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Table of Contents 

1. Executive Summary 

2. Introduction 

3. National HIDTA Goals 

4. Summary of Threat Assessment for Budget Year 2004 

5. HIDTA Strategy Summary 

6. HIDTA Performance Measures 

7. Performance Measures for Goal 1 

8. Performance Measures for Goal 2 

9. Conclusions 

10. Appendices 
Executive Summary 

U. S. and foreign criminal drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) have created a 

significant enough threat in Atlanta (both the City and the metro area) that it has been 

designated by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) as a High Intensity 

Drug Trafficking Area since 1995. Although special projects and coordinated strategies 

have reduced violent crime in some city neighborhoods and urban corridors, as well as 

some suburban counties, the Atlanta area continues to experience an unprecedented 

increase in the volume of imported cocaine, marijuana, and methamphetamine. There is 

a corresponding increase in the number and sophistication of drug trafficking 

organizations (DTOs) engaged in importing the drugs and in distributing them not only to 

the Atlanta area but also to other parts of the eastern US. There is a consequent export of 

large amounts of contraband currency from the Atlanta area to the southwest border and 

on to Mexico. Intelligence analysis by Atlanta HIDTA and its participating agencies, as 

well as by NDIC, DEA (local), and EPIC, all signal a status change for Atlanta. It is no 

longer a secondary importation and distribution point for controlled substances, but a 

primary center. 

Georgia’s agricultural sector and Atlanta’s industries provide a ready market for 

immigrant labor. There is a well established and growing Hispanic community, largely 

Mexican, many of whom are here illegally. Like every immigrant group before them, 

they include criminal gangs. Over the last two years Mexican trafficking organizations, 

increasingly disciplined, organized, and operationally sophisticated, have become the 

principal importers of crack, cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana in the Atlanta 

area. In the City of Atlanta these DTOs usually work in concert with established AfricanAmerican drug dealers. Mid and upper level Mexican DTOs have been the primary focus 

for the Atlanta HIDTA’s two Task Forces throughout 2005. This is also true for most 

drug-related investigative activities of other agencies in metro Atlanta. Multi-agency 

interdiction, intelligence, and coordination initiated in HIDTA’s Statewide Analytical 

Interdiction and Narcotics Team (SAINT) program continues to complement the 

HIDTA’s enforcement strategies and those of participating agencies. 

Metro Task Force and DeKalb Task Force Initiatives 

Throughout 2005, despite a continuing shortage of personnel and a significant change in 

Atlanta HIDTA’s management, HIDTA’s two core Task Forces have achieved a credible 

record as measured by national HIDTA’s Performance Management Process (PMP). 

Eighty three DTO cases are currently in the HIDTA inventory; of these, twenty seven 

were new investigations opened in 2005. 

In 2005, HIDTA Task Forces targeted all but one DTO for enforcement action and 

prosecution. Of that number, 37 were disrupted (arrests/seizures) and 20 were 

completely dismantled. Attached templates reflect the 22 international organizations 

targeted in 2005, of which 13 were disrupted and one was completely dismantled. Seven 

multi-state DTOs were targeted in 2005, of which five disrupted and one was dismantled. 

During the year, 54 local DTOs were targeted; 37 were dismantled or disrupted. Also, 

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during this period, two money laundering organization were targeted and one was 

disrupted. In 2005, HIDTA Task Force agents removed more than $12.8 million 

(wholesale) in controlled substances from the market and seized more than $1.76 million 

dollars in drug-related assets from Atlanta’s drug underworld. 

In 2005, the Atlanta HIDTA Wiretap Center initiated and supported 33 Title 3 

investigations and 45 pen registers for HIDTA Task Forces and participating law 

enforcement units. 

Early in 2005 the local DEA office in Atlanta seized the first metro Atlanta “super” meth 

lab. The lab was located in Smyrna, a Cobb County community just 14 miles from 

midtown Atlanta. Due to State legislation restricting the sale of pseudo-ephedrine, most 

methamphetamine in the Atlanta area is now being smuggled into the Atlanta area from 

Mexico in everything from produce trucks to passenger cars that have been rebuilt with 

compartments for hiding contraband. 

Atlanta HIDTA Task Force units were focused predominantly on disrupting and 

eliminating local and multi-state cocaine organizations operating in or otherwise affecting 

specific high crime neighborhoods. Notwithstanding, HIDTA participating agencies, the 

Executive Board, and HIDTA’s Intelligence Unit have been mindful of the increasing 

threat from international DTOs in our region and thus HIDTA’s case inventory reflects a 

growing number of such DTOs, which are poly drug distribution organizations, importing 

primarily cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana, but including other drugs in their 

inventory. 

Drug Intelligence Fusion Component (DIFC) and Deconfliction Initiative 

In 2005, HIDTA’s Deconfliction unit projected 881 submissions. The actual number of 

2005 deconfliction submissions was 758 of which 51 operational situations were 

“deconflicted.” During this same period, HIDTA’s Drug Intelligence Fusion Component 

(DIFC) projected direct analytical case support to 298 HIDTA and non-HIDTA 

investigations. During 2005, the unit provided direct support to 296 investigations. 

During 2004 and early 2005 this initiative was adversely affected by several vacancies. 

Hiring and training was intensified during this period, and from early spring until the end 

of 2005, the Intelligence component operated with only 2 vacancies. 

Atlanta Coalition Training Initiative 

Training by The Atlanta Coalition Training Initiative (ACTS) is available first to Atlanta 

HIDTA personnel and then to any law-enforcement personnel in Georgia, but primarily 

to those from the fifteen counties in the center of the metro Atlanta area. During 2005, 

more than 850 students have received over 9,000 hours of training in various disciplines; 

this was a 60% increase over 2004. Over 7,000 of these hours provided drug 

investigative/interdiction training. 

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Prosecution Initiative 

There is one HIDTA-funded prosecutor. It should be noted this prosecutor cannot 

prosecute all HIDTA cases. Many cases in 2005 were handled by attorneys in the US 

Attorney’s Office (NDGA) and in the Fulton, DeKalb and Cobb Counties’ District 

Attorney’s Offices and in other jurisdictional venues. Projections for the single HIDTAfunded prosecutor were 30 cases. Actual outputs reflect that he directed 24 cases for an 

effectiveness rate of 80%. 

