Arizona Criminal Justice
Commission
Methamphetamine Interdiction
Summary Report
3rd Quarter FY 2008 Summary Report
On Projects funded by HB 2554
January 1, 2008 to March 31, 2008

The face of methamphetamine

ARIZONA CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION

Vice Chairperson
RALPH OGDEN
Yuma County Sheriff

Chairperson
VACANT

KELLY ANDERSON, Mayor
City of Maricopa

JOHN ARMER
Gila County Sheriff

DUANE BELCHER, Chairperson
Board of Executive Clemency

JOSEPH ARPAIO
Maricopa County Sheriff

DAVID K. BYERS, Director
Administrative Office of the Courts

CLARENCE DUPNIK
Pima County Sheriff

TERRY GODDARD
Attorney General

DANIEL 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

ANDREW P. THOMAS
Maricopa County Attorney

ROGER VANDERPOOL, Director
Department of Public Safety

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

Arizona Criminal Justice Commission

Methamphetamine Interdiction Report
January 1 to March 31, 2008

Quarterly Summary Report
January 1, 2008 – March 31, 2008
House Bill 2554 appropriated $3 million from the state general fund in fiscal year
2007 to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) for distribution to each
county board of supervisors for “…increased methamphetamine interdiction
efforts including investigation, training, prosecution, abuse treatment, or
education programs.”
By statute, each county that receives HB 2554 funds is required to submit
quarterly reports to ACJC regarding the use and effectiveness of its award. The
quarterly reporting forms provided to all counties requested information on the
type of program(s) being developed, a description of the performance measures
being used to document the effectiveness of these funds, and the activity of
each funded program.
This report provides a brief summary of activity for the third quarter of fiscal year
2008, the seventh quarter of the two-year Methamphetamine Interdiction Fund
project. It provides a summary of the reports submitted by each county. This
report fulfills the statutory obligation for ACJC to provide a quarterly summary of
the reports to the governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the
House, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
These funds were distributed in FY 2007 in four quarterly allotments. Table 1
describes the distribution of HB 2554 funds by County.
TABLE 1: HB 2554 FUNDING BY COUNTY
County
Apache
Cochise
Coconino
Gila
Graham
Greenlee
La Paz
Maricopa
Mohave
Navajo
Pima
Pinal
Santa Cruz
Yavapai
Yuma
Total

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Total Allocation

Base

Population

$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$750,000

$30,445
$51,641
$51,011
$22,513
$14,686
$3,748
$8,646
$1,347,268
$67,988
$42,745
$370,018
$78,818
$16,832
$73,463
$70,178
$2,250,000

$80,445
$101,641
$101,011
$72,513
$64,686
$53,748
$58,646
$1,397,268
$117,988
$92,745
$420,018
$128,818
$66,832
$123,463
$120,178
$3,000,000

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Methamphetamine Interdiction Report
January 1 to March 31, 2008

Table 2 shows the expenditures of HB 2554 as of March 31, 2008 by county and program.
TABLE 2: HB 2554 Expenditures by County and Program
County

Program

Apache
Cochise
Coconino

Gila
Graham
Greenlee
La Paz

Maricopa
Mohave
Navajo

Pima

Pinal
Santa Cruz

Yavapai
Yuma
Arizona

Meth Education
ACCENT Task Force
AZ Meth Project
METRO Task Force
In Custody Treatment
DUI/Drug Court
W Navajo Meth Task Force
AZ Meth Project
AZ Meth Project
School Resource Officer
School Radio
AMPEC
AZ Meth Project
AZ Meth Project
AZ Meth Project
Education/Drug Free America
MCAT Prosecution
Drug Court-Treatment
MCAT Task Force
AZ Meth Project
COPE Community Svs Media
COPE Community Svs Education
PAXIS Institute
Operation: Flowing Wells Safer
Not Allocated
AZ Meth Project
Education/Prevention Initiative
Training Initiative
Media Initiative
Law Enforcement Initiative
DOT Project
AZ Meth Project

