 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 - Marijuana Cocaine Methamphetamine Heroin Paraphernalia Other Illicit Drugs 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 FY 2007 7,017 2,814 4,565 277 7,229 2,678 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 5 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account During FY 2007, 24,605 drug violators were convicted in the state. More than 62 percent were felony convictions. Twenty-nine percent of the convictions were for marijuana, 30 percent for paraphernalia and 19 percent for methamphetamine-related charges. Percentage Convictions by Drug Type FY 2007 9% 29% 30% 1% 12% 19% Marijuana Cocaine Methamphetamine Heroin Paraphernalia Other Illicit Drugs Prison sentences were handed down to 4,877 of these convicted drug violators; 6,869 received jail sentences. Of those, 4,523 also received probation in addition to jail time, and 13,056 were placed on probation. Drug Sentencing Comparison FY 2005 - FY 2007 15,000 10,000 5,000 - Prison Jail Probation FY 2005 3,031 4,353 9,300 FY 2006 4,786 5,579 13,283 FY 2007 4,877 6,869 13,056 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. As mandated by A.R.S, § 411750 Arizona criminal justice agencies are required to submit arrest and case disposition information for all felony offenses to the central state repository, also called the Arizona Computerized Criminal History (ACCH). The criminal arrest and disposition information creates a criminal history record within the ACCH linking the offender to the specific offense. This information is shared with local, state, and federal agencies as well as private institutions for running background checks, investigating criminal cases, and issuing firearms permits. To assess the quality of Arizona’s criminal records contained in the ACCH, the Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) of the ACJC utilized the Records Quality Index (RQI), developed by Structured Decisions Corporation (SDC). The index is calculated by accounting for timeliness, completeness, and level of accessibility of the criminal history records; the higher the RQI, the higher the quality. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 6 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Arizona’s RQI was lower than the National RQI (NRQI) in 1997, and by 2003 the state RQI was much higher than the NRQI. The complete report Criminal History Records in Arizona 1997 to 2005 Trend Analysis is available at: http://www.azcjc.gov/pubs/home/RQI_FactSheet_0707.pdf 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, 2007, $88,961,015 has been expended on apprehension programs; $78,416,504 for prosecution programs; $44,341,430 for adjudication programs; $16,884,697 on drug forensic analysis and drug offender detention programs; $1,432,222 drug prevention and education; and $8,921,087 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 19 years, apprehension program activities resulted in the arrest of 65,412 drug offense violators. Program activities were responsible for the removal of more than 71,660 pounds of cocaine; more than 2,929,127 pounds of marijuana; more than 448 pounds of heroin; and more than 4,881 pounds of amphetamine/methamphetamine. Drug traffickers' non-drug assets with a gross estimated value of $220,018,244 were seized. The results achieved in the 19 years of the enhanced drug enforcement program show that for every $1,360 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 $3,364 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 2007 for each program is presented by county on the following pages. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 7 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account FY 2007 FY 2007 Apache County Apprehension Greenlee County $241,796 Apprehension Adjudication 23,426 Adjudication Prosecution 75,800 Total Total $30,340 7,882 $38,222 $341,022 La Paz County Cochise County Apprehension Apprehension $164,908 Adjudication 47,444 Prosecution 139,000 Total $129,220 Adjudication 17,962 Prosecution 68,000 Total $215,182 $458,236 Maricopa County Coconino County Apprehension $261,829 Apprehension $661,933 Adjudication 1,368,232 Adjudication 51,707 Criminal Justice Records 40,987 Detention 28,500 Forensic Analysis 29,570 Prosecution Total 116,200 $458,236 Total 1,535,000 $3,635,722 Mohave County Gila County Apprehension Prosecution $322,820 Apprehension $369,600 Adjudication 30,000 Adjudication 70,444 Prosecution 57,000 Prosecution 200,000 Total $409,820 Graham County Total $640,044 Navajo County Apprehension $24,487 Apprehension Adjudication 18,835 Adjudication 43,609 $43,322 Prosecution 106,400 Total Total Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 $254,800 $404,809 8 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account FY 2007 FY 2007 Pima County Yavapai County Apprehension $894,000 Apprehension Adjudication 295,679 Adjudication 88,302 48,600 Prosecution 68,000 Forensic Analysis Prosecution Total 868,400 Total $412,380 $568,682 $2,106,679 Yuma County Pinal County Apprehension Apprehension $209,000 Adjudication 81,498 Prosecution 174,400 Total $126,809 Adjudication 58,622 Prosecution 317,700 Total $503,131 $464,898 State Santa Cruz County Apprehension $245,295 Adjudication $17,737 Criminal Justice Records 146,667 Adjudication 17,226 Forensic Analysis 409,200 Prosecution 43,500 Prosecution 819,200 Total $306,021 Total $1,473,804 The next section in this report contains a report on each program funded by the Drug and Gang Enforcement Account. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 9 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities FY 2007 Apache County Cooperative Enforcement Narcotics Team (ACCENT) $241,796 Cochise County Border Alliance Group (BAG) 164,908 Commercial Narcotics Interdiction Unit 287,013 Counter Narcotics Alliance (CNA) 894,000 Gila County Narcotics Enforcement Task Force 322,820 Greenlee County Narcotics Task Force 30,340 La Paz County Narcotics Task Force 129,220 Maricopa County Neighborhood Narcotics Enforcement Team (MCNNET) 374,920 Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) 369,600 Navajo County Major Crimes Apprehension Team (MCAT) 254,800 Northern Arizona Street Crimes Task Force (METRO) 261,829 Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) 412,380 Pinal County Drug and Gang Enforcement Multi-agency Task Force 209,000 Santa Cruz County METRO Task Force 245,295 Southeastern Arizona Drug, Gang, and Violent Crime Task Force Yuma County Narcotics Task Force (YCNTF) TOTAL Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 24,487 126,809 $4,349,217 10 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: $241,796 48,526 120,481 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 2,402 drug arrests since its inception in April 1988. The task force has seized more than 443 pounds of cocaine, 16,748 pounds of marijuana, 7,114 cannabis plants under cultivation, more than 73 pounds of methamphetamine and 37,515 dosage units of other dangerous drugs. The task force has seized drug law violators' assets with an estimated value of $3,444,857. 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 distribution throughout the nation. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2005 52 69 121 FY2006 74 34 108 FY2007 88 75 163 1,361 0 7,055 8,066 10 8,215 $74,591 152,414 3 195 322 3 915 $25,855 0 0 358 921 110 164 $332,193 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 7) Percent Arrest by Drug Type FY 2007 Other Drugs 5% Cocaine 0% Methamphetamine 37% Marijuana 58% Heroin 0% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 11 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Cochise County Border Alliance Group (BAG) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $146,908 33,095 81,169 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, Arizona Attorney General’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 more than 14,158 pounds of cocaine, 502,814 pounds of marijuana, 4,882 cannabis plants under cultivation, more than 185 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 $15,821,351 and made 3,277 arrests, 64.3 percent (2,107) 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 FY2005 71 46 117 FY2006 135 74 179 FY2007 69 91 160 122,599 28 39,865 35,265 68 12 $59,904 99,205 7,349 625 23,367 0 12 $69,855 32,609 201 1,297 23,708 12 185 $312,514 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 7) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2007 Methamphetamine 19% Other Drugs 0% Cocaine 6% For more information on This task force read related article in Ripped from the Headlines on page 61. Heroin 1% Marijuana 74% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 12 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Commercial Narcotics Interdiction Unit Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $287,013 57,601 143,011 Project Description: The Commercial Narcotics Interdiction Unit program is administered by the Phoenix Police Department Department. The unit is a formally organized multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency narcotics enforcement task force targeting drug traffickers using commercial transportation and air freight/parcel companies to traffic drugs and money for drug purchases. Task Force Participants: United States Drug Enforcement Administration, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, and the Phoenix Police Department. Objective: To eliminate and substantially reduce the illegal transportation of drugs and money used to purchase drugs for transport to other parts of the United States. Project Activity: Since its inception in 1988, the Task Force has seized 619 pounds of cocaine, 79,567 pounds of marijuana, 107 cannabis plants, 16 pounds of heroin, more than 349 pounds of methamphetamine and 1,459,310 dosage units of other drugs. The unit has seized assets estimated value of more than $37,936,434, mostly cash. Of the units 2,688 arrests (81.6 percent) were for sales/trafficking offenses. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2005 7 274 281 **FY2006 0 0 0 FY2007 4 162 166 6,835 3,835 4,101 9,549 0 22,790 $4,142,078 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 4,010 10 48,294 10,235 0 428,652 $3,809,396 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 7) ** Project not funded FY 2006. Percent of Arrest By Drug Type FY 2007 Other Drugs 65% Methamphetamine 4% Cocaine 2% For more information on this task force read related story in Making a Difference in Arizona on pages 54 and 56. Marijuana 28% Heroin 1% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 13 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Counter Narcotics Alliance (CNA) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $894,000 178,417 445,457 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, U.S. Postal Inspector, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), 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 more than 15,143 pounds of cocaine, 2,283,008 pounds of marijuana, 11,890 cannabis plants under cultivation, 28 pounds of heroin, more than 427 pounds of methamphetamine, and 1,450,916 dosage units of other drugs. The unit reports the seizure of drug violator assets with an estimated gross value of $61,759,892. This project has been responsible for 10,178 drug arrests. FY2005 865 652 1,517 FY2006 498 570 1,068 FY2007 859 774 1,633 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 92,530 3,902 39,123 162,030 1,272 954 $2,431,013 ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total 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 7) Percent Arrest by Drug Type FY 2007 Other Drugs 7% Methamphetamine 19% Cocaine 42% For more information on this task force read related article in Ripped from the Headlines on page 59. Heroin 3% Marijuana 29% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 14 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Gila County Narcotics Enforcement Task Force Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $322,820 64,787 160,853 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 3,190 drug law violators. The 66.8 percent (2,134) arrest rate for in use/possession reflects the task force’s firm user accountability approach to deterring drug abuse. The unit has seized more than 12 pounds of cocaine, 13,924 pounds of marijuana, 203,634 cannabis plants under cultivation, 148 grams of heroin, and more than 305 pounds of methamphetamine, with smaller amounts of other dangerous drugs. Drug violator assets seized have an estimated gross value of $4,059,628. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2005 118 37 155 FY2006 131 46 177 FY2007 313 40 171 19 0 300 859 11,835 88 $185,189 17 0 529 2,575 98,862 872 $501,819 29 0 880 1390 72,689 110 $350,532 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 7) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2007 Other Drugs 8% Cocaine 2% Methamphetamine 32% Marijuana 58% Heroin 0% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 15 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Greenlee County Narcotics Task Force Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $30,340 6,089 15,118 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, Clifton Police Department, 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 615 arrests, of which 81.6 percent (502) 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 40 ounces of cocaine, and more than 506 pounds of marijuana. Drug violators’, assets seized have an estimated gross value of $52,176. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2005 26 3 29 FY2006 66 17 83 FY2007 59 17 76 0 0 32 1 0 0 $0 0 0 55 4 9 41 $0 57 0 187 3 0 30,618 $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 7) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2007 Other Drugs 5% Cocaine 4% Marijuana 38% Methamphetamine 53% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 Heroin 0% 16 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities La Paz County Narcotics Task Force Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $129,220 25,933 64,387 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 1,487 drug arrests, 65.6 percent (976) of which were for sales/trafficking offenses. The unit has seized 641 pounds of cocaine, 13,386 pounds of marijuana, 1,659 cannabis plants under cultivation, more than 390 pounds of methamphetamine, 166,139 dosage units of other dangerous drugs, and 2.17 pounds of heroin. Drug law violators' assets with an estimated value of $7,294,682 were also seized for forfeiture. FY2005 33 40 73 FY2006 19 43 62 FY2007 21 58 79 2,778 1 14,976 1,737 0 0 $903,831 63 66 1,360 2,588 58 1,299 $839,801 15,003 0 28,869 2,410 105 54 $506,485 ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total 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 7) Percent of Arrests by Drug Type FY 2007 Other Drugs 11% Cocaine 1% Marijuana 48% Methamphetamine 39% Heroin 1% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 17 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Maricopa County Neighborhood Narcotics Enforcement Team (MCNNET) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $374,920 75,243 186,813 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 1,761 drug related arrests, of which 45.6 percent (804) were for sales/trafficking offenses. They have seized more than 20 pounds of cocaine, 28,542 pounds of marijuana, almost 6 pounds of heroin, more than 20 pounds of methamphetamine and 41,596 dosage units of other dangerous drugs. Drug law violators' assets with an estimated value of $2,507,578 were also seized for forfeiture. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2005 31 60 91 FY2006 59 104 163 FY2007 67 41 108 181 19 2,751 1,261 1,178 698 $270,642 154 21 3,183 13,271 14,305 28 $991,054 53 0 1,071 2,572 66 1,262 $220,378 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 7) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2007 Other Drugs 2% Cocaine 14% Methamphetamine 35% Heroin 0% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 Marijuana 49% 18 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $369,600 74,175 184,162 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 8,542 arrests since its inception in April 1988. Of these, 38.6 percent (3,300) were for sales/trafficking offenses. The task force has seized 4,245 pounds of cocaine, 26,901 pounds of marijuana, 34,318 cannabis plants under cultivation, more than 13 pounds of heroin, 416 pounds of methamphetamine, and more than 1,070,971 dosage units of other dangerous drugs. The unit has also seized an estimated $12,155,961 in drug law violators' assets. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2005 309 116 425 FY2006 298 117 415 FY2007 283 74 357 373,406 62 24,550 2,005 41 178,328 $413,559 12,069 1,012 16,637 193 71 179 $63,242 197,891 27 14,180 436 8,016 85,764 $495,209 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 7) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2007 Other Drugs 21% Cocaine 4% Marijuana 27% Heroin 1% Methamphetamine 47% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 19 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Navajo County Major Crimes Apprehension Team (MCAT) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $254,800 51,136 126,960 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, Snowflake-Taylor Police Department, Navajo County Attorney’s Office, 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 302 pounds of cocaine, 11,703 pounds of marijuana, 2,327 marijuana plants under cultivation, more than 78 pounds of methamphetamine and nominal amounts of other illicit drugs. The unit has made 2,763 arrests of which 55.5 percent (1,535) were for sales/trafficking offenses. The task force also seized traffickers' assets with an estimated value of $5,152,880. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2005 54 96 150 FY2006 99 125 224 FY2007 108 115 223 1,938 1 1,090 71 13 595 $43,334 756 1 590 199 19 450 $95,359 10,896 0 1,495 1,325 66 565 $469,699 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 7) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2007 Other Drugs 3% Cocaine 6% Methamphetamine 34% Heroin 0% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 Marijuana 57% 20 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Northern Arizona Street Crimes Task Force (METRO) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $261,829 52,547 130,462 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, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms (ATF), 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 3,204 arrests since its inception in April 1988, of which 44.6 percent (1,432) were for drug sales/trafficking offenses. The task force has seized more than 1,032 pounds of cocaine, 32,121 pounds of marijuana, 5,167 cannabis plants under cultivation, more than 96 pounds of methamphetamine, and 132,180 dosage units of dangerous drugs. The unit has also seized drug law violators' assets with an estimated value of $5,805,159. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2005 88 61 149 FY2006 69 53 122 FY2007 72 47 121 4,250 24 512 20 246 13,485 $125,897 433 1 3,040 84 95 8,545 $105,159 96 10 922 8 1,068 56,264 $151,607 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 7) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2007 Other Drugs 13% Methamphetamine 45% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 Cocaine 21% Marijuana 19% Heroin 2% 21 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $412,380 82,761 205,478 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 other illicit drug 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 3,535 arrests, of which 46.2 percent (1,636) were for sales/trafficking offenses. The unit has seized 1,595 pounds of cocaine, 17,000 pounds of marijuana, 28,775 cannabis plants under cultivation, 4 pounds of heroin, more than 279 pounds of methamphetamine, and 708,064 dosage units of other dangerous drugs. Non-drug assets with an estimated value of $7,640,979 were also seized. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2005 70 78 148 FY2006 85 108 193 FY2007 126 125 251 185 1 3,507 61 23 659 $349,547 298 62 1,368 19 66 52 $314,085 165 0 2,463 41 26 772 $590,977 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 7) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2007 Other Drugs 9% Cocaine 15% Marijuana 29% Methamphetamine 47% Heroin 0% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 22 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 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $209,000 41,944 104,140 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, Department of Public Safety, 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 5,257 drug arrests since its inception in 1988. Of these, 43 percent (2,264) were for drug sales/trafficking offenses. This formally organized task force, with a board of directors representing participant agencies, has seized 4,071 pounds of cocaine, 150,789 pounds of marijuana, 4,652 cannabis plants under cultivation, 162 pounds of methamphetamine, more than 66 pounds of heroin and large amounts of other illicit drugs. In addition, traffickers' assets valued at $18,051,404 were also seized for forfeiture. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2005 206 121 327 FY2006 219 123 342 FY2007 245 143 388 38,105 22 13,662 29,892 65 323 $803,290 35,819 0 8,496 15,879 49 3,884 $989,728 122,822 4 21,666 23,818 90 50 $2,598,488 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 7) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2007 Methamphetamine 26% Heroin 0% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 Other Drugs 0% Cocaine 10% Marijuana 64% 23 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Santa Cruz County METRO Task Force Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $245,295 49,229 122,224 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 trafficker’s 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 4,789 drug arrests. The task force has seized 9,813 pounds of cocaine, more than 73 pounds of heroin, and 431,568 pounds of marijuana, along with drug law violators' assets with an estimated value of $12,663,710. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2005 204 305 509 FY2006 259 160 419 FY2007 249 153 402 134,557 6 106,563 48,273 16 2,888 $1,946,199 88,081 1,770 82,066 88,081 5 774 $1,353,911 66,364 7,439 24,879 38,695 3 884 $1,021,969 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 7) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2007 Marijuana 79% Cocaine 8% Heroin 1% Other Drugs 9% Methamphetamine 3% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 For more information on this task force read related article in Ripped from the Headlines on page 60. For more information on this task force read related story in Making a Difference in Arizona on page 55. 24 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Southeastern Arizona Drug, Gang and Violent Crime Task Force Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $24,487 4,912 12,203 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 1,235 arrests since its inception in April 1988. The task force has seized more than 2 pounds of cocaine, 1,397 pounds of marijuana, 587 cannabis plants under cultivation, and smaller amounts of other dangerous drugs. The task force has seized an estimated $552,361 in drug law violators' assets. ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking Total FY2005 34 50 84 FY2006 16 35 57 FY2007 41 9 80 4 1 937 260 99 2 $55,073 15 5 236 14 0 2 $2,834 8 0 134 4 90 106 $9,995 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 7) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2007 Other Drugs 4% Cocaine 4% Marijuana 44% Methamphetamine 48% Heroin 0% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 25 Apprehension (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Yuma County Narcotics Task Force (YCNTF) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $126,209 25,449 63,186 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 7,830 drug law violators since its inception in April 1988. Of these, 65.3 percent (45,117) were for sales/trafficking offenses. The task force has maintained significant levels of productivity. Illicit drug seizures include more than 17,261 pounds of cocaine, 272,461 pounds of marijuana, more than 266 pounds of heroin, more than 1,773 pounds of methamphetamine, and 594,962 dosage units of other dangerous drugs. They have also seized drug law violators' assets with an estimated value of $14,295,213. 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 FY2005 89 207 296 FY2006 206 173 379 FY2007 601 241 842 289,408 5,820 93,748 11,713 27 41,815 $290,566 242,763 14,707 261,796 23,124 3 1,585 $1,117,686 319,159 3,707 4,959 9,056 43 8,116 $471,970 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 7) Percent of Arrest by Drug Type FY 2007 Other Drugs 11% Cocaine 5% Methamphetamine 14% Heroin 1% Marijuana 69% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 26 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities FY 2007 Apache County Drug, Gang and Violent Crime Prosecution Program $75,800 Arizona Forfeiture Support Services Project 819,200 Cochise County Border Alliance Group (BAG) 139,000 Coconino County Prosecution of Drug Cases and Forfeitures 116,200 Gila County Drug Prosecution and Asset Forfeiture Program 57,000 La Paz County Drug Task Force Prosecutor 68,000 Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Drug, Gang, and Violent Crime Program 1,535,000 Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) 200,000 Navajo County Violent and Major Prosecution Enhancement 106,400 Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) 68,000 Pima County Drug Prosecution Project 558,000 Pinal County Drug Prosecution Unit 174,400 Santa Cruz County Drug Prosecution Program 43,500 Tucson City Attorney’s Drug Enforcement Project 310,400 Yuma County Drug, Gang and Violence Prosecution 317,700 TOTAL Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 $4,588,600 27 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Apache County Gang and Violent Crime Prosecution Program Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $75,800 15,216 37,769 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 2,324 drug cases, resulting in 964 felony and 806 misdemeanor convictions since July 1991. Of those convicted: 142 were sent to prison, 205 spent time in jail and 1,124 were placed on probation. The unit obtained the forfeiture of $296,957 in drug law violators' assets. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2005 180 FY2006 143 FY2007 87 63 0 99 34 0 49 69 0 14 10 100 20 1 103 15 5 84 $1,382 $0 $0 126 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 2007 Other Drugs 1% Methamphetamine 26% Paraphernalia 0% Cocaine 8% Heroin 2% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 Marijuana 63% 28 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Arizona Forfeiture Support Services Project Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $819,200 164,406 408,186 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 $64,308,617 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 FY2005 16 FY2006 66 FY2007 111 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 $7,439,444 $9,535,874 $20,714,032 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 2007 29 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Cochise County Border Alliance Group (BAG) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $139,000 27,896 69,260 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 9,291 drug prosecution cases, resulting in 3,266 felony and 2,145 misdemeanor convictions. Of those convicted: 843 were sent to prison; 1,394 spent time in jail; and 2,216 were placed on probation. The unit obtained the forfeiture of $3,745,311 in drug law violators' assets. In FY 2007, 74 offenders were diverted to treatment in lieu of prosecution. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2005 921 FY2006 901 FY2007 970 146 318 38 202 310 59 232 287 52 48 128 209 56 157 156 66 160 179 $160,901 $308,811 $4,860 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 2007 Cocaine 3% Marijuana 20% Methamphetamine 8% Paraphernalia 62% Heroin 0% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 Other Drugs 7% 30 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Coconino County Prosecution of Drug Cases and Forfeitures Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $116,200 23,320 57,900 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 8,257 drug cases, resulting in 3,038 felony and 2,147 misdemeanor convictions. Of those convicted, 841 were sent to prison, 1,446 spent time in jail, and 2,026 were placed on probation. The unit has reported the forfeiture of $4,469,293 in drug law violators' assets. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2005 366 FY2006 463 FY2007 579 156 83 76 199 165 34 187 196 21 58 65 150 51 135 154 73 134 168 $154,489 $264,572 $137,755 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 2007 Cocaine 3% Marijuana 27% Paraphernalia 56% Heroin 0% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 Methamphetamine 13% Other Drugs 1% 31 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Gila County Drug Prosecution and Asset Forfeiture Program Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $57,000 11,439 28,402 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 Narcotics 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 3,201 drug cases. This resulted in 2,272 felony and 494 misdemeanor convictions. Of those convicted, 352 were sent to prison, 758 spent time in jail, and 1,589 were placed on probation. The project has achieved the successful forfeiture of $77,531 in drug violators’ assets. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2005 175 FY2006 192 FY2007 170 141 19 0 116 54 0 126 37 0 33 55 72 23 36 92 37 51 61 $61,165 $34,199 $18,954 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 2007 Marijuana 24% Paraphernalia 55% Methamphetamine 15% Cocaine 0% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 Heroin 0% Other Drugs 6% 32 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities La Paz County Drug Task Force Prosecutor Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $68,000 13,647 33,883 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 3,040 drug cases, resulting in 1,001 felony and 1,364 misdemeanor convictions. Of those convicted, 253 were sent to prison, 557 spent time in jail, and 713 were placed on probation. The project has achieved a successful forfeiture of $2,634,365 in drug violators' assets. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2005 231 FY2006 316 FY2007 176 93 136 0 119 108 3 58 50 0 11 32 133 11 69 100 7 19 39 $166,633 $0 $27,000 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 2007 Cocaine 1% Other Drugs 3% Methamphetamine 34% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 Paraphernalia 18% Marijuana 43% Heroin 1% 33 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Maricopa Attorney’s Drug, Gang & Violent Crime Program Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $1,535,000 308,060 764,851 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-hours, 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. 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 147,544 drug cases since July 1991, which resulted in 94,295 felony convictions and 19,229 misdemeanor convictions. Of those drug law violators convicted, 21,562 were sent to prison, 20,120 received some jail time and 62,836 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 238 first-time felony offenders in lieu of prosecution in FY 2007. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2005 10,658 FY2006 16,976 FY2007 17,029 6,860 2,250 27 11,058 3,689 3 10,694 3,850 4 1,920 1,614 5,536 3,413 1,902 9,389 3,495 1,938 9,084 $4,354,626 $6,076,958 $10,010,739 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 2007 Paraphernalia 12% Cocaine 13% Other Drugs 16% Methamphetamine 21% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 Marijuana 36% Heroin 2% 34 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $200,000 40,138 99,655 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 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 13,172 cases, resulting in 4,706 felony and 4,706 misdemeanor convictions. Of the drug law violators convicted, 1,480 were sent to prison, 4,335 spent time in jail and 4,009 were placed on probation. The project also obtained the forfeiture of $3,809,730 in seized assets. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2005 1,298 FY2006 1,074 FY2007 1,593 279 713 25 230 574 14 437 790 43 79 421 500 118 250 441 151 667 441 $267,771 $119,799 $94,178 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 2007 Cocaine 1% Methamphetamine 15% Paraphernalia 64% Heroin 0% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 Marijuana 18% Other Drugs 2% 35 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Navajo County Violent and Major Prosecution Enhancement Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $106,400 21,353 53,017 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 7,288 drug cases, resulting in 4,890 felony and 1,368 misdemeanor convictions. Of those convicted, 779 were sent to prison, 2,874 spent time in jail and 2,059 were placed on probation. The unit also achieved the forfeiture of $1,265,710 in drug law violators' assets. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2005 585 FY2006 758 FY2007 597 412 63 0 610 90 0 470 87 0 80 168 191 106 327 209 71 281 191 $18,828 $17,126 $472,579 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 2007 Other Drugs 4% Methamphetamine 33% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 Paraphernalia 8% Heroin 0% Cocaine 7% Marijuana 48% 36 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $68,000 13,647 33,883 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 6,643 drug cases, resulting in 3,108 felony and 969 misdemeanor convictions. Of those convicted, 1,045 were sent to prison, 1,768 spent time in jail and 2,544 were placed on probation. The unit also achieved the successful forfeiture of $6,642,612 in drug law violators' assets. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2005 764 FY2006 898 FY2007 612 634 98 0 727 134 0 477 121 0 132 150 376 187 230 309 149 118 219 $162,762 $228,701 $3,208,349 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 2007 Paraphernalia 33% Cocaine 6% Marijuana 17% Heroin 0% Other Drugs 2% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 Methamphetamine 42% 37 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Pima County Drug Prosecution Project Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $558,000 111,985 278,037 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 20,198 cases, which resulted in 16,271 felony and 491 misdemeanor convictions. Of those convicted, 4,632 convicted drug law violators were sent to prison, 2,579 received jail time and 9,008 have been placed on probation since July 1991. The unit also obtained the forfeiture of $55,111,540 in seized drug law violators' assets. FY2005 1,409 FY2006 1,764 FY2007 1,856 1,253 6 0 1,602 27 0 1,610 88 0 219 200 656 301 223 1,093 459 173 1,049 $5,141,954 $2,522,000 $4,937,889 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. Percent of Conviction by Drug Type FY 2007 Paraphernalia 7% Other Drugs 10% Cocaine 41% Methamphetamine 28% Heroin 2% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 Marijuana 12% 38 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Pinal County Drug Prosecution Unit Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $174,400 35,000 86,899 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. This is one of the Arizona counties federally designated as part of the Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). 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 5,363 drug cases, which resulted in 4,478 felony and 203 misdemeanor convictions since July 1991. Of those convicted, 1,340 were sent to prison, 1,680 received jail time and 1,625 were placed on probation in Pinal County. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2005 460 FY2006 522 FY2007 502 381 7 0 486 1 0 459 1 0 100 171 117 141 184 162 152 199 109 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 2007 Cocaine 5% Marijuana 21% Paraphernalia 50% Heroin 0% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 Methamphetamine 19% Other Drugs 5% 39 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Santa Cruz County Drug Prosecution Program Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $43,500 8,730 21,675 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 3,119 drug cases, which resulted in 1,271 felony and 921 misdemeanor convictions since July 1992. Of those convicted, 283 were sent to prison, 860 received jail time and 870 were placed on probation in Santa Cruz County. The unit also achieved the successful forfeiture of drug law violators' assets valued at $2,457,198. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2005 233 FY2006 281 FY2007 264 67 68 50 111 63 54 90 90 28 16 66 54 29 77 78 27 63 44 $266,321 $276,310 $372,194 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 2007 Other Drugs 3% Methamphetamine 3% Heroin 1% Paraphernalia 41% Cocaine 5% Marijuana 47% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 40 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Tucson City Attorney’s Drug Enforcement Project Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $310,400 62,294 154,664 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 51,317 drug cases, which resulted in 32,749 misdemeanor convictions since July 1991, with 16,173 convicted drug law violators sentenced to jail and 11,678 to probation. The unit also achieved the successful forfeiture of drug law violators' assets valued at $3,344,302. During FY2007, 1,070 offenders were diverted to treatment in lieu of prosecution. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2005 4,607 FY2006 4,976 FY2007 5,115 0 3,072 0 0 2,937 0 0 2,569 0 175 1,182 839 188 1,897 557 1 1,966 436 $119,368 $115,831 $61,960 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 2007 Paraphernalia 94% Methamphetamine 0% Heroin 0% Cocaine 0% Other Drugs 1% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 Marijuana 5% 41 Prosecution (multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency) Task Force Activities Yuma County Drug, Gang and Violence Prosecution Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $317,700 63,759 158,302 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. Yuma County is 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. 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: Since July 1991, the unit has concluded 10,908 cases, resulting in 7,154 felony and 2,442 misdemeanor convictions. Of these 2,016 convicted drug law violators were sent to prison, 1,565 received jail time and 5,622 were placed on probation. The unit achieved the forfeiture of $2,497,124 in drug law violators' assets. During FY2007, 10 drug offenders were sent to treatment in lieu of prosecution. NUMBER OF CASES CONCLUDED Total FY2005 762 FY2006 898 FY2007 1,595 480 46 128 392 125 286 436 629 254 146 91 367 142 91 440 174 95 952 $44,730 $76,534 $236,966 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 2007 Paraphernalia 62% Cocaine 1% Other Drugs 0% Methamphetamine 7% Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 Heroin 1% Marijuana 29% 42 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities FY 2007 Crime Lab Support For Drug and Gang Enforcement $490,200 Phoenix Police Department Enhanced Drug Forensics 29,570 Tucson Police Department Enhanced Drug Forensics 48,600 TOTAL Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 $568,370 43 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities Crime Lab Support For Drug and Gang Enforcement Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $490,200 98,378 244,255 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 2007, the Department of Public Safety Crime Lab received 11,672 evidence samples for analysis, an average of 973 drug samples per month. The crime laboratory conducted 31,332 analyses, an average of 2,611 analyses per month, a slight increase over FY 06 (2,377). The results of the analyses also indicate that marijuana is still the illicit drug of choice in Arizona. NUMBER OF SAMPLES SUBMITTED FY2005 12,437 FY2006 13,260 FY2007 11,672 2,637 13,688 12,526 2,458 13,519 12,551 2,771 14,792 5,393 8,376 NUMBER OF ANALYSES BY DRUG Cocaine Cannabis (Marijuana) Other Controlled Substance Methamphetamine Number of Samples Drug Analysis FY 2005 - FY 2007 16000 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 FY 2005 Cocaine Marijuana FY 2006 Other Controlled Substance FY 2007 Methampheatamine Methamphetamine data prior to FY 2007 was included in Other Controlled Substance. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 44 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities Phoenix Police Department Enhanced Drug Forensics Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $29,570 5,934 14,734 Project Description: This program is administered by the Phoenix Police Department. The crime laboratory project provides one criminalist to process drug-related forensic tests and examinations for Phoenix narcotics officers assigned to the Commercial Narcotics Interdiction Unit. Objective: To provide the Commercial Narcotics Interdiction Unit with timely, quality scientific support required for effective court adjudication of drug related cases. Project Activity: The Phoenix Police Department Laboratory received 3,285 samples, an average of more than 273 drug samples per month for analysis. The laboratory conducted 10,493 analyses, an average of 274 analyses per month. Results of the analysis indicate that cocaine is the substance analyzed most frequently while marijuana is a close second in the Phoenix metropolitan area. FY2005 4,696 NUMBER OF SAMPLES SUBMITTED *FY2006 FY2007 3,285 NUMBER OF ANALYSES BY DRUG Cocaine Cannabis (Marijuana) Other Controlled Substance Methamphetamine 4,591 3,305 6,882 3,330 3,065 1,492 2,606 *Project was not funded in FY2006. Number of Samples Drug Analysis FY 2005 - FY 2007 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 FY 2005 Cocaine Marijuana FY 2006 Other Controlled Substance FY 2007 Methamphetamine Methamphetamine data prior to FY 2007 was included in Other Controlled Substance. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 45 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Activities Tucson Police Department Enhanced Drug Forensics Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $48,600 9,754 24,216 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 narcotics officers assigned to the Counter Narcotics Alliance (CNA). 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 802 samples, an average of more than 66 drug samples per month for analysis. The laboratory conducted 949 analyses, an average of 79 analyses per month. Results of the analysis indicate that cocaine is the most common substance analyzed, followed by marijuana in the Tucson metropolitan area. NUMBER OF SAMPLES SUBMITTED FY2005 983 FY2006 830 FY 2007 802 254 293 295 275 320 391 172 349 260 194 146 NUMBER OF ANALYSES BY DRUG Cocaine Cannabis (Marijuana) Other Controlled Substance Methamphetamine Number of Samples Drug Analysis FY 2005 - FY 2007 400 300 200 100 0 FY 2005 Cocaine Marijuana FY 2006 Other Controlled Substance FY 2007 Methamphetamine Methamphetamine data prior to FY 2006 was included in Other Controlled Substance. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 46 Court Adjudication Activities Court Adjudication Activities FY 2007 Administrative Office of the Court $17,737 Apache County Probation 23,426 Cochise County Probation 47,444 Coconino County Superior Court 51,707 Gila County Superior Court 30,000 Graham County Probation 18,835 Greenlee County Probation 7,882 La Paz County Probation 17,962 Maricopa County Superior Court 167,249 Maricopa County Superior Court – Clerk of Court 256,698 Maricopa County Probation 501,969 Maricopa County Public Defender 442,316 Mohave County Superior Court 70,444 Navajo County Superior Court 43,609 Pima County Superior Court 295,679 Pinal County Superior Court/Probation 81,498 Santa Cruz County Probation 17,226 Yavapai County Probation 88,302 Yuma County Probation 58,622 TOTAL Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 $2,238,605 47 Court Adjudication Activities Arizona Supreme Court Anti-Drug Adjudication Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $2,238,605 449,266 1,115,440 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 seven 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 Office in Maricopa County. 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 19 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. Drug Test Performed FY 2005 - FY 2007 10,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 Pre-Sentence Reports FY 2005 - FY 2007 155,849 103,952 7,281 7,201 6,000 80,302 49,127 8,096 8,000 4,000 53,032 50,000 1,833 2,129 1,367 2,000 5,556 - FY 05 FY 06 Non Grant Funded FY 07 FY 05 FY 06 Non Grant Funded Grant Funded FY 07 Grant Funded Data Source: AOC Probation Services in Apache, Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Maricopa, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yavapai and Yuma Counties. Drug Cases Filed FY 2005 - FY 2007 29,395 30,157 27,860 Number of Cases 31,000 30,000 29,000 28,000 27,000 26,000 Days to Dispositon for Drug Cases FY 2005 - FY 2007 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 FY 05 FY 05 FY 06 FY 06 FY 07 FY 07 1-90 Days 91-180 Days 181-270 Days 271-360 Days 361 + Days Data Source: AOC Court Case Processing Adjudication in Coconino, Gila, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pima and Pinal Counties. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 48 Detention Activities Detention Activities FY 2007 Coconino County Drug Detention Officer Program $28,500 TOTAL $28,500 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 49 Detention Activities Coconino County Drug Detention Officer Program Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds of: Includes State Enhancement Funds of: $28,500 5,710 14,200 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 2007 50 Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities FY 2007 Arizona Department of Public Safety Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office TOTAL Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 $146,667 40,987 $187,654 51 Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities Arizona Department of Public Safety Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds: $146,667 36,666 Project Description: This project supports the continued enhancements of the Arizona Disposition Reporting System (ADRS). The ADRS is a web-based interface between Arizona law enforcement agencies and the Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) central state repository, also called the Arizona Computerized Criminal History (ACCH). In addition, upgrades to the system that capture and include data received from the Arrest Capture Data Collection (ACDC) system developed at Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office will also be completed. Objective: The Department of Public Safety (DPS) will provide project management, including development and testing, for the Arizona Disposition Reporting System (ADRS). In addition, they will develop certification criteria for court personnel who enter information into this web-based system. Project Activity: The initial implementation, design, operational enhancement and coordinated testing with multiple agencies have been completed. Web focus reports that track agency-specific transaction activity between the ADRS and the ACCH has been developed. Pilot agencies have been trained on the ADRS web-based interface. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 52 Criminal Justice Records Improvement Activities Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Source and amount of monies received: FY 2007 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account Funds: Includes Local Cash Matching Funds: $40,987 10,247 Project Description: The Arrest Capture Data Collection (ACDC) system is developed for law enforcement agencies within Maricopa County that interface with the Jail Pre-Booking System. This system originally written in an antiquated computer language was re-written. The system reduces the time a law enforcement officer must spend at the jail to book a suspect by enabling the officer to enter data into the system prior to arrival at the jail. Wireless capability was tested and implemented. The system also interfaces with Livescan fingerprint units and the Jail Management System (JMS). All information is then transmitted to the Arizona Computerized Criminal History (ACCH). Objective: Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office will re-write and consolidate the ACDC with the Jail-Pre-Booking System, and provide enhancements for wireless pre-booking while in patrol vehicles. Project Activity: Computer processes have been re-written and consolidated with the ACDC into the existing JailPre-Booking System. The consolidation, coding and testing has been completed. Computer hardware for wireless assessment has been purchased and security has been updated for participating ACDC law enforcement agencies. Continued testing is taking place using Message Query (MQ) protocol for information exchanges between the ACDC and the Police Automated Computer Entry (PACE) system. The benefits identified by the consolidation of these systems include the creation of a simplified system environment, reducing time and error potential, reduction of training costs, system constancy. Additionally, this also leveraged the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office technical staff that supports the Jail Pre-Booking System. Fifteen of the 18 municipal law enforcement agencies in Maricopa County that use the Maricopa County Jail facility to book arrestees enter booking data at their local facility prior to transport to the jail facility. This relieves the Maricopa County Jail staff from having to manually enter more than 125,000 bookings in the JMS annually. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 53 Making a Difference in Arizona Phoenix Commercial Narcotics Interdiction Program Based in Phoenix, Arizona, the Commercial Narcotics Interdiction Program is a multijurisdictional, multi-agency unit of federal, state and local officers organized to identify, arrest, and prosecute drug traffickers using commercial transportation and air freight/parcel companies to transport drugs and money for drug purchases. The Commercial Narcotics Interdiction Program is administered by the Phoenix Police Department and includes participants from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. An international component includes U.S. Customs agents. Marijuana sealed in cans. Funded in large part through federal Byrne/Justice Assistance Grants, the task force uses a variety of methods to carry out its mission and fulfill its interdiction responsibilities. The investigations are intelligence-driven, and the task force frequently relies on industry insiders to provide tips regarding suspicious activity, such as suspicious ticket purchase and travel arrangements, unusual shipping and packaging on transported items, and other suspicious activity. Task force members also watch highway transporters for suspicious activity and work with trained K-9 detectors at all levels of interdiction. Three pounds of methamphetamine discovered in teddy bears. The task force’s mission is to disrupt or dismantle criminal organizations that utilize commercial businesses such as airlines, buses, parcel, freight and shipping companies to facilitate their illegal activities. To accomplish this mission, task force members arrest and prosecute individuals transporting illegal drugs through commercial transportation, seize illegal drugs being transported, and seize cash and other financial assets related to illicit drug trafficking. Cash suspected of being used for a drug buy in Arizona was concealed in sealed pages of a travel magazine. A total of $65,000 was seized within the pages of these magazines in June, 2007. The task force also gathers intelligence and submits the information to the federal El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) and the Arizona Counter Terrorism Intelligence Center (ACTIC). Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 Project Accomplishments Since its inception in 1988 through FY05, the task force seized more than 600 pounds of cocaine, nearly 70,000 pounds of marijuana, more than 100 cannabis plants, 16 pounds of heroin, more than 240 pounds 54 Making a Difference in Arizona of methamphetamine and more than one million dosage units of other drugs. The unit seized assets with an estimated value totaling more than $34 million, most in cash. Of the unit's total of 2,522 arrests, 2,032 (81 percent) were for sales/trafficking offenses. During CY2006, the efforts of the Commercial Interdiction Unit led to the arrests of 158 suspects and the filing of 275 criminal charges. The majority of these arrests were for drug trafficking and/or distribution-related charges. The unit was involved in the seizure of more than 4627 pounds of marijuana, 4.1 kilos of cocaine, 2.7 kilo's of methamphetamine, seven guns, seven vehicles, and more than $2.7 million in cash. This productivity indicates an increase in the level of illegal activity where commercial carriers are being used in and through Maricopa County, even though security has been heightened throughout the nation. Santa Cruz County Metro Task Force On and Under the Border Administration, to address drug trafficking problems in Nogales and Santa Cruz County. This has been designated a Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. Funded in part through the federal Byrne/Justice Assistance Grants program, the task force’s mission is to reduce the illegal importation and transportation of illicit drugs and narcotics by identifying, arresting, and seizing illicit drugs and traffickers assets. Project Activity 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 nearly 400,000 pounds of marijuana, along with drug law violators' assets with an estimated value of more than $11 million. In FY06 alone, the task force was responsible for more than 400 arrests for trafficking and possession of narcotics. Arizona and Mexico share a 370-mile border, much of which is sparsely populated, open desert, making it difficult for agencies charged with monitoring border activity. This also proves attractive for illicit drug smuggling operations. The Santa Cruz County Multi-agency Enforcement Against Trafficking and Racketeering Offenses (METRO) Task Force is a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force strategically based in Nogales, Arizona, which is home to the state’s busiest port-ofentry with Mexico. Based out of the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, task force participants include 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, U.S. Border Patrol, and U.S. Forest Service. The task force is organized to work closely with federal agencies, particularly the Drug Enforcement Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 It is common for agents to seize hundreds of pounds of marijuana and/or cocaine when raiding border tunnels. 55 Making a Difference in Arizona persons using them. Many of these tunnels tie into existing drainage systems and quickly flood. Border Patrol agents and city firefighters rescued seven people from a flooded tunnel in August 2007; another person drowned. Commercial Interdiction Unit Uses Program Income to Purchase K-9 SUV Police Cruisers Equipped With Heat Sensor Safety Tunnel sites that have been sealed by the Santa Cruz County METRO Task Force. Shutting Down the Tunnels But the numbers only tell part of the story. Nogales also is the site of secret underground cross-border tunnels used to smuggle illegal narcotic and human cargo. The DEA reports that at least 27 such tunnels have been discovered in Nogales between 1990 and 2007. Tunnels are located leading into rental homes or businesses on both sides of the border. These tunnels are hand-dug, and dirt that is removed is usually placed into burlap bags and stored within the premises, using space in closets, bathrooms, bedrooms or even in the backyards. Drug seizures from these tunnels usually include hundreds of pounds of marijuana or cocaine. In June 2007, the Phoenix Police Department put in a request to use Byrne/JAG generated program income funds for three K-9 SUV police cruisers equipped with heat sensor safety devices for the Commercial Interdiction K-9 Unit funded by Byrne/JAG. The police department made the case for the cruisers after one of its narcotics K-9s, Top, died of heat exhaustion after air conditioning failed in a converted unit. The death of the dog led Phoenix Police Department to review all of its units and planned for the replacement of vehicles not specifically equipped with heat notification equipment. This is particularly important as temperatures in Phoenix hover at 100 to 110 degrees F between June and September, and the temperature inside a vehicle in the summer sun can increase another 50 degrees F in less than one hour. Aside from the illegal activity precipitated through the use of these tunnels, the tunnels often present physical danger to the The request for use of program income funds was approved by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, and Phoenix Police Department purchased three SUVs and installed a three-phase heat sensor/alarm in each of the vehicles. This equipment constantly monitors the temperature in two different parts of the interior of the vehicle. The first safety phase is paging the K-9 handler if the interior temperature rises to a preset level. The K-9 handlers also carry a system pager that monitors both temperature settings and pages the K-9 handler if the car gets hot. The second phase is an additional fan installed in the K9 compartment that turns on and the vent windows automatically open. The third phase is an audible alarm that starts sounding and all of the windows roll down. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 56 One of the less sophisticated – but highly functionaltunnels discovered in Nogales. Making a Difference in Arizona There have been no heat related deaths with this system. The funding will protect the Commercial Interdiction Unit’s investment in its K-9 narcotics dogs. These successful projects are possible because of federal funding that has been provided under the Byrne/Justice Assistance Grants Program Award Nos. 2005-DJ-BX-0455 and 2006-DJ-BX0075. Radar, Ty and Bella showing off their new SUVs. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 57 Ripped from the headlines Ripped from the Headlines Tucson is making progress against meth, though drug hurdles remain, summit hears Arizona Daily Star – 12/20/2006 PIMA COUNTY – The Tucson community has made progress in reducing the availability of methamphetamine and the crime that comes with it, authorities said Tuesday, but challenges remain in battling drug abuse, including an increase in heroin use. Tucson Police Department Capt. David Neri, head of the interagency Counter Narcotics Alliance, said there have been a 45 percent reduction in meth availability and a 30 percent reduction in meth-related crime. Chief Richard Miranda said the Police Department’s success in cracking down on meth abuse also came after the Tucson City County passed ordinances that regulate the sale of products containing pseudoephedrine, which is found in cold medicine and can be used to manufacture meth. Full article available at www.azstarnet.com. 68 pounds of meth seized in traffic stop Arizona Daily Star – 01/31/2007 PIMA COUNTY – A man was arrested Monday after an officer conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 10 near Marana found 68 pounds of methamphetamine manufactured in Mexico in a pickup truck the man was driving, an official said. Joshio A. Amarillas, 18, was arrested on suspicion of violating federal narcotic charges. Detectives from the Counter Narcotics Alliance arrived and found 68 one-pound bags in a four-inch compartment lining the entire Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 truck bed, Morlock said. An investigation determined that the methamphetamine was headed for the Phoenix metropolitan area where it would likely have gone to a stash house before being redistributed. Some of the drugs may have ended up in Tucson, Morlock said. “We have identified this as being part of a major methamphetamine ring based in Mexico and we, along with the DEA, are investigating,” Morlock said. Full article available at www.azstarnet.com. Up to 3.5 tons of pot is seized from truck, business; 4 arrested Arizona Daily Star – 02/09/2007 PIMA COUNTY – Investigators from the Counter Narcotics Alliance seized as much as 7,000 pounds of marijuana