Crime Lab Initiative 

The Crime Lab is housed at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, where a Scientist and 

one Technician are currently funded by HIDTA, although 3 Technicians were originally 

requested. HIDTA investigations have priority for these HIDTA funded personnel. In 

2005 the Crime Lab identified 239 drug samples for HIDTA. 

Prevention Initiative 

Atlanta HIDTA allocates $25,000 to its Prevention Initiative, all of which goes to fund a 

conference for Drug Abuse Treatment Providers. 

Facilities Initiative 

Atlanta HIDTA allocates all of its expenses for the Investigative Support Center, e.g., 

lease and utilities, to the Facilities Initiative. In the future this Initiative will be 

discontinued and the facility expenses will be allocated among the other Initiatives 

housed at the ISC. 

Introduction 

This Annual Report presents measures of the effectiveness of the Atlanta HIDTA 

program during calendar year 2005. The Director of the Office of National Drug Control 

Policy (ONDCP) has designated Atlanta as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area 

(HIDTA), one of 28 such areas in the country. When designating a HIDTA, the Director 

of ONDCP consults with the Attorney General, Secretary of the Treasury, heads of 

national drug control agencies and the appropriate governors and considers the following: 

• The extent to which the area is a center of illegal drug production, manufacturing, 

importation, or distribution; 

• The extent to which state and local law enforcement agencies have committed 

resources to respond to the drug trafficking problem in the area, thereby 

indicating a determination to respond aggressively to the problem; 

• The extent to which drug-related activities in the area are having a harmful impact 

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in other areas of the country; and 

• The extent to which a significant increase in the allocation of federal resources is 

necessary to respond adequately to drug-related activities in the area. 

In addition to disrupting drug trafficking, HIDTAs have concomitant objectives of 

reducing violent crime and of disrupting the firearms trafficking and money laundering 

that often accompany the illegal drug trade. The National HIDTA Mission Statement 

follows. 

National HIDTA Program Mission Statement 

The mission of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program is 

to disrupt the market for illegal drugs in the United States by assisting federal, 

state, and local law enforcement entities participating in the HIDTA program to 

dismantle and disrupt drug trafficking organizations, with particular emphasis 

on drug trafficking regions that have harmful effects on other parts of the United 

States. 

To accomplish its mission the National HIDTA Program offers funding for 

administrative, technical, and logistical support to qualified areas that are willing to 

establish inter-agency Task Forces of law enforcement personnel to concentrate on the 

disruption and dismantling of drug trafficking organizations. The 2005 funding for 

Atlanta HIDTA was $3,847,044. 

The Atlanta HIDTA Executive Board includes representatives from all the federal, state, 

and local agencies that assign personnel to HIDTA. It maintains oversight and provides 

direction to the Atlanta HIDTA, and also addresses important administrative issues. The 

Board has established Enforcement and Intelligence Subcommittees which support 

Atlanta HIDTA initiatives and its participating agencies on a wide variety of intelligence, 

training, computer technology, and other related topics. On the following page are the 

Atlanta HIDTA’s Mission and Vision statements as updated by the Board in June of 

2005. 

Following the Mission and Vision Statements is a map showing the Atlanta HIDTA 

“footprint.” The Atlanta HIDTA originally covered the City of Atlanta, Fulton and 

DeKalb Counties, and Atlanta’s airport, Hartsfield-Jackson International. The City of 

Atlanta covers the middle third of Fulton County and a small portion of western DeKalb 

County. The north Fulton County cities of Alpharetta and Roswell will be joining 

HIDTA in 2006. Other Atlanta metro jurisdictions are considering inclusion in HIDTA. 

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Atlanta HIDTA Program Mission Statement 

The mission of the Atlanta HIDTA Program is to measurably enhance public 

safety in *strategically designated high drug crime areas of metropolitan 

Atlanta. This mission is to be accomplished principally by two, intelligence 

driven investigative Drug Task Forces which are focused on reducing and 

dismantling a specific number of categorical Drug Trafficking Organizations 

(DTOs) and Violent Career Criminals operating within or otherwise affecting 

Atlanta HIDTA areas of responsibility. Financial and technical investigative 

assistance, as well as administrative and intelligence support which enhance 

targeting, coordination of drug trafficking investigations, interagency 

cooperation and prosecution are essential aspects of this law enforcement 

mission, designed to alleviate the harmful consequences of drug trafficking, 

drug availability and armed violence. *Eliminated in 12/05. 

(Revised 6/05) 

Atlanta HIDTA Program Vision Statement 

Initiatives of the Atlanta HIDTA Program will provide coordinated 

investigative service, operational deconfliction, access to criminal 

databases, law enforcement training, analytical intelligence, forensic and 

technical support to HIDTA and participating agencies and to law 

enforcement agencies throughout metropolitan Atlanta. 

(Revised 6/05) 

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Jurisdictions Participating in Atlanta HIDTA, 2005 

Fulton County 

DeKalb County 

City of Atlanta 

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport 

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National HIDTA Goals 

The National HIDTA Program has established two complimentary goals. These two 

national goals guide all HIDTA initiatives and activities throughout the United States. 

National HIDTA Program Goals 

Goal 1: Disrupt the market for illegal drugs by dismantling or disrupting 

drug trafficking and/or money laundering organizations; and 

Goal 2: Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HIDTA initiatives. 

Each HIDTA must develop an assessment of the drug threat in its own region and a 

strategy to address this threat in terms of the two national goals. The strategy must have 

quantifiable performance targets. Each HIDTA’s budget is based on this strategy. In 

addition, each HIDTA must report data on its performance to ONDCP throughout the 

year. This data is entered into ONDCP’s Performance Measurement Process (PMP) database, which serves as a self-evaluation tool since HIDTA initiatives have access to the 

database. Success is measured by results, and each initiative’s manager is accountable for 

meeting the initiative’s targets or goals. 

While drug trafficking and abuse in the United States are complex problems, the 

abundant availability of many addictive and dangerous illegal drugs is created primarily 

by foreign criminal enterprises, primarily Columbian and Mexican, operating within our 

borders. While Columbia remains the production center for cocaine and heroin, Mexican 

Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) are the leading “wholesale” distributors of these 

and other drugs, including methamphetamine, in the United States. Moreover, terrorists 

can make use of the DTOs for smuggling people and dangerous substances other than 

drugs. 