Total
Allocation
30,000
50,445
101,641
7,923
31,690
55,458
5,941
72,513
64,686
53,748
22,780
18,275
17,591
1,397,268
117,988
8,500
32,123
10,000
32,123
10,000
50,000
15,000
255,000
50,000
50,018
128,818
16,340
17,112
17,440
15,940
123,463
120,178
3,000,000

Salaries &
Fringe
0.00
0.00
0.00
945.62
0.00
19,755.31
0.00
0.00
0.00
53,748.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
189,230.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2,553.20
2,243.53
1,452.29
2,956.45
50,498.06
0.00
323,382.46

Over-time
0.00
14,020.83
0.00
502.36
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
14,729.17
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
38,575.77
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
67,828.13

Consult &
Contract
0.00
0.00
101,641.00
0.00
5,928.68
30,000.00
700.00
72,513.00
64,686.00
0.00
6,240.02
0.00
17,591.00
1,397,268.00
117,988.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
10,000.00
50,000.00
2,850.00
32,500.00
0.00
0.00
128,818.00
3,547.38
1,188.40
1,338.36
2,163.62
36,015.00
120,178.00
2,203,154.46

Travel
0.00
0.00
0.00
455.00
0.00
0.00
382.70
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1,321.79
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
5,441.32
0.00
0.00
627.78
0.00
8,228.59

Highlighted programs completed HB 2554 funded activity during or prior to the third quarter FY2008.

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Operating
Expenses
4,483.48
0.00
0.00
6,019.52
1,076.00
0.00
4,001.06
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
15,426.84
0.00
0.00
0.00
8,500.00
0.00
650.00
16,999.94
0.00
0.00
4,297.25
31,082.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
5,853.96
2,169.28
7,348.22
2,131.35
601.61
0.00
110,640.51

Equip
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1,571.64
5,000.00
0.00
2,299.43
0.00
8,871.07

Total
Spent
4,483.48
14,020.83
101,641.00
7,922.50
7,004.68
49,755.31
5,083.76
72,513.00
64,686.00
53,748.00
6,240.02
15,426.84
17,591.00
1,397,268.00
117,988.00
8,500.00
0.00
1,971.79
31,729.11
10,000.00
50,000.00
7,147.25
252,812.00
38,575.77
0.00
128,818.00
11,954.54
12,614.17
15,138.87
7,251.42
90,041.88
120,178.00
2,722,105.22

Obligated
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
16,539.98
2,848.16
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2,188.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
21,576.14

Balance
3/31/2008
25,516.52
36,424.17
0.00
0.00
24,685.32
5,702.19
857.24
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
32,122.50
8,028.21
393.39
0.00
0.00
7,852.75
0.00
11,424.23
50,018.00
0.00
4,385.46
4,497.83
2,301.13
8,688.58
33,421.12
0.00
256,318.64

Arizona Criminal Justice Commission

Methamphetamine Interdiction Report
January 1 to March 31, 2008

Summary of Third Quarter FY 2008
Methamphetamine Interdiction (HB 2554) Fund Activities
Seven counties approved the use of their total methamphetamine interdiction
fund allotment to support the Arizona Meth Project, a prevention-focused
program whose goal is to reduce first-time methamphetamine use among
Arizona youth by combining advertising with community-based programs. Two
additional counties approved the use of a portion of their methamphetamine
interdiction funds to support this project. A tenth county, Greenlee, is using its
methamphetamine interdiction funds to support a school resource officer but has
received additional financial support from a local corporation that has allowed
Greenlee County to participate in the project. Maricopa County is serving as
project manager for the Arizona Meth Project. As of December 2007, the Arizona
Meth Project expended all HB 2554 funds allotted for FY 2008. In an effort to
continue methamphetamine prevention efforts, the project is soliciting private
and public funds to continue as a private/public partnership.
La Paz County is using a portion of its funding for the Arizona Meth Project and
spending the remainder on school-based prevention programs and radio
programming directed toward methamphetamine prevention. Navajo County is
also using a portion of their funding for the Arizona Meth Project and is using the
remainder for drug interdiction, drug prosecution, and drug court activities, and
to join the Arizona Chapter of Partnership for a Drug-Free America. Santa Cruz
County is using its funds to expand the Weed and Seed program and enhance
current efforts in the county in the areas of media, prevention, enforcement, and
training.
Apache County is using funding for drug interdiction, prevention, and education
efforts. Coconino County is using funds for two drug task forces, an in-custody
treatment program for methamphetamine abusers, and DUI/drug court
expenses. Pima County is funding a media campaign, a community education
program, a school prevention project, and an anti-meth police initiative called
Operation Flowing Wells Safer. Yavapai County is using funds for a drug
diversion program that matches methamphetamine users with appropriate local
treatment options.
Of the $3 million allocated by the state legislature for methamphetamine
interdiction efforts, $2,722,105.22 was expended, and $21,576.14 was obligated
as of March 31, 2008. In total, counties had $256,318.64 remaining for this
project. Nine counties have expended or obligated all HB 2554 funds that were
allotted to them. A more detailed description of each county’s activities follows
beginning on page 4.

