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DRUG USAGE CATEGORIES NM Cocaine Heroin Fentanyl Meth Opioids (General) Signs of Meth Usage Help/Prevention
DRUG ENFORCEMENT (separate page) DEA/Task Forces HIDTA Region II Narcotics Task Force Region III Narcotics Task Force
AREAS Alamagordo Albuquerque Anthony Artesia Aztec - also see San Juan County Belen Bernalillo County
Bloomfield - also see San Juan County Carlsbad Chama Chaparral Chimayo Cimarron Clovis Deming Espanola
Farmington - See San Juan County Gallup Hatch Hobbs Jemez Valley Jemez Springs Kirtland - also see San Juan County La Luz
Las Cruces Las Vegas Los Lunas Moriarty Otero County/Southern NM Portales Raton Rio Rancho Roswell
San Juan County Santa Fe Silver City Socorro Taos Tijeras T or C Tucumcari Tularosa
Apache-Jicarilla Apache-Mescalero Laguna Pueblo Navajo Reservation San Juan Pueblo Zuni
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See also: Cartels New Mexico Corruption New Mexico Drug Corruption Police Abuses New Mexico New Mexico Catholic Abuse
DRUG ENFORCEMENT: Task Force/DEA
DEA and The Task Force Program
https://www.dea.gov/state-and-local-task-forces
State and Local Task Forces
Excerpt: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is charged with the enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act as
well as investigation of the highest level of domestic and international narcotics traffickers. Established in 1973, this anti-
drug agency combined the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD) and Customs’ drug agents to provide
exclusive enforcement of federal drug laws. DWith the direct cooperation of our state and local partners, the creation of the
Task Force Program is one of the most productive ways that DEA enforces these laws.
https://www.dea.gov/state-and-local-task-forces
Region II Narcotics Task Force
http://fmtn.org/524/Region-II
Excerpt: The Region II Narcotics Task Force is a multi-jurisdictional / multi-agency entity, established through its
coordinating council to reduce narcotics use, sales, and trafficking within San Juan County. The task force attacks
drug dealing at all levels: street, mid, and upper-level traffickers, as well as organized trafficking conspiracies.
These alliances are best dealt with via the multi-jurisdictional concept, as they span city, county, and tribal land
boundaries within the State of New Mexico. This coordinated effort provides a means for pooling equipment,
expertise and manpower within the region. In July of 1999, San Juan County was designated as a high intensity drug
trafficking area (HIDTA). The additional funding and manpower provided by this program allows for increased
interdiction and investigative efforts in San Juan County by members of the task force. The additional resources will
allow for a more concerted effort by the task force in the area of disrupting organized methamphetamine
distribution operations. The task force continues to maintain a strong working relationship with local, state, and
federal agencies. Region II is committed to the apprehension and conviction of drug traffickers, drug trafficking
organizations, and gang members in San Juan County. Region II is also responsible for training and teaching patrol
personnel current drug trends, teaching at the police academy, and teaching drug awareness classes to civic groups.
http://fmtn.org/524/Region-II
Region III Narcotics Task Force
http://www.sfpdonline.com/narcotics-unit/
Southwest Border HIDTA - Partnership of Five Regions Efforts at Synchronization
https://www.nmhidta.org/?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
Excerpt: The Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area is a partnership of five regions along the Southwest
Border. It includes New Mexico, West Texas, South Texas, Arizona, and the San Diego-Imperial HIDTA (SDI) which is the
southern part of California. The partnership's mission is to develop a synchronized system that involves the coordination of
drug intelligence, interdiction, investigation, and prosecution, thereby reducing the impact of illicit drugs in each of the
regions and other areas of the country.
HELPFUL INFORMATION - DRUGS, ADDICTIONS, SIGNS, HELP CENTERS, DRUG TIP HOTLINE
Note: nothing on this list as meant as a recommendation or endorsement; it is very important to research drug rehab and
counseling centers before you use their services; no two services will think and operate the same; counseling is as good as the
staff, education, professionalism and ethics of the centers; centers can change personnel and approaches over time.
Sage Clinic: 17 facts about alcohol and drug addiction in New Mexico
https://sageclinic.org/17-facts-about-alcohol-and-drug-addiction-in-new-mexico/
Signs of Meth Usage
Sage Clinic: 17 facts about alcohol and drug addiction in New Mexico
https://sageclinic.org/17-facts-about-alcohol-and-drug-addiction-in-new-mexico/
Heroin Impacts on Brain
https://americanaddictioncenters.org/heroin-treatment/brain-damage
Cocaine Addiction
https://www.drugs.com/illicit/cocaine.html
Signs of Opioid Addiction
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/opioids/signs-of-opioid-abuse.html
Fentanyl/Opioid Addiction
https://www.addictioncenter.com/opiates/fentanyl/
Signs of Crack Addiction
https://americanaddictioncenters.org/crack-addiction
Help/Prevention
https://www.addictioncenter.com/rehabs/new-mexico/
New Mexico Rehabs
Drug Addiction Center New Mexico - Rehabs
https://www.addictioncenter.com/rehabs/new-mexico/
Albuquerque Area
https://drugabuse.com/usa/drug-abuse/albuquerque-nm/
Drug Tip Hotline
DRUG TIP HOTLINE (505) 428-3737
https://www.santafenm.gov/drug_tip_hotline
Governmental Efforts at Prescribing Programs and Approaches to Combat Addictive Drug Problems
2017
THE PRESIDENT’S COMMISSION ON COMBATING DRUG ADDICTION AND THE OPIOID CRISIS
Roster of Commissioners Governor Chris Christie, Chairman Governor Charlie Baker Governor Roy Cooper
Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy Professor Bertha Madras, Ph.D. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi
https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/images/Final_Report_Draft_11-1-2017.pdf
2014
2014/05/14
Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control hearing America’s Addiction to Opioids: Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse
https://www.drugcaucus.senate.gov/content/senate-caucus-international-narcotics-control-hearing-america%E2%80%99s-
addiction-opioids-heroin-and
The hearing examined prescription drug abuse and the role it plays in the increased use of heroin in the United States, as well as
how the federal government can help reduce opioid abuse.
Senator Feinstein's Statement | Senator Grassley's Statement
Senator Udall's Statement | letter to Attorney General Holder
https://www.drugcaucus.senate.gov/content/senate-caucus-international-narcotics-control-hearing-america%E2%80%99s-
addiction-opioids-heroin-and
2008
Northern New Mexico Drug Interdiction Summit Final Report
f https://nmfirst.org/_literature_52228/Northern_New_Mexico_Drug_Interdiction_Summit_Final_Report
PDF
in drug trafficking, theft, and other crimes that come with increased demand for ... Mexico Drug Interdiction Summit being
convened in Espanola,. New Mexico ...
1999
1999 Hearing to Combat Heroin Addiction
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-106shrg57116/html/CHRG-106shrg57116.htm
Updates: 2020/04/27 Brief Links/created separate page; created separate page Areas; added articles: Deming Headlight-2020/02/14 Alamagordo News- 2020/01/13; Alb.
Jrnl-2013/04/04; NewsChannel 10-2019/12/03 and 2019/04/04; DEA-2019/09/20; info on DEA/Task Force; Structural/organizational corrections and additions made;
2020/03/27-ICE 2014/02/27; Daily Times-2019/07/26; 2020/02/22 two drug pages merged-policefactor nm drugs and rivergold nm drugs; 10/07/2017 Justice dot gov 29
San Juan Co; police factor page started 2016/06/04
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