Aside from the obvious damage to individuals and families, illegal drugs drain money 

from the legitimate economy. It does not have the positive “multiplier” effect of money 

spent on legal goods and services. The enormous profits made from the illicit drug trade 

also fuel small and large-scale political corruption both in this country and in the 

countries that grow and/or manufacture the drugs. 

The DTOs cannot be suppressed except by sophisticated law enforcement by multiple 

agencies. Coordination of the many agencies charged with suppressing drug trafficking, 

money laundering, and firearms trafficking, as well as those responsible for illegal 

immigration or terrorism is absolutely essential. Goals in HIDTA enforcement planning 

are specifically designed for inter-agency coordination. Coordination is 

“institutionalized” in the command and control structure of HIDTA. HIDTA combines 

administrative, intelligence, and operational components, mutually controlled by federal, 

state, and local officials. 

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To make the Atlanta HIDTA more efficient and effective, there must be a continuous 

information feed-back loop between the Task Forces and the intelligence analysts 

regarding DTOs. Training of agents and Task Force officers will enhance this 

information feed-back. It will also enable Atlanta HIDTA to increase its OCDETF 

inventory and expand its financial investigations. 

Summary of Threat Assessment for Budget Year 2005 

Metro Atlanta

i

 has become a primary center for the importation, transshipment, and 

distribution of illicit drugs entering the United States. Interstate highways, and state and 

local roads in Georgia, along with interstate railways, buses, and international, regional, 

and private airports provide drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) with a host of options 

for the transport of controlled substances and financial proceeds derived from distribution 

and trafficking. This web of highways, airports, trains, and buses facilitates easy, direct 

access to source markets and distribution stash sites, as well as exit routes for bulk 

currency. Mexican DTOs with local and national outlets for wholesale quantities of 

cocaine and other controlled substances are the principal “organized crime” threat in 

Atlanta, and oftentimes act in concert with African American distribution organizations. 

Ongoing investigations being carried out by DEA, HIDTA Task Forces, and other state 

and local law enforcement agencies indicate that larger “loads” of cocaine and increased 

shipments of other controlled substances are entering Atlanta’s metropolitan area. 

Coincident to this increase are larger and more bulk shipments of US currency exiting 

metropolitan Atlanta destined for Mexico and southwestern border states. The number of 

Mexican DTOs and Latino street gangs in metropolitan Atlanta is also increasing. 

Methamphetamine is the greatest drug threat outside of metropolitan Atlanta and will 

soon emerge as the number one threat for the entire state of Georgia. The areas 

surrounding the greater metropolitan area have experienced dramatic increases in the 

number of methamphetamine labs seized. High purity, low cost methamphetamine is 

readily available, and the drug is widely used, particularly in the rural areas. Law 

enforcement reporting reflects that methamphetamine is also an increasing threat in 

suburban areas due to the drug’s low price and ready availability; methamphetamine is 

replacing other drugs as a less expensive, more potent alternative. Multi-pound seizures 

by law enforcement are becoming common in many of the counties immediately 

surrounding Atlanta. Mexican DTOs are the primary transporters and wholesale 

distributors of methamphetamine produced in Mexico, California, and southwestern 

states. Mexican DTOs, Caucasian criminal groups, street gangs, and outlaw motorcycle 

gangs, as well as independent dealers distribute methamphetamine at the retail level. 

Marijuana is the most readily available and widely used illicit drug in the Atlanta 

metropolitan area, but is not considered as significant as cocaine and methamphetamine 

because it is less often associated with violent crime. Most of the marijuana available in 

the state is produced in Mexico, although some cannabis is cultivated locally. Mexican 

criminal groups using tractor-trailers and private vehicles are the dominant transporters of 

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the Mexico-produced marijuana available in Atlanta. The primary wholesale distributors 

of marijuana produced in Georgia are Mexican and Caucasian criminal groups, as well as 

local Caucasian independent dealers. Marijuana is distributed at the wholesale level in 

quantities up to several hundred kilograms. African-American and Hispanic criminal 

drug gangs are the primary retail-level distributors of marijuana in Atlanta. Other 

criminal groups, operating within their own communities, and outlaw motorcycle gangs 

also distribute marijuana at the street level. 

Heroin is easily obtained and trafficked principally in inner city Atlanta neighborhoods. 

More specifically, heroin can be readily found in the English Avenue community, 

commonly referred to as “The Bluff.” Heroin is transported primarily from Florida, New 

Jersey, New York, and Texas to the Atlanta metropolitan area by Mexican organizations, 

as well as Dominican criminal groups employed by Colombian and Mexican source 

organizations. Most of the heroin available in Atlanta is produced in South America. 

Colombian DTOs typically supply large quantities of South American heroin to Mexican 

criminal drug organizations in Atlanta. 

Other dangerous drugs, including club drugs and illegally diverted pharmaceuticals, pose 

an increasing threat to Atlanta. MDMA, GHB, LSD, and Rohypnol are readily available 

in Atlanta, as well as diverted pharmaceuticals such as Xanax, Lortab, and OxyContin. 

Within this category, MDMA and GHB are the most commonly used club drugs in 

Atlanta. They are consumed at clubs and private parties or “raves”. 

Treatment and substance abuse trends as reported by the Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) DAWN. Their data show that the total 

number of emergency room visits for heroin related medical conditions increased 104.3 

percent in metropolitan Atlanta (the city of Atlanta and 19 surrounding counties) between 

CY 99 and 01. This region contains approximately 3.9 million of the state of Georgia’s 

8.1 million inhabitants. This report states that Hispanic-Latino heroin admissions for 

treatment have shown a marked increase in the Atlanta area and reached four percent in 

the first half of 2002. Current statistics are not yet available. This is the largest proportion 

of Hispanic-Latino admissions into treatment for any drug. Overall, however, Atlanta is 

very low in emergency department (ED) mentions for heroin overdoses: 20 per 100,000. 

In June 2003, the Atlanta HIDTA reported the results of Anam Cara Consultants’ survey 

on substance abuse. Data for CY 02 from treatment providers in Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, 

Fulton, Gwinnett, and Rockdale counties showed that heroin was the drug of choice for 

approximately nine percent of all addicts who sought treatment. Within DeKalb and 

Fulton Counties the heroin abuser population was thirteen percent of all those who sought 

treatment, whereas in the suburban counties this population was three percent. The survey 

noted an increase in heroin addiction with most heroin abusers in the early 20s age range. 