south of downtown Thursday morning and arrested four people on drug charges, officials said. Members of the multi-agency Counter Narcotics Alliance raided Bering-Belt & Chain Inc., 430 W. 22nd St., at about 8:30 a.m. and seized an estimated 5,000 pounds of marijuana, said Lt. Kelly J. Lane of the Tucson Police Department. Earlier that day, around 6 a.m., police officers pulled over a black pickup truck with Sonoran license plates because the white trailer it was pulling had no lights, Lane said. The truck’s driver and passenger appeared nervous, Lane said. Officers said they found a firearm with its safety off and a magazine loaded with 40 rounds, along with marijuana debris on the floor of the truck. When the officers searched the trailer, they found between 1,000 and 2,000 pounds of marijuana, Lane said. 59 Ripped from the headlines The business appeared to be a marijuanadistribution point, and the drugs probably wouldn’t have stayed there long before being moved again, Lane said. Full article available at www.azstarnet.com. Seizures show smuggling increase in heroin The Nogales International – 12/15/2006 SANTA CRUZ COUNTY - Seizures by the Santa Cruz County Metro Task Force have shown an increase in heroin smuggling. Up to the end of October, Lt. Gerardo Castillo, Metro Task Force commander, said the agency had seized approximately 40,000 pounds of marijuana, 78 pounds of methamphetamine, 190 pounds of cocaine and 20 pounds of heroin. The pot, meth and cocaine seizures remained relatively stable compared to the same period last year when the task force seized 37,800 pounds of marijuana, 84 pounds of meth, 199 pounds of coke and two pounds of heroin. Santa Cruz County Metro Task Force, along with Border Patrol agents, made the discovery around 10 a.m. when they got information that an operational drug tunnel could be found in the 400 block of West International Street, said Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada. The tunnel stretched about 40 feet from the border, Estrada said. There were two openings, one in Nogales, Ariz., which came 10 feet past a sidewalk into a driveway near a home, and the other in Nogales, Sonora, he said. Full article available at: www.azstarnet.com U.S. uncovers crossborder drug tunnel in Arizona Reuters – 06/29/2007 NOGALES, ARIZONA – U.S. authorities have discovered a cramped but sophisticated drug smuggling tunnel linking Nogales, Arizona, with its Mexican sister city, Nogales, Sonora, officials said on Friday. Castillo said that the difference in the amount of heroin seized may indicate that demand is increasing, but added that he is unsure it is making a “comeback.” In coordinated raids on Thursday, U.S. drug and customs agents moved in on an Arizona home at one end of the tunnel while Sonora state police arrested five people at an apartment on the other side, said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a statement. He said the bulk of drugs seized are meant to pass through the area and to be delivered elsewhere “For users in this county, marijuana, I would say, is the drug of choice followed by cocaine.” Agents discovered the tunnel’s entrance in the house’s utility room beneath sheets of plywood and weighted down with dirt filled bags. Full article available at www.nogalesinternational.com. Two men arrested in connection with Nogales drug tunnel Arizona Daily Starr – 01/11/2006 SANTA CRUZ COUNTY – A 40-foot-long border drug tunnel was discovered in Nogales. Ariz., on Monday morning and two men were arrested when they were caught removing 300 pounds of marijuana from the tunnel, authorities said. The shaft of the tunnel was reinforced with wood supports and sand bags. It had lighting but no ventilation system. “Because of the (small) size of the passageway, it wouldn’t have been very practical to smuggle people. We think they intended to use it to smuggle narcotics,” said ICE spokeswoman Virginia Kice. The tunnel snakes around for 200 yards, but the distance between the homes was just 100 yards. Police have discovered more than 40 tunnels connecting towns in Mexico and the United States since the September 11, 2001, attacks. Full article available at: www.reuters.com Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 60 Ripped from the headlines Tombstone man charged with having pre-teens sell cocaine Associated Press – 2/20/2007 SIERRA VISTA, ARIZONA – A 20-year-old Tombstone man was charged with felony drug charges for providing cocaine mixed with powdered soft-drink mix to two 12-year-old boys. When questioned why he mixed it with soft-drink mix he replied that it was to improve the flavor. One of the boy’s mother found him with the drugs and reported it to the Marshal’s Office, a member of the Cochise County Border Alliance Group Task Force. Full article available at: www.fox11az.com Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 61 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: No activities were funded in FY 2007 because of limited resources. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 62 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; resource center fund A. A drug and gang enforcement account is established within the criminal justice enhancement fund consisting of monies appropriated to the account by the legislature and any other monies available from other sources, public or private, to be used for the purpose of enhancing efforts to deter, investigate, prosecute, adjudicate and punish drug offenders and members of criminal street gangs as defined in section 13-105. B. The Arizona criminal justice commission shall distribute monies from the drug and gang enforcement account in the following manner: 1. Up to fifty per cent to fund law enforcement agencies approved by the commission to enhance both: (a) The investigation of drug and gang offenses and related criminal activity. (b) Drug and gang education and prevention programs. 2. Up to fifty per cent to fund programs and agencies approved by the commission to enhance the state, county, city or town prosecution of drug and gang offenses and related criminal activity. 3. Up to 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. 4. Up to thirty per cent to fund programs by county sheriffs and the state department of corrections, as approved by the commission, to enhance drug offender treatment programs and the jail operations and facilities available to detain and incarcerate drug offenders and members of criminal street gangs as defined in section 13-105. 5. Up to thirty per cent to fund programs and agencies, as approved by the commission, to enhance the integration of criminal justice records relating to drug and gang offenders and their related criminal activity. C. 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 that receives monies allocated from this account shall not include such monies as part of its continuation budget base for the purpose of requesting appropriations for the following fiscal year. 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. Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 63 Statutory References 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 12-116.01 and monies available from any other source. The state treasurer shall administer the fund. B. On or before November 1 of each year, each department, agency or office that receives monies pursuant to this section shall provide to the Arizona criminal justice commission a report for the preceding fiscal year. The report shall be in a form prescribed by the Arizona criminal justice commission and shall be reviewed by the director of the joint legislative budget committee. The report shall set forth the sources of all monies and all expenditures. The report shall not include any identifying information about specific investigations. C. On or before December 1 of each year, the Arizona criminal justice commission shall compile all reports into a single comprehensive report and shall submit a copy of the comprehensive report to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the director of the joint legislative budget committee. D. On the first day of each month, the state treasurer shall distribute or deposit: 1. 6.46 per cent in the Arizona automated fingerprint identification system fund established by 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 411830.03. 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. 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 12143, subsection A, the salary of superior court judges pro tempore who are appointed for the purposes Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement 2007 64 Statutory References 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 eightyfive 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 2007 65