North Dakota Drug Rehab
North Dakota alcohol and drug rehab addiction treatment Information
North Dakota has a population of sixty hundred forty two thousand people. Out of those about one thousand are in prison. North Dakota ranks fifty among the states in violent crimes, making it the safest state in America. Although this is true, there is still a significant drug problem facing the state. The trafficking and use of methamphetamine is the primary concern for law enforcement and public health officials in North Dakota.
At the present time, no single drug trafficking organization dominates the distribution of methamphetamine. Mexican poly-drug organizations have sources of supply in Mexico, California, and Washington, and transport methamphetamine into North Dakota via privately owned vehicles, Amtrak trains, and Greyhound buses. Smaller quantities of methamphetamine are mailed via U.S. mail and Federal Express. Mexico-based drug trafficking organizations dominate the transportation of marijuana from the Southwest Border to North Dakota. Private vehicles and commercial mail carriers are used to ship small quantities, ranging from five to ten pounds. Local cultivation of marijuana is done on a relatively small scale.
Marijuana is one of the primary drugs of choice in North Dakota. Distribution of marijuana is dominated by Mexico-based drug trafficking organizations that manage the transportation of the drug from Mexico to North Dakota. These organizations utilize tractor-trailers—many of which have sophisticated traps installed—to transport the marijuana from the Southwest Border. DEA Fargo Resident Office investigations reveal that marijuana is increasingly available from local cultivators in addition to the supplies emanating from the Southwest Border. Local cultivation of marijuana is relatively small scale. In 2001, DEA’s Domestic Eradication/Suppression Program reported that a total of 3,860 marijuana plants were eradicated in North Dakota. Ditch weed, initially grown for the hemp used to produce rope during World War II, is abundant in the southeastern part of North Dakota. Last year over three million ditch weed plants were eradicated.
Currently, there are seven Task Force Officers, representing five law enforcement agencies, assigned to the DEA in North Dakota. North Dakota is covered by the Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), along with Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota. The Midwest HIDTA has established four initiatives in North Dakota: Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Bismarck, Fargo (DEA Task Force), and Grand Forks. The Midwest HIDTA initially was created to concentrate on fighting the overwhelming increase in the manufacture and distribution of methamphetamine. Accordingly, Midwest HIDTA funds were restricted to methamphetamine investigations. In 2001, this stipulation was lifted, allowing law enforcement agencies to investigate poly-drug trafficking groups. Heroin distribution and use have not been significant problems in North Dakota. Heroin trafficking is a low priority for law enforcement agencies in the state. Virtually all of the heroin encountered in North Dakota, mainly in Fargo, is black tar heroin from Mexico.
At the present time, no single drug trafficking organization dominates the distribution of methamphetamine. Mexican poly-drug organizations have sources of supply in Mexico, California, and Washington, and transport methamphetamine into North Dakota via privately owned vehicles, Amtrak trains, and Greyhound buses. Smaller quantities of methamphetamine are mailed via U.S. mail and Federal Express. Mexico-based drug trafficking organizations dominate the transportation of marijuana from the Southwest Border to North Dakota. Private vehicles and commercial mail carriers are used to ship small quantities, ranging from five to ten pounds. Local cultivation of marijuana is done on a relatively small scale.
Marijuana is one of the primary drugs of choice in North Dakota. Distribution of marijuana is dominated by Mexico-based drug trafficking organizations that manage the transportation of the drug from Mexico to North Dakota. These organizations utilize tractor-trailers—many of which have sophisticated traps installed—to transport the marijuana from the Southwest Border. DEA Fargo Resident Office investigations reveal that marijuana is increasingly available from local cultivators in addition to the supplies emanating from the Southwest Border. Local cultivation of marijuana is relatively small scale. In 2001, DEA’s Domestic Eradication/Suppression Program reported that a total of 3,860 marijuana plants were eradicated in North Dakota. Ditch weed, initially grown for the hemp used to produce rope during World War II, is abundant in the southeastern part of North Dakota. Last year over three million ditch weed plants were eradicated.
Currently, there are seven Task Force Officers, representing five law enforcement agencies, assigned to the DEA in North Dakota. North Dakota is covered by the Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), along with Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota. The Midwest HIDTA has established four initiatives in North Dakota: Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Bismarck, Fargo (DEA Task Force), and Grand Forks. The Midwest HIDTA initially was created to concentrate on fighting the overwhelming increase in the manufacture and distribution of methamphetamine. Accordingly, Midwest HIDTA funds were restricted to methamphetamine investigations. In 2001, this stipulation was lifted, allowing law enforcement agencies to investigate poly-drug trafficking groups. Heroin distribution and use have not been significant problems in North Dakota. Heroin trafficking is a low priority for law enforcement agencies in the state. Virtually all of the heroin encountered in North Dakota, mainly in Fargo, is black tar heroin from Mexico.