In April 2004, a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) study noted a shift from 

injecting heroin to snorting or smoking because of increased purity and the 

misconception that these forms are safer. 

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HIDTA Strategy Summary 

Atlanta HIDTA’s funds for 2005 were allocated to three core initiatives and six support 

initiatives. 

Core Initiatives: 

• Metro Atlanta Task Force 

• DeKalb Task Force 

• Drug Intelligence Fusion Component (DIFC) 

Support initiatives: 

• Administration/Management 

• Crime Lab 

• Prosecution 

• Training (ACTS) 

• Facilities 

• Prevention 

The two Task Forces, Metro and DeKalb, are the enforcement initiatives, i.e., they are 

made up of the sworn officers assigned to HIDTA by its member law enforcement 

agencies to investigate drug trafficking and arrest suspects. The Metro Task Force agents 

are organized into operational groups, each led by an agency member of HIDTA. The 

plan was for Metro HIDTA to be made up of seven operational groups: Group 1 led by 

APD, Group 2 – DEA, Group 3 – ATF, Group 4 – IRS, Group 5 – ICE, Group 6 – DEA, 

Group 7 – FBI. Six groups were to be based at the Investigative Support Center and one 

(Group 5) at the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. The DeKalb Task Force constitutes one 

operational group. The Task Forces provide data on local drug activity to the Drug 

Intelligence Fusion Component analysts. The analysts have access to state and national 

data bases and are able to “connect the dots” to help guide Task Force investigations. The 

other initiatives support the work of the Task Forces and the analysts. 

For 2005 the Metro Task Force’s Group 1 – APD and Group 2 – DEA were to focus on 

DTOs operating within five neighborhoods in the City of Atlanta. These neighborhoods 

are well-known for their high violent crime rate and busy drug trade. The Task Force 

investigations did not end at the boundaries of these neighborhoods, but they were the 

most likely places in which to begin investigations and develop leads and confidential 

sources and informants. 

A Methamphetamine sub-initiative was to have been a cooperative effort among Groups 

1 – APD, 2 – DEA, 6 – DEA, and 7 – FBI. 

Atlanta HIDTA’s Group 3 – ATF was to continue its anti-violence mission in support of 

Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN) in addition to its focus on drug related major firearms 

trafficking and the arrest and prosecution of armed violent career criminals. 

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Group 5 – ICE was to focus on drug smuggling. ICE agents are based at the HartsfieldJackson International Airport. 

Atlanta HIDTA’s Group 4 – IRS was obligated to pursue IRS FIAT targets, long range 

investigations, and to assist the other HIDTA groups track assets for an ever growing 

inventory of multiple defendant conspiracy cases. In 2005 the plan was to give a 

significantly higher profile to drug-related financial investigations in both enforcement 

and training. 

It was anticipated that additional federal agents would be joining the Metro Task Force, 

forming Groups 6 – DEA and 7 – FBI, and they would take the lead on developing 

OCDETF cases. 

Each of the operational groups of the Metro Task Force was committed to disrupt or 

dismantle a specific number of DTOs and to arrest a specific number of Armed Career 

Criminals associated with each sub-initiative. Sub-initiatives were either geographical or 

situational. In 2005, the HIDTA geographical areas were identified in Atlanta as 

Pittsburgh/Mechanicsville, Martin Luther King Drive, Grady Homes (4th Ward), 

Thomasville Heights, and Vine City-Bluff. The situational categories were identified as 

Airport Smuggling, Financial Investigations, Countywide Organizational 

Methamphetamine Trafficking. 

Assuming the configurations described above, Atlanta HIDTA’s Metro Task Force 

expected to disrupt or dismantle the number of DTOs and arrest the number of Armed 

Career Criminals (ACC) shown in the chart below. 

Figure 1 

Metro Task Force 2005 Expected Outputs (# of DTOs Dismantled or Disrupted and 

# of ACCs arrested) by type of DTO and by Sub-Initiative 

Sub-Initiative and Assigned Operational Group(s)* 

Type of 

DTO 

P-M 

G1 

MLK 

G1 

4thWard 

G1 

TH 

G2 

TH 

G6 

Bluff 

G3 

Meth 

G1,2,6,7 

Fin 

G4 

Smug 

G5 

OCDETF 

G6,7 

Total 

Local 2 2 2 8 2 16 

Regional 1 1 1 1 1 5 

Local/Reg 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 10 

CPOT 1 1 1 3 

OCDETF 5 5 9 9 5 33 

Total 

DTOs 

5 5 5 7 7 9 5 9 9 6 67 

ACCs 

arrested 

3 3 3 7 7 20 4 7 54 

* Each Sub-initiative was assigned one or more Operational Groups 

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The DeKalb HIDTA Task Force concentrates on four high drug crime corridors in 

DeKalb County: Candler Road, Buford Highway, Memorial Drive Corridor, Wesley 

Chapel Road. A DeKalb County police detective is assigned to the Metro Task Force to 

serve as operational liaison between the Task Forces. DeKalb expected to dismantle or 

disrupt 16 DTOs (9 local, 6 regional, and 1 OCDETF) and arrest 30 violent career 

criminals. 

In 2005 the intelligence initiative was renamed the Drug Intelligence Fusion Component 

(DIFC) to emphasize the connection to EPIC, NDIC, and to DEA. 

HIDTA’s Executive Board decides the areas to be targeted based on local, drug- related 

violent crime rates and regional and local drug trafficking assessments by Atlanta 

HIDTA’s DIFC and by participating law enforcement agencies. The 2005 Strategy was 

designed according to ONDCP directives and Atlanta HIDTA’s Drug Threat Assessment 

by DIFC. The 2005 Strategy was crafted on the assumption that there would be increased 

participation by federal agencies, specifically the DEA, FBI, and the US Post Office. 

However, these agencies’ increased duties related to other objectives left them with 

insufficient personnel to fulfill their commitments to HIDTA. Groups 6 and 7, to be led 

respectively by the DEA and FBI, never formed, and other personnel, who would have 

been incorporated into the remaining operational groups, were never assigned. The 

Methamphetamine Sub-initiative was discontinued late in 2005. Moreover, Atlanta 

HIDTA experienced a major administrative disruption when the Atlanta Police 

Department replaced the Georgia Bureau of Investigation as the fiduciary agent. This put 

a moratorium on the availability of PEPI money for the last six months of 2005, which 

limited investigative activity. 

