National Drug
Intelligence Center
Marijuana and Methamphetamine Trafficking on Federal Lands Threat Assessment
February 2005
Figure 1. Six Regions
Map of the United States broken up into the six regions.
The Pacific region consists of Alaska, Hawaii, northern and central California,
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, and the territories of American Samoa, Guam,
and the Northern Mariana Islands.
The West region consists of Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas.
The Southwest region consists of southern California, Arizona, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, and Texas.
The Midwest region consists of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio.
The Southeast region consists of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and the
territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Northeast region consists of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New
Jersey, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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Figure 2. Top Ten National Forests for Eradication of Marijuana on Forest Service Lands in 2003
Map of the U.S. showing the top ten national forests from which marijuana was eradicated in 2003.
1. 213,229 plants were eradicated in Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky.
2. 119,270 plants were eradicated in Cleveland National Forest, California.
3. 95,934 plants were eradicated in Sequoia National Forest, California.
4. 40,912 plants were eradicated in Stanislaus National Forest, California.
5. 34,101 plants were eradicated in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California.
6. 29,865 plants were eradicated in Los Padres National Forest, California.
7. 25,564 plants were eradicated in San Bernardino National Forest, California.
8. 20,020 plants were eradicated in Klamath National Forest, California.
9. 19,647 plants were eradicated in Mendocino National Forest, California.
10. 18,660 plants were eradicated in Tonto National Forest, Arizona.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, National Forest System Drug Enforcement Report 2003.
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Figure 4. Top Five National Forests for Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures, January 2002 to December 2003
Map of the U.S. showing the top five national forests for methamphetamine laboratory seizures from January 2002 to December 2003.
The map shows 101 methamphetamine laboratories were seized in the Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri; 30 methamphetamine laboratories were seized in the Ouachita National Forest which straddles Oklahoma and Arkansas; 12 methamphetamine laboratories were seized in the Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky; 11 methamphetamine laboratories were seized in the Ozark/St. Frances National Forest, Arkansas; and 10 methamphetamine laboratories were seized in the Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, National Forest System Drug Enforcement Report 2002 and 2002 Controlled Substance Enforcement Activity on National Forest System Lands.
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