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Methamphetamine Interdiction Report
January 1 to March 31, 2008

Third Quarter County Summaries
Apache County
Project Name: Methamphetamine Education
Budgeted amount for project: $30,000
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: 4,483.48
Amount obligated: $0.00
The Apache County Sheriff’s Office helped put together a substance abuse
prevention summit. Flyers and brochures regarding meth and drug abuse were
purchased for use in methamphetamine education efforts.
Project Name: ACCENT Task Force
Budgeted amount for project: $50,445
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $14,020.83
Amount obligated: $0.00
The Apache County Drug Task Force uses funds for overtime expenses to allow
ACCENT to increase its focus on methamphetamine interdiction. During the third
quarter, the Apache County Drug Task Force used some of the funds for
overtime costs incurred while working with an informant to make undercover
drug buys.

Cochise County
Project Name: Arizona Meth Project
Budgeted amount for project: $101,641
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $101,641.00
Amount obligated: $0.00
Project Completed
Cochise County entered into an intergovernmental agreement with Maricopa
County to participate in the Arizona Meth Project. Maricopa County is operating
as the reporting entity for counties participating in the Arizona Meth Project. All
HB 2554 funds devoted to the Arizona Meth Project were expended by the
second quarter of FY2008.

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Methamphetamine Interdiction Report
January 1 to March 31, 2008

Coconino County
Project Name: DUI/Drug Court
Budgeted amount for project: $55,457.50
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $49,755.31
Amount obligated: $0.00
In the third quarter of FY 2008 the Coconino County DUI/drug court used HB
2554 methamphetamine interdiction funding to provide services for 29 percent of
the total drug court population (21 participants). Nineteen of those participants
reported methamphetamine as their primary drug of choice, and two reported
using methamphetamine, but not as their primary drug of choice.
Methamphetamine drug court participants are tested using urinalysis three times
a week for the duration of the 12-month program.
All positive
methamphetamine tests are reported to the DUI/drug court teams and
participants who test positive for methamphetamine are brought before the
judge within one week. Drug court participants are required to attend intensive
outpatient treatment sessions, attend at least two support meetings per week
(including Crystal Meth Anonymous), meet with probation officers, pay fines and
fees, and maintain employment. All participants have a meeting with the
DUI/drug court judge either weekly or bi-monthly. Participants must be sober for
a minimum of six months to graduate.
During this quarter, 2,021 urinalysis tests were given. Eleven tests were positive
for methamphetamine use. Four new participants with methamphetamine
addictions started the DUI/drug court and one was terminated for noncompliance. While only 36 percent of methamphetamine participants were
working prior to beginning drug court; 78 percent were employed during this
quarter.
Project Name: Western Navajo Meth Task Force
Budgeted amount for project: $5,941
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $5,083.76
Amount obligated: $0.00
The Western Navajo Meth Task Force has participated in eight community events
including: Kaibeto Meth Awareness and Graffiti Removal Day (6/16/07); Navajo
Mounty E’ehanii Days (8/4/07); National Night Out in Tuba City (8/7/07); Joining
Hands for a Healthy Future, Tuba City Community Center (8/29/07); Youth Day
at the Tuba City Fair (10/11/07); and Sobriety PowWows in Tuba City, Kaibeto
and Cow Springs. At these events the task force distributes culturally sensitive
information and speaks to youth, parent, and families about methamphetamine.
Recovering Native American methamphetamine addicts tell their stories at these
events and the task force provides referral sources to those needing assistance.