HIDTA Performance Measures 

ONDCP’s Performance Management Process (PMP) is intended to give HIDTAs around 

the country a self-management tool to enable them to maintain their focus on dismantling 

and disrupting drug trafficking organizations and arresting the violent career criminals in 

the illicit drug trade. The PMP also provides ONDCP with data to guide the development 

of national drug policy. 

Performance measures introduce a new capability to quantify and track HIDTA targets 

and monitor HIDTA results. Application of the new PMP enables the Atlanta HIDTA 

Annual Report to provide concrete documentation of HIDTA’s efficiency and 

effectiveness. The report also provides a comparison with previous year’s efforts and 

base numbers for defining future action and for ascertaining human and financial 

resource requirements. The ensuing series of tables and charts presents specific outcome 

and efficiency measurements. 

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Performance Measures for Goal 1 

Core TABLE 1: DTOs and MLOs Disrupted or Dismantled in 2005 

Given the manpower expectations at the beginning of 2005, the goals were 67 

disrupted/dismantled DTOs for the Metro Task Force and 16 for the DeKalb Task Force, 

a total of 83 disrupted or dismantled. By the end of 2005, Atlanta HIDTA had identified 

a total of 83 DTOs, i.e. there were 83 DTOs in some stage of investigation in 2005, 57 of 

which were dismantled or disrupted. 

Core TABLE 2: Percentage of DTOs Disrupted or Dismantled by Scope, 2005 

The large number of International DTOs versus Multi-State DTOs is a reflection of the growing 

immigrant communities in the Atlanta area, as well as the fact that the foreign drug traffickers are using 

Atlanta as a distribution hub for the eastern part of the United States. 

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Core TABLE 3: Percentage of Money Laundering Organizations Disrupted or Dismantled 

by Scope, 2005 

In 2005, Atlanta HIDTA did not focus on the in-depth, sophisticated financial tracking 

required to bring down MLOs. A significant amount of drug money leaves Atlanta, not 

through banks or businesses, but by truck; shipments of bulk contraband currency out of 

Atlanta to the Southwest and Mexico are part of the focus of our interdiction program, 

SAINT. 

Core TABLE 4: Operational Scope of All DTO Cases Initiated, 2005 

The plan was to have Group 6 – DEA and Group 7 – FBI lead the effort in developing the 

OCDETF cases. However, DEA and FBI had other priorities and not enough personnel 

to cover their commitments to Atlanta HIDTA. 

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Core TABLE 5: Drugs Removed from the Marketplace, 2005 

Core TABLE 6: Return on Investment (ROI) for Drugs Removed from the 

Marketplace by Law Enforcement Initiatives, by Year 

The ROI for Drugs for 2004 was $5.55; for 2005 it was $5.57. 

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Core TABLE 7: Return on Investment (ROI) for Assets Removed from the 

Marketplace by Law Enforcement Initiatives, by Year 

Core TABLE 8: Total Return on Investment (ROI) for Drugs and Assets 

Removed from the Marketplace by Law Enforcement* Initiatives by Year 

The ROI for 2004 for Drugs and Assets was $6.36; for 2005 it was $6.34. 

Core TABLE 9: Prosecution Outputs and Outcomes by Year 

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The Methamphetamine Sub-initiative was cancelled before the end of 2005. While there 

is some local production of methamphetamine, the Georgia General Assembly passed a 

law in 2004 making it more difficult to obtain ephedrine and pseudoephedrine. The bulk 

of the meth is coming to Georgia from Mexico. 

Core TABLE 10: Value of Clandestine Methamphetamine Labs Dismantled 

in 2005, by Size 

Core TABLE 11: HIDTA Clandestine Laboratory Activities in 2005 

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Performance Measures for Goal 2 

Core TABLE 12: HIDTA Training Efficiency by Year and Type of Training 

Core TABLE 13: Percentage of HIDTA Initiatives Using Event and Case 

Deconfliction Services, by Year 

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Core TABLE 14: Percentage of Event and Case Deconflictions Submitted, 

by Year 

Table 14: Percentage of Event and Case Deconflictions Submitted for Year at Atlanta HIDTA 

Year 

Baseline # 

Deconflictions 

Submitted 

Deconfliction 

Submissions 

# 

Targeted 

# Event 

Deconflictions 

Submitted 

Case/Subject 

Deconflictions 

Submitted 

# Total 

Deconflctions 

Submitted 

% 

Deconflictions 

Submitted 

2004 881 972 881 0 881 91% 

2005 881 881 758 0 758 86% 

2006 881 

In 2004 there were 881 event deconfliction submissions, of which 73 involved actual 

conflicts. The number of deconfliction submissions targeted in 2005 was 758, 100% of 

which were event deconflictions. The number of events were a potential conflict was 

averted was 51 or 6.7%. There were no case/subject deconflictions. Atlanta HIDTA has 

not given up on developing case/subject deconfliction. It is done internally at HIDTA, 

but the other law enforcement agencies in the area have so far been unwilling to share 

case/subject information. 

Core TABLE 15: Percentage of Investigations Provided Analytical Support, 

by Year 

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Core TABLE 16: Percentage of HIDTA Initiative Investigations Referred to 

Other HIDTAs and Other Agencies, by Year 

Figure 2 

Atlanta HIDTA/GBI Crime Lab Samples Analyzed 

1/1/2005 - 12/31/2005 

Metro Task Force DeKalb Task Force Total 

Drug Identification 5 1 6 

Drug Quantification 1 0 1 

Leafy Material – Drug Identification 25 1 26 

Solid Material – Drug Identification 108 98 206 

Total 139 100 239 

2004/2005 Comparative Analysis 

At the beginning of 2004, there were 45 DTOs listed in Atlanta HIDTA’s catalog – 29 

new DTOs were identified during the year giving a total of 74 DTOs at the end of 2004. 

By the end of 2004, 46 of the identified DTOs were disrupted, and 9 were dismantled. 

