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HIDTA

The achievements identified herein and 

the production of this document 

are supported by HIDTA Program Funds 

Office of National Drug Control Policy 
NY/NJ HIDTA 

2005 ANNUAL REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 I. Executive Summary .................................................................. 1-2

 II. Introduction to the NY/NJ HIDTA ................................................. 3-4

III. National HIDTA Goals ............................................................... 5

 IV. Threat Assessment ................................................................... 6

 V. Strategy ................................................................................. 6

 VI. HIDTA Performance Measures .................................................... 7-33

VII. Conclusion ............................................................................. 34

Appendix A: Structure of the NY/NJ HIDTA

Appendix B: NY/NJ HIDTA Executive Board

Appendix C: List of Participating Agencies

Appendix D: List of Participating Counties

 Appendix E: Initiative Outputs

 Apendix F: PMP Matrix
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I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The NY/NJ HIDTA region remains a national distribution hub for illicit drugs, particularly cocaine, heroin 

and marijuana. The region serves as a distribution center for many northeastern cities as well. Cocaine and 

heroin pose the most serious threat to the region. They are both readily available and highly abused. 

Illegal drugs do not discriminate; no societal component is immune from the consequences and ravages of 

this abuse. Abuse transcends all societal boundaries and affects every ethnic group with no regard for age, 

gender, zip code or income. The negative consequences have far reaching effects, and impact not only the 

individual abuser, but families, friends, businesses, and governmental resources as well. All too often our 

youth fall victim to this scourge. 

Death Of 2-Year-Old Ruled A Homicide After Drugs Found 

In Her System 

NY1 News, March 01, 2006

The death of a 2-year-old baby in the Bronx in January was ruled a 

homicide Wednesday after the Medical Examiner found heroin in her 

system. 

Sherlyn Polonia died in January after being brought to the hospital 

unconscious. Doctors reported the incident to police after the girl's urine 

tested positive for drugs. 

Her mother, 23-year-old Johanna Bare, and boyfriend, 47-year-old 

Johnny Carvajal, were arrested last month. 

Right now, they are charged with drug possession and child 

endangerment, but those charges could be upgraded. 

The goal of the NY/NJ HIDTA is to measurably reduce crime, particularly drug-related crime, by 

increasing the effectiveness of information sharing, enforcement, training and prevention among law 

enforcement agencies in the New York metropolitan area and beyond. Serving as an umbrella for several 

national model law enforcement partnerships, the NY/NJ HIDTA continues to have a significant impact on 

the illicit drug trade plaguing the region. 

Following is a summary of some of the more notable achievements of CY 2005. 

 HIDTA Regional Intelligence Center (RIC). The RIC, led by NYPD and located in New York 

City, has approximately 600 representatives from over 45 federal, state and local law enforcement 

agencies in the New York metropolitan area. The mission of the RIC is to provide seamless 

analysis and sharing of criminal intelligence to law enforcement agencies in the New York 

metropolitan area and beyond -- 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

In conjunction with the HIDTANET (technology) Initiative, the RIC coordinates several critical 

information sharing programs, including SAFETNet, New York’s statewide case deconfliction 

system (over 41,450 suspects registered in 2005, approximately 38% of which resulted in hits); 

PIMS, the nation’s largest photo-imaging mugshot system (over five million arrest photographs); 
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and HIDTANET, an information sharing network that links several thousand HIDTA participants 

through secure network connectivity and email. 

The information sharing network of the RIC is linked to satellite intelligence centers in the New 

York metropolitan area, as well as to the Upstate Regional Intelligence Center (UNYRIC), and to 

other HIDTA intelligence centers nationwide. The RIC is one of the largest criminal intelligence 

centers in the country and is widely recognized as a national model. 

 The primary mission of HIDTA enforcement initiatives is to disrupt and/or dismantle drug 

trafficking or money laundering organizations. In CY 2005, the NY/NJ HIDTA disrupted 139 and 

dismantled 28 drug trafficking or money laundering organizations operating in the New York 

metropolitan area. 

 The illicit drug trade is an extremely profitable business. Seizing the proceeds of illegal traffickers 

has a significant impact on their ability to function. In CY 2005 HIDTA task forces seized 

$26,293,762 in illicit drug profits and removed $55,683,826 in illegal drugs from the marketplace. 

 While the war on drugs is costly, every dollar spent on the HIDTA program in the NY/NJ region 

resulted in $3 of drug related assets and $7 in illegal drugs removed from the marketplace. This 

equates to a combined return on investment (ROI) of $10 for every $1 of NY/NJ HIDTA funds 

invested. 

 The NY/NJ HIDTA strives to investigate larger, more complex organizations, where the most 

impact will be achieved. Disrupting or dismantling a large complex DTO generally takes longer 

than stopping a street level operation, but doing so can substantially reduce the illicit drug 

marketplace. In CY 2005 NY/NJ HIDTA task forces investigated 5 CPOT organizations, initiated 

27 OCDETF cases, and targeted 238 organizations that were operating internationally. 

 During 2005 the New York OCDETF Strike Force, one of the four enforcement initiatives within 

the NY/NJ HIDTA, targeted the FARC. The FARC is the largest, most powerful narco-terrorist 

organization in the Western Hemisphere. The organization is known for its political and military 

stranglehold in Colombia and has a global position of power in that they control nearly 90% of the 

world’s cocaine supply. This case began in 2004 and in March, 2006 the Strike Force announced 

the indictment of the FARC leadership, 50 Secretariat and Estado Mayor positions. This case is a 

prime example of the level of organizations that the NY/NJ HIDTA seeks to disrupt and dismantle. 

 The Regional Fugitive Task Force apprehended 3,494 fugitives in CY 2005, 1,576 of which were 

charged with drug felonies. In addition, 822 were predicate felons, 204 were illegal aliens, and 246 

were affiliated with gangs. 

 The NY/NJ HIDTA is constantly enhancing cooperation among the many law enforcement 

agencies in the region – connecting the dots. In CY 2005 HIDTA initiatives referred or “handed 

off” 1,701 cases to other agencies both within and outside the New York metropolitan area. 

 
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II. INTRODUCTION TO THE NY/NJ HIDTA

The Federal Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 established the Office of National Drug Control Policy 

(“ONDCP”), assigning the Director of ONDCP responsibility for implementing the National Drug Control 

Strategy. Among the powers granted to the Director was the authority to designate areas of the United 

States as “high intensity drug trafficking areas” (“HIDTAs”) and to facilitate the coordination of drug 

enforcement by federal, state and local agencies within each area. 

The mission of the National 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. 

In 1990, the first five HIDTAs were established in New York/New Jersey, Los Angeles, Miami, Houston 

and the Southwest Border. Today there are 28 HIDTAs, each assessing regional drug threats, designing 

multi-faceted strategies to counter these threats, and assisting the implementation of these strategies 

through federal resources. 

The New York/New Jersey HIDTