Production

Marijuana production within the Oregon HIDTA region, at both indoor and outdoor cannabis grow sites, has increased 122 percent from 2004 to 2006. (See Table 1.) Mexican DTOs operate large-scale cannabis grow sites throughout the region, often on public lands. These DTOs compartmentalize their operations to avoid detection and infiltration by law enforcement and often use countersurveillance systems equipped with cameras to protect their grow sites. Additionally, some Mexican DTOs are reportedly working with Native American traffickers in Umatilla County to grow cannabis on reservation lands. Asian DTOs also produce high-potency marijuana in the region, largely at indoor cannabis grow sites, which they are establishing in greater numbers in the area.

Source: Oregon High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
*Includes the numbers listed for the HIDTA counties.

Methamphetamine production takes place within the Oregon HIDTA region. However, it is limited as a result of recent state legislation requiring a doctor's prescription for all over-the-counter (OTC) medications containing pseudoephedrine or ephedrine. This legislation has severely hampered methamphetamine producers' ability to obtain the precursor materials necessary for methamphetamine production.

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