In 2005, 28 new DTO’s were identified, with 9 being disrupted and 4 dismantled thus 

providing a year-end total of 83 DTOs. [Core Table 1] 

For 2004, the operational scope (i.e., international, multi-state or local) of the 74 DTOs 

identified is as follows: 15 DTOs were identified as international, 10 as multi-state and 49 as 

local. Further in 2004, 63 of the total DTOs targeted were categorized as 13 international, 

10 multi-state, and 40 local. Of the 46 disrupted, 11 were international, 6 were multi-state, 

and 29 as local. For the 9 DTOs dismantled, the categories are 1 international, 2 multistate, and 6 local. In 2005 82 of the total DTOs targeted were categorized as 21 

international, 7 multi-state, and 54 local. Of the 37 DTOs disrupted, 13 were international, 

5 were multi-state, and 19 were local. Of the 20 DTOs dismantled, the categories are 1 

international, 1 multi-state, and 18 local. [Core Table 2] 

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In 2004, Atlanta HIDTA successfully targeted and disrupted one (1) DTO’s money 

laundering organization (local). In 2005, 3 MLO’s were identified internationally and 1 

local. 2 international and 1 local MLO were targeted, and of these MLOs 1 international 

DTO was disrupted, and no MLO’s were dismantled in 2005. [Core Table 3] 

In terms of cases opened, and their designations: in 2004 162 cases were opened, with 15 

being international, 16 multi-state, and 131 local. Of the cases receiving CPOT 

designation; 12 were international, 2 were multi-state, and 2 were local. 2 RPOT cases 

were international, 1 was multi-state, and 0 were identified as local. Of those cases 

receiving OCDETF designation, 3 were international, 2 multi-state, and 2 local. 

In 2005, 2 DTO/MLO cases initiated, and were international CPOT cases, 4 were 

international RPOT cases, 2 were multi-state RPOT, and 4 were local. 1 international 

case received OCDETF designation. [Core Table 4] 

During the 2004 calendar year Atlanta HIDTA removed over $17.5 million dollars in 

wholesale drugs from the market place, compared with $12.7 million dollars removed in 

2005. However, 2005 drug seizures yielded large amounts of khat and opium, drugs not 

previously seized. During 2004, over $2.5 million in drug assets were removed, 

compared with over $1.7 removed for 2005. [Core Table 5] 

The removal of drugs and drug assets in 2004 yielded a Return on Investment (ROI) of 

$6 for every $1 spent. Calendar year 2005 yielded the same ROI. 

[Core Tables 6, 7, 8] 

The Prosecution Initiative projected 30 cases for 2004 and 29 investigative cases were 

handled. In 2005, 30 investigations were projected, and 24 were actually handled. 

[Core Table 9] 

In both 2004 and 2005, Atlanta HIDTA neither targeted nor identified any Clandestine 

Laboratory activity. [Core Table 10 and 11] 

In 2004, Atlanta HIDTA coordinated the training of 545 students, logging over 9,000 

hours of training. Of the total training hours, 380 hours were devoted to Spanish classes 

for the group. The cost of training for 2004 was less than $18 per training hour. 

In 2005, the Training Initiative saw over 850 students trained and almost 15,000 hours of 

training. The 2005 total training cost per hour was $12.19. 

[Core Table 12] 

 The Intelligence component performance for 2004 yielded 972 deconfliction 

submissions targeted, and 881 events were submitted. Comparison with CY 2005 shows 

the total number of deconflictions targeted was 881 and 758 were submitted. [Core 

Table 14] 

In 2004, 282 investigations were targeted to receive analytical support at Atlanta HIDTA. 

By the end of 2004, it was reported that 353 investigations received analytical support. 

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CY 2005 saw 298 cases targeted for analytical support, and it was reported that 296 cases 

received analytical support. [Core Table 15] 

In 2004, it was reported that out of 412 Atlanta HIDTA investigations, 10 were targeted 

for referral. Out of those 10 targeted for referral, 2 investigations went to other HIDTAs 

and the other 8 investigations were sent to other law enforcement agencies. In 2005, 72 

cases were targeted for referral, with 1 case referred to another HIDTA, and 37 cases 

were referred to other agencies. [Core Table 16] 

Conclusions 

Throughout 2005, unfilled vacancies hampered HIDTA’s Task Force activities. The 

minutes of the July 29, 2005 Atlanta HIDTA Board Meeting reflected this: “Almost all of 

the numbers needed to be adjusted for the 2005 predictions of DTOs targeted, dismantled 

and/or disrupted. Due to lack of manpower, HIDTA would like to re-evaluate their Task 

Force goals to reflect a more realistic and manageable goal." Terrorism-related reassignments left some agencies with insufficient personnel to cover their commitments to 

HIDTA. 

Throughout 2005, Atlanta HIDTA has been negotiating with law enforcement agencies 

for additional sworn personnel. In late 2005 a DEA ASAC was assigned to HIDTA as a 

Deputy Director. The north Fulton County cities of Roswell and Alpharetta committed to 

sending enough sworn officers to enable HIDTA to form a new operational group in 

2006. The US Postal Inspection Office committed to send one officer in July 2006. The 

Georgia Department of Corrections will send two, the Georgia State Patrol three, and 

MARTA Police will assign at least one officer to HIDTA. Cobb County was approved 

for inclusion in HIDTA by the Executive Board for 2006 (a Cobb County Police officer 

has served in the Metro Task Force since 2003). Other metro counties are being 

considered for inclusion in HIDTA, as well as the US Marshals Service. 

Furthermore, in 2005, a transition to a new HIDTA fiduciary occurred. The Atlanta 

HIDTA Executive Board approved this transition in late 2004 because of the Georgia 

Bureau of Investigation’s unwillingness to continue as HIDTA’s fiduciary agent. At this 

time the GBI indicated its desire to close out the 2004 budget accounts as soon as 

possible and stated it would not accept HIDTA’s 2005 award. The Atlanta Police 

Department stepped forward to assume the fiduciary role, but there was a delay in the 

awarding of the 2005 grant. The award was subsequently accepted by the APD, and, 

during the first half of 2005, accounts were developed, positions assigned, and training on 

APD administrative and financial procedures furnished to HIDTA administrators. 

Further, because APD did not want to manage HIDTA-funded personnel, the HIDTA 

Board approved a contract with a Professional Employee Organization, Allstaff, to 

administer payroll. By the close of calendar year 2005, virtually all HIDTA financial 

accounts previously held by the GBI were expended and closed, and the 2005 budget 

accounts were opened and operating for the Atlanta HIDTA with the APD as fiduciary. 

