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This
assessment is an outgrowth of a partnership between the NDIC and HIDTA Program for preparation
of annual assessments depicting drug trafficking trends and developments in HIDTA Program
areas. The report has been coordinated with the HIDTA, is limited in scope to HIDTA
jurisdictional boundaries, and draws upon a wide variety of sources within those boundaries.
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Drug Markets
Houston Drug Market
Production
Transportation
Distribution
Drug-Related Crime
Abuse
Illicit Finance
Outlying Markets
Beaumont/Port Arthur
Corpus Christi
Southern Houston HIDTA Region
Padre Island National Seashore
Figure 1. Houston High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
Figure 2. Houston HIDTA region
transportation infrastructure.
Figure 3. Padre Island National Seashore.
Table 1. Number of
Methamphetamine Laboratories Seized in the Houston HIDTA Region, by County,
2005-2007
Table 2. Illicit Drugs
Seized in Houston HIDTA Counties, in Kilograms, 2005-2007
Table 3. Number of Adult and Youth Drug-Related
Treatment Admissions to Publicly Funded Facilities in the Houston HIDTA Region,
2005-2007
Figure 1. Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
This assessment provides a strategic overview of the illicit drug situation in the Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs. The report was prepared through detailed analysis of recent law enforcement reporting, information obtained through interviews with law enforcement and public health officials, and available statistical data. The report is designed to provide policymakers, resource planners, and law enforcement officials with a focused discussion of key drug issues and developments facing the Houston HIDTA.
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