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Methamphetamine Interdiction Report
January 1 to March 31, 2008

Project Name: Exodus Aftercare Program – In Custody Treatment
Budgeted amount for project: $31,690
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $7,004.68
Amount obligated: $0.00
The Coconino County Detention Facility is using HB 2554 funds for aftercare
expenditures incurred by inmates leaving the Exodus in-custody treatment
program. During the third quarter of FY 2008, funds were used to pay the first
month’s rent at a half-way house for inmates leaving the program. Funds were
also used for bus fares to provide inmates with transportation to work sites, eye
glasses, personal hygiene items, and food vouchers. Program costs included
EXODUS brochures for case workers to distribute to community agencies, reentry videos and discharge books, and graduation bracelets.
Project Name: Northern Arizona Street Crimes Task Force/METRO
Budgeted amount for project: $7,922.50
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $7,922.50
Amount obligated: $0.00
Project Completed
During this quarter, the METRO Task Force used interdiction funds for
methamphetamine-related undercover operations. Funds were used to pay for
overtime for undercover officers, for undercover methamphetamine buys and for
information from confidential informants. All remaining HB 2554 funds allocated
to this project were expended during the third quarter of FY2008.

Gila County
Project Name: Arizona Meth Project
Budgeted amount for project: $72,513
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $72,513.00
Amount obligated: $0.00
Project Completed
Gila County entered into an intergovernmental agreement with Maricopa County
to participate in the Arizona Meth Project. Maricopa County is operating as the
reporting entity for counties participating in the Arizona Meth Project. All HB
2554 funds devoted to the Arizona Meth Project were expended by the second
quarter of FY2008.

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January 1 to March 31, 2008

Graham County
Project Name: Arizona Meth Project
Budgeted amount for project: $64,686
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $64,686.00
Amount obligated: $0.00
Project Completed
Graham County has entered into an intergovernmental agreement with Maricopa
County to participate in the Arizona Meth Project. Maricopa County is operating
as the reporting entity for counties participating in the Arizona Meth Project. All
HB 2554 funds devoted to the Arizona Meth Project were expended by the
second quarter of FY2008.

Greenlee County
Project Name: School Resource Officer
Budgeted amount for project: $53,748
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $53,748.00
Amount obligated: $0.00
Project Completed
All HB2554 funds were expended prior to the third quarter of FY2008. Prior
reports indicated that funds were used to provide methamphetamine education
and training in the Clifton, Morenci, Duncan, and Blue School Districts by the
school resource officer funded through HB 2554. The officer also worked in
conjunction with the Greenlee County Methamphetamine Coalition. He also
participated in methamphetamine-related investigations with the Greenlee
County Narcotics Task Force.

La Paz County
Project Name: Anti-Meth School-Based Radio
Budgeted amount for project: $22,780
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $6,240.02
Amount obligated: $ 16,539.98
Scholar’s Academy, a charter high school operated by E.Q. Scholar’s Academy in
Quartzite, will establish and operate a school-based radio station with the
purpose of broadcasting anti-methamphetamine programming, including antimethamphetamine curriculum, public service announcements including those