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The Atlanta HIDTA training program is one way to compensate somewhat for the 

shortage of Task Force personnel by training law enforcement personnel in other 

agencies. The training programs are open to other law enforcement personnel in Georgia 

but mainly those in the fifteen counties in the center of the Atlanta metro area. Many of 

the courses are POST certified. In 2005, Atlanta HIDTA increased training hours by 

60%, but reduced the overall per hour cost of training. The 2005 Training Initiative has 

added significant depth to the HDITA Program. Fortunately for HIDTA’s future plans, 

the training coordinator, retired from the DEA supervisory ranks, is a nationally 

recognized subject matter expert in drug financial investigations. 

In 2006 both HIDTA Task Forces will endeavor to increase financial investigations, 

OCDETF cases, and interdiction activities. Significant OCDETF indicators exist in 

many active DTO investigations begun in 2004 and 2005. Enhanced analytical support 

and more in-depth prosecutorial review of HIDTA cases will enable Atlanta HIDTA to 

increase OCDETF inventories. The operational groups have been reorganized for 2006: 

one benefit of this is that HIDTA’s most productive group, led by the APD, will have an 

additional federal (DEA) investigator who is familiar with OCDETF procedures. 

Similarly, Atlanta HIDTA’s own Task Force officers and agents will receive increased 

financial investigative training, which will also be offered to non-HIDTA personnel as 

well. Although there was little activity around MLOs in 2005, IRS agents at Atlanta 

HIDTA were able to work with other Task Force agents to identify income that could be 

taxed even though it was not possible to prove that the income was from the illicit drug 

trade. One case yielded about $50,000 for the taxpayers. 

Late in 2005, ONDCP conducted an On-Site Review at Atlanta HIDTA. In response to 

the ONDCP’s Finding, the Atlanta HIDTA Executive Board approved the elimination of 

geographical assignments (neighborhoods) from the descriptions of the operational 

groups. Although investigations had never been limited to these neighborhoods, 

ONDCP felt that associating the operational groups with neighborhoods “promoted the 

belief that the HIDTA does not actively pursue high level targets....” 

Enhancement of Atlanta HIDTA’s computer technology will also improve Atlanta 

HIDTA’s ability to work high level cases: in early 2006, under the direction of the 

Deputy Director who is a DEA ASAC, Atlanta HIDTA began planning to improve Task 

Force officers’ access to the DEA Firebird system. This will greatly facilitate the sharing 

of information among law enforcement agencies. HIDTA leadership saw that the 

initiatives needed to make more use of such tools. 

Notwithstanding transitional administrative changes, and a large number of 

administrative, sworn, and intelligence vacancies, as well as a reduction of $864,100 in 

Task Force budgets, HIDTA’s Task Forces managed to maintain the Drug/Asset ROI: it 

was $6.36 in 2004 and $6.34 in 2005. Moreover, the latest reports from the FBI are that, 

while violent crime has increased nationwide in 2005 by 2.5%, violent crime in the City 

of Atlanta, where HIDTA is most active, has gone down almost 9% and all crime is down 

by 6%. 

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Appendices 

A. Table of Organization 

B. Table Listing Composition of Executive Board 

C. List of Participating Agencies 

D. List of Agencies Participating in 2005 

Training Program 

E. List of Tables and Charts 

F. End Notes 

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APPENDIX A 

Atlanta HIDTA Sub-Committees 

Atlanta HIDTA Executive Board 

Budget Analysts 

1 – Budget Analyst* onsite APD Support personnel located at APD Headquarters – All personnel report to APD Financial Officer 1 – Accounting Paraprofessional* 1 – Accountant 3* 

Atlanta HIDTA Director* 

Ron Caffrey (Contract) 

Administrative Assistant* Operations Support Co

Training/Law Enforcement Secretary* Secretary* 

Coordinator* (Contract) TF Group 1 TF Group 2 

Prosecutor and Legal Advisory Crime Lab 

Officer 1 – Laboratory Scientist* 

Georgia Attorney General 3 – Laboratory Technicians* (2 vacant) 

Dep. Director of Operations 

APD Lieutenant 

DeKalb HIDTA Task Force 

DeKalb County PD Captain 

Metro HIDTA TF Group 1 

APD Supervisor 

Federal, State, & Local 

Agents/Officers 

Metro HIDTA TF Group 2 

DEA Supervisor 

Federal, State, & Local 

Agents/Officers 

Metro HIDTA TF Group 3 

ATF Supervisor 

ATF Agents 

Metro HIDTA Groups 6 

(DEA) and 7 (FBI) Vacant 

Metro HIDTA Group 5 

ICE Supervisor 

Federal, State, & Local 

Agents/Officers – Offsite at 

Hartsfield-Jackson Airport 

Metro HIDTA TF Group 4 

IRS Supervisor 

IRA Agents 

Dep. Director for Intell 

DEA 

Drug Intelligence Fusion Component & MAJIC 

DEA Supervisor 

HIDTA Grant funded: 9* 

2 – DEA Intell Analysts 4 – HIDTA Intell Analysts onsite 1 – HIDTA Intell Analyst offsite at GSP 1 – HIDTA Intell Analyst offsite at DeKalb 2 – Georgia National Guard (Deconfliction – LEAD) 1 – HIDTA Firearms Analyst offsite at GBI 1 – HIDTA Intell Analyst offsite at Fulton Co DA’s office 1 – GSP Trooper offsite at GSP 1 – ICE Special Agent offsite at GSP 2 – Secretaries ( 1 vacant) 

* HIDTA Grant 
APPENDIX B – Atlanta HIDTA Executive Board Membership 

Local: 6 members State: 4 members Federal: 6 members 

LOCAL MEMBERS 

George Coleman 

Chief of Police 

Fulton County Police Department 

Louis Graham (RETIRED 2006) 

Chief of Police 

DeKalb County Police Department 

Paul Howard 

District Attorney 

Fulton County District Attorney's Office 

STATE MEMBERS 

Thurbert Baker 

Attorney General 

Georgia State Attorney General's Office 

Bill Hitchins 

Colonel 

Georgia State Patrol 

FEDERAL MEMBERS 

Gregory Jones (EX OFFICIO) 

