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To: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
From: KING DAVIS, CHIEF OF POLICE
Via: RICK COLE, CITY MANAGER A'l
Date: APRIL 21, 2003
Subject: BACKFILL FOR HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA
(HIDTA) TASK FORCE OFFICER
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the backfilling of a police
officer position to allow an Azusa Police Officer to participate in the HIDTA task
force.
BACKGROUND
The Los Angeles High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) is a task force
consisting of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. The goals of
HIDTA are to disrupt drug trafficking organizations by targeting high-level
distributors and manufacturers of illicit drugs. One of LA HIDTA's operational
groups, LA-HIDTA 48, is embarking upon a major investigation into a criminal
organization. In order to conduct this investigation, LA-HIDTA 48 needs to
add one additional investigator. The group has extended a by-name request
for one of Azusa's most experienced and accomplished drug investigators.
It is anticipated that this will be a complex investigation involving substantial
sums of money. As a participating agency in the investigation, the Azusa Police
Department could receive approximately 6%-7% of the forfeited assets. The
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