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January 1 to March 31, 2008

developed by the Arizona Meth Project, and activities alternative to the use of
methamphetamine and other drugs.
E.Q. Scholar’s Academy has submitted an application for a radio station license
with the FCC and is currently waiting for public comment by the government of
Mexico in order to proceed. The school has also located a 100-watt broadcast
station and an available frequency (91.7). The school is currently working with a
consultant to purchase the necessary equipment for this project.
Project Name: AMPEC Anti-Meth Curriculum
Budgeted amount for project: $18,275
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $15,426.84
Amount obligated: $2,848.16
Anti-methamphetamine and other drug abuse curricula were purchased for use
with students in grades K-12, as well as adults, through presentations at
community workshops and classes. The following curriculums were purchased for
the anti-meth education program:
Grades K-6: “Know Your Body School Health Promotion Program”
Grades 3-5: “Life Skills” elementary school substance abuse prevention program
recommended by the US Department of Education and CDC
Middle and High School: “Head On” Substance Abuse Prevention computer-based
curriculum
Youth-Adult: “Hazeldon Prevention Video Library Set” and the “Community Meth
Prevention Toolkit”
Adults: “Meth Our Nation” community-oriented DVD set
Adults: “Parents in the Know” Directory
Recovering Adults: “Client Life Skills” Workbooks.
These curricula were recommended for purchase by the La Paz County Alcohol
and Methamphetamine Prevention Education Coalition following the
implementation of community activities and a needs assessment using the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) models
and in consultation with the Pima Prevention Partnership.
Curricula were purchased in a previous quarter and are currently being used in
schools by a provider under contract with La Paz County. Additional newly
developed curriculum items as well as supplies necessary for the education
program will be purchased in the final quarter of this project.

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January 1 to March 31, 2008

Project Name: Arizona Meth Project
Budgeted amount for project: $17,591
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $17,591.00
Amount obligated: $0.00
Project Completed
La Paz County entered into an intergovernmental agreement with Maricopa
County to participate in the Arizona Meth Project. Maricopa County is operating
as the reporting entity for counties participating in the Arizona Meth Project. All
HB 2554 funds devoted to the Arizona Meth Project were expended by the
second quarter of FY2008.

Maricopa County
Project Name: Arizona Meth Project
Budgeted amount for project: $1,397,268
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $1,397,268
Amount obligated: $0.00
Project Completed
All
HB
2554
funds
devoted to the Arizona
Meth
Project
were
expended by the second
quarter of FY2008.

County
Cochise County
Gila County
Graham County
La Paz County
Maricopa County
Mohave County
Navajo County
Pinal County
Yuma County
Total Project

Budgeted Amount
for Project
101,641
72,513
64,686
17,591
1,397,268
117,988
10,000
128,818
120,178
$2,030,683

Amount
Spent
101,641
72,513
64,686
17,591
1,397,268
117,988
10,000
128,818
120,178
$2,030,683

Maricopa County served
as project manager for
the Arizona Meth Project,
a
prevention-focused
program designated to
reduce
first-time
methamphetamine
use
among
Arizona
youth.
Intergovernmental agreements were put in place between Maricopa County and
nine other counties (Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Mohave, Navajo,
Pinal, and Yuma). La Paz and Navajo Counties allocated part of their HB 2554
allotments, and Greenlee County funded its participation through support from a
local corporation. The remaining seven counties allocated their entire HB 2554
allotments to the project. Maricopa County’s quarterly report covered the activity
of the Arizona Meth Project for the third quarter of FY2008. Although no HB
2554 funds were available for the project during this quarter, other sources of
funding were used to continue the project on a limited basis. Maricopa County
submitted their report on behalf of all participating counties.

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January 1 to March 31, 2008

Advertising continued in February and March 2008, supported by funds other
than those from HB 2554. Fundraising efforts to continue the advertising effort
through a public-private partnership were unsuccessful and the advertising
campaign concluded on March 31, 2008, pending the availability of additional
funding.
The follow-up survey measuring attitudes and behaviors related to
methamphetamine was completed at the end of March. Results from the survey
are expected in May 2008.
The signed posters that were created earlier in the methamphetamine campaign
have been combined into large books. These books are currently being displayed
within the City of Phoenix library system.
The Arizona Meth Project web site and phone lines continue to receive hundreds
of comments and feedback regarding the ad campaign. Responses range from
requests for treatment to offers to volunteer in the campaign against
methamphetamine use. Arizona Meth Project staff continues to follow-up with
every contact and refer potential volunteers to anti-meth coalitions throughout
the state.