Special Agent in Charge 

Federal Bureau of Investigation 

Vanessa McClemore 

Special Agent in Charge 

U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms 

David Nahmias 

U.S. Attorney 

U.S. Attorney's Office - NDGA 

Gwendolyn Keyes 

District Attorney 

DeKalb County District Attorney's Office 

Richard Pennington 

Chief of Police 

Atlanta Police Department 

Eugene Wilson (Retired) (EX OFFICIO) 

Chief of Police 

MARTA Police Department 

Vernon Keenan 

Director 

Georgia Bureau of Investigation 

Brian Owens (EX OFFICIO) 

Commissioner 

Georgia Department of Corrections 

Kenneth Smith 

Special Agent in Charge 

U.S. Bureau of Immigration & Customs 

Enforcement 

Sherri Strange 

Special Agent in Charge 

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration 

James Vickery 

Special Agent in Charge 

U.S. Internal Revenue Service 
APPENDIX C – List of Participating Agencies 

FEDERAL AGENCIES (6) 

U.S. Attorney’s Office - NDGA 

U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives 

U.S. Bureau of Immigration & Customs Enforcement 

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration 

U.S. Internal Revenue Service 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (Ex Officio) 

STATE AGENCIES (5) 

Georgia Attorney General’s Office 

Georgia Bureau of Investigation 

Georgia Department of Corrections (Ex Officio) 

Georgia National Guard 

Georgia State Patrol 

LOCAL AGENCIES (7) 

Atlanta Police Department 

Cobb County Police Department 

DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office 

DeKalb County Police Department 

Fulton County District Attorney’s Office 

Fulton County Police Department 

MARTA Police Department (Ex Officio) 

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APPENDIX D – List of Agencies Participating in 2005 Training Program 

1. Acworth PD 

2. Alpharetta PD 

3. APD 

4. Army 

5. ATF 

6. Bartow Cnty SO 

7. Butts Cnty SO 

8. Cherokee Multi-Agency Narcotics 

9. Clayton Cnty DTF 

10. Clayton Cnty SO 

11. Clayton Cnty SO 

12. Cobb Cnty Finance Dept. 

13. Cobb Cnty PD 

14. Cobb Cnty School Board 

15. College Park PD 

16. DEA 

17. Dekalb Cnty PD 

18. DOJ 

19. Douglas Cnty SO 

20. Drug Treatment Professionals 

21. East Metro Drug DET 

22. FAA 

23. FDLE 

24. Fayette Cnty SO 

25. Federal Air Marshal Service 

26. Fulton Cnty DA 

27. Fulton Cnty PD 

28. Fulton Cnty School PD 

29. Gadsden, AL PD 

30. Garden Cnty SO 

31. GBI 

32. Georgia National Guard 

33. Georgia Tech PD 

34. Glenco, AL PD 

35. GMH 

36. GPA 

37. Greenville, SC PD 

38. Griffin-Spalding NTF 

39. GSP 

40. Gwinnett Cnty DA 

41. Gwinnett Cnty PD 

43. Hall Cnty SO 

44. Harrison/Paulding DTF 

45. Heard Cnty SO 

46. Helen, GA PD 

47. Henry Cnty PD 

48. Henry Cnty SO 

49. HIDTA 

50. ICE 

51. IRS 

52. Johnson Cnty, GA SO 

53. Kennesaw PD 

54. Kennesaw State University 

55. Marta PD 

56. MCS Narcotics 

57. Monroe Cnty SO 

58. Morrow PD 

59. NDIC 

60. NE GA Drug Task Force 

61. Piedmont-Northern MANS 

62. Pineville, NC PD 

63. Rowan Cnty, NC SO 

64. Shelby Cnty, TN SO 

65. Stanisslaus, CA SO 

66. Tri Cities Narcotics 

67. Union City PD 

68. USMS 

69. USPIS 

70. Villa Rica PD 

71. Warner Robbins PD 

72. West Georgia Drug Task Force 

73. West TN DTF 

74. Whitfield Cnty SO 

75. Wilkinson Cnty SO 

76. Wrightsville, NC PD 

77. Zell Miller Mountain Park Way DTF 

42. Gwinnett Cnty SO 

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Appendix E – List of Tables and Charts 

Figure 1 – Metro Task Force Expected Outcomes by Type of DTO and by Sub-Initiative 

Core Table 1 – DTOs and MLOs Disrupted or Dismantled in 2005 

Core Table 2 – Percentage of DTO’s Disrupted of Dismantled by Scope, 2005 

Core Table 3 – Percentage of Money Laundering Organizations Disrupted or 

 Dismantled by Scope, 2005 

Core Table 4 – Operational Scope of All DTO Cases Initiated, 2005 

Core Table 5 – Drugs Removed from the Marketplace, 2005 

Core Table 6 – Return on Investment (ROI) for Drugs Removed from the Marketplace 

 By Law Enforcement Initiatives, by Year 

Core Table 7 – Return on Investment (ROI) for Assets Removed from the Marketplace 

 By Law Enforcement Initiatives, by Year 

Core Table 8 – Total Return on Investment (ROI) for Drugs and Assets Removed from

 The Marketplace by Law Enforcement Initiatives, by Year 

Core Table 9 – Prosecution Initiative Cost Per Investigation, by Year 

Core Table 10 –Value of Clandestine Methamphetamine Labs Dismantled in 2005, by 

By Size 

Core Table 11 – Clandestine Laboratory Activities in 2005 

Core Table 12 – Training Efficiency by Year and Type of Training 

Core Table 13 – Percentage of HIDTA Initiatives Using Event and Case Deconfliction 

Services, by Year 

Core Table 14 – Percentage of Event and Case Deconflictions Submitted, by Year 

Core Table 15 – Percentage of Investigations Provided Analytical Support, by Year 

Core Table 16 – Percentage of HIDTA Initiative Investigations Referred to Other 

 HIDTA’s and Other Agencies, 2005 

Figure 2 – Atlanta HIDTA/GBI Crime Lab Samples Analyzed 

Endnotes 

i

 The City of Atlanta covers the middle third of Fulton County and a small portion of western DeKalb County. 

It is the center of the Metropolitan Statistical Area of Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, established in the 2000 

Census, which includes 28 counties and dozens of municipalities, covers most of north Georgia, and includes 

over half of Georgia’s population. Its core counties are Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Clayton, and Gwinnett. It is one 

of the fastest growing MSAs in the country. Fulton, DeKalb, and Cobb Police Departments have assigned law 

enforcement personnel to HIDTA. 

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