Mohave County
Project Name: Arizona Meth Project
Budgeted amount for project: $117,988
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $117,988.00
Amount obligated: $0.00
Project Completed
Mohave County has entered into an intergovernmental agreement with Maricopa
County to participate in the Arizona Meth Project. Maricopa County is operating
as the reporting entity for counties participating in the Arizona Meth Project. All
HB 2554 funds devoted to the Arizona Meth Project were expended by the
second quarter of FY2008.

Navajo County
Project Name: Major Crimes Apprehension Team (MCAT)
Budgeted amount for project: $32,122.50
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $31,729.11
Amount obligated: $0.00
The Major Crimes Apprehension Team seized approximately 5.45 oz. of
methamphetamine, made 19 methamphetamine-related arrests, and seized 39
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firearms during the third quarter of FY 2008. Six of the firearms seized were
confirmed to be stolen.
The team presented six educational programs reaching approximately 250
citizens, three of which were presented to Native American residents.
Project Name: Education/Drug Free America
Budgeted amount for project: $8,500
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $8,500.00
Amount obligated: $0.00
Project Complete
Navajo County used HB 2554 funds to support a partnership with the Arizona
Chapter of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America and the Pinon Unified School
District to assist the district with a meth conference held in February 2007. All
funds for this project were expended prior to the third quarter of FY 2008.
Project Name: Navajo County Drug Court
Budgeted amount for project: $10,000
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $1,971.79
Amount obligated: $0.00
The Navajo County Board of Supervisors approved the use of $10,000 in
Methamphetamine Interdiction Funds for the Navajo County Drug Court. Funds
were used to purchase workbooks and self-assessment tests, as well as
conference room rental costs, trainers’ fees, and meals for training provided to
drug court participants. Participants take part in training activities at each phase
of the drug court program. Training topics include anger, relapse prevention,
recovery maintenance, thinking errors, handling difficult emotions, and other
issues.
Project Name: Navajo County Attorney’s Office–MCAT Prosecution
Budgeted amount for project: $32,122.50
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $0.00
Amount obligated: $0.00
Methamphetamine interdiction funds were designated to supplement funds
received from the Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant. Funds will be used
for personnel and employee-related expenses related to providing an enhanced
level of prosecutorial support to MCAT. No funds were expended during the third
quarter of FY 2008.

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Project Name: Arizona Meth Project
Budgeted amount for project: $10,000
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $10,000.00
Amount obligated: $0.00
Project Completed
Navajo County entered into an intergovernmental agreement with Maricopa
County to participate in the Arizona Meth Project. Maricopa County is operating
as the reporting entity for counties participating in the Arizona Meth Project. All
HB 2554 funds devoted to the Arizona Meth Project were expended by the
second quarter of FY2008.

Pima County
Project Name: COPE Community Services – Meth-Free Alliance
Media Campaign
Budgeted amount for project: $50,000
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $50,000.00
Amount obligated: $0.00
Project Completed
The media campaign resulted in network television spots being purchased in
two-week increments. Public service announcements ran on network and cable
television, as well as, Spanish language radio. These spots were directed toward
teens ages 12-17 and adults. All HB 2554 funds were expended prior to the
third quarter of FY2008.
Project Name: COPE Community Services – Meth-Free Alliance
Neighborhood Project
Budgeted amount for project: $15,000
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $7,147.25
Amount obligated: $0.00
This project will involve community events aimed at sparking community interest
and mobilization against meth use. Three community events have been held.
Multiple presentations on meth issues and problem solving have been provided
at neighborhood coalition meetings. Education materials were also selected and
distributed. Five thousand treatment resource guides were printed for community
distribution. The second round of drug swipe testing was completed using
technology to indicate whether methamphetamine activity levels are increasing
or decreasing within the target neighborhood. Swipe testing involves swiping
locations to identify drug presence and the prevalence of methamphetamine,
cocaine, cannabis, amphetamine and heroin.

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Project Name: PAXIS Institute
Budgeted amount for project: $255,000
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $252,812.00
Amount obligated: $2,188.00
PAXIS provided PAX Good Behavior Game training to 37 teachers at Vesey
Elementary during the third quarter of FY2008. Previously, teachers from
Butterfield, Desert Winds, and Roadrunner Elementary schools were trained.
Schools supplemented HB 2554 funding to allow more teachers to be trained
than previously anticipated.
A partnership between the Meth-Free Alliance, Tucson Police Department,
Kaneen Advertising, PAXIS Institute, and the media class at Pueblo High School
partnered to created anti-methamphetamine public service announcements
(PSAs). These announcements were aired on local television and were geared to
youth ages 12 through 17. These announcements continue to air. On January
15, 2008, students from Pueblo High School and Doolen Middle School were
recognized for their production of the PSAs by the City of Tucson Mayor Bob
Walkup and the Tucson City Council at the Mayor and Council meeting.
PAXIS continues to work with schools on prevention programs and training.
Project Name:

Pima County Sheriff’s Department: Operation
Flowing Wells Safer
Budgeted amount for project: $50,000
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $38,575.77
Amount obligated: $0.00
Funds were used to support Operation Flowing Wells Safer, an antimethamphetamine interdiction effort being conducted in coordination with the
Meth-Free Alliance. The target area was chosen based on calls for service,
arrests, and hospital admissions related to methamphetamine.
Eight drug locations effectively have been closed. Three search warrants were
served more than sixty suspects were arrested. Methamphetamine was the leastseized drug during these operations, while rock cocaine was the most prevalent
drug seized. Agency analysts attribute this to a statewide trend caused by the
rising price of methamphetamine and heavier border interdiction.

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Pinal County
Project Name: Arizona Meth Project
Budgeted amount for project: $128,818
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $128,818.00
Amount obligated: $0.00
Project Completed
Pinal County entered into an intergovernmental agreement with Maricopa County
to participate in the Arizona Meth Project. Maricopa County is operating as the
reporting entity for counties participating in the Arizona Meth Project. All HB
2554 funds devoted to the Arizona Meth Project were expended by the second
quarter of FY2008.

Santa Cruz County
Project Name: Weed and Seed – Training Initiative
Budgeted amount for project: $17,112
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $12,614.17
Amount obligated: $0.00
The objective of the training initiative is to increase staff, law enforcement, and
community awareness regarding the effects of methamphetamine and
methamphetamine-related issues. Two law enforcement officers attended and
received certification for the 2007 Basic Clandestine Laboratory Certification
Course for Arizona State and Local Law Enforcement Personnel. This course is
designed to provide training regarding clandestine drug manufacturing
laboratories. In addition, the county’s new 800-number allowing for anonymous
reporting of crimes was implemented and personnel were trained on its use.
Representatives from the fire district were sent to the Weed & Seed Annual
Conference to increase knowledge and awareness of these first responders to
meth and meth-related effects. In addition, seven anti-meth trainings have been
held through the Weed & Seed program.
Preparation is currently underway for a training to be held in June 2008 for Santa
Cruz County law enforcement.
Project Name: Weed and Seed – Law Enforcement/Investigations
Budgeted amount for project: $15,940
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $7,251.42
Amount obligated: $0.00

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The objective of the law enforcement and investigations initiative is to increase
awareness among law enforcement personnel regarding methamphetamine and
methamphetamine-related effects in the community. Funding is also used to
conduct surveillance and investigation to eradicate methamphetamine in the
community, including dismantling clandestine labs and seizing drugs.
Current participants of the Joint Task Force Anti-Meth Office include Nogales
Police Department, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, METRO Task Force,
Patagonia Police Department, and Santa Cruz County Probation Department.
Coordination of communication among law enforcement agencies was identified
as a challenge. Procedures for cross-agency communication coordination are
being developed to facilitate investigative efforts.
Project Name: Weed and Seed – Media Initiative
Budgeted amount for project: $17,440
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $15,138.87
Amount obligated: $0.00
Using components produced and distributed by the Office of National Drug
Control Policy as the base of the anti-meth media campaign, the project involves
public service announcements, products imprinted with an anti-meth message,
message boards, and newspaper articles.
With the media equipment installed in a Design and Learning Center, training
classes began on July 28, 2007. The Design and Learning Center was used for
training classes in the third quarter of FY2008.
Media materials were provided to the Boys and Girls Club for more than 250
youth and adults in support of Red Ribbon Week. Materials included badges,
buttons, promotional cups, and other items with anti-drug slogans and themes.
The Darren the Lion mascot was also used during anti-meth events.
A billboard campaign was developed by the Santa Cruz County Attorney’s Office
and the METRO Task Force. The billboards will run from February to May 2008.
Media events were scheduled to begin February 2008. The digital stories being
produced through the education/prevention initiative will be aired at a
community event in May 2008.
Project Name: Weed and Seed – Education/Prevention Initiative
Budgeted amount for project: $16,340
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $11,954.54
Amount obligated: $0.00

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The objective of the education and prevention initiative is to increase awareness
among youth and adults in the community regarding methamphetamine and
methamphetamine-related effects in the community. Community partners are
involved in delivering services for this program.
The Community Coalition of Eastern Santa Cruz County presented “Fooled by the
Streets” to 12 adults and 232 juveniles. The program was developed and
presented by a community youth member who was previously involved in drug
use and now advocates drug-free living for youth and adults.
Another community partner, Southeast Arizona Area Health Education Center,
stated a digital story education project with the Nogales Health Career Club that
focuses on anti-meth initiatives. Program materials have been ordered for digital
story telling production. The target audience is youth in the area.

Yavapai County
Project Name: Drug Offender Treatment Program
Budgeted amount for project: $123,464
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $90,041.88
Amount obligated: $0.00
The pilot Drug Offender Treatment (DOT) program is being implemented during
an 18-month trial period that began April 2007. Arrested methamphetamine
users are promptly assessed and directed to treatment programs appropriate to
their levels of addiction. Plea agreements are offered by the county attorney’s
office to substance abusing defendants that fit predetermined criteria for
participation in the Drug Offender Treatment program. These defendants are
then referred to the caseworker who conducts the necessary screening and
assessment of those accepting drug diversion plea agreements to match clients
with appropriate treatment. Local resources including residential and outpatient
programs are used. Adult probation closely monitors all clients and refers to
court those who, after reasonable efforts, are found to be non-compliant. The
objective of this program is to improve upon the 40 percent success rate for
diversion plea agreements by placing defendants in more appropriate treatment,
paying a portion of treatment costs, monitoring compliance, and maintaining
contact with participants throughout the process.
During the third quarter FY 2008, 103 clients accepted a plea agreement for the
Drug Offender Treatment program. Of those accepting the plea offer, 94 percent
were screened by the case worker and the other six percent were referred to
other treatment services through supervised probation or adult drug court.
Eighty-eight percent of DOT program clients were actively involved in substance
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The length of time clients are waiting to be accepted by AHCCCS for treatment
continues to delay treatment/education services. In addition, the program is
experiencing difficulty in receiving timely progress reports from non-profit
treatment providers. Twenty-five clients have completed treatment but have not
paid the $50 assessment fee in a timely manner, preventing successful discharge
from the program.
Accepted DOT Program Plea Offer
Substance Abuse Screening
Active in DOT Program
In Substance Abuse Treatment
In Drug Use/Abuse Education
Other Probation Service with Treatment
and/or Education
Adult Drug Court
Successfully Discharged
Completed Treatment but still owe
assessment fee
Discharged Non-Compliant
Pending Discharge for Non-Compliance

Since Implementation
371
350
158
110
23

3rd Qtr FY 2008
103
98

51

10

22
74

4

25
50
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Yuma County
Project Name: Arizona Meth Project
Budgeted amount for project: $120,178
Amount spent as of March 31, 2008: $120,178.00
Amount obligated: $0.00
Project Completed
Yuma County entered into an intergovernmental agreement with Maricopa
County to participate in the Arizona Meth Project. Maricopa County is operating
as the reporting entity for counties that allocated their entire methamphetamine
interdiction fund allotment to the Arizona Meth Project. All HB 2554 funds
devoted to the Arizona Meth Project were expended by the second quarter of
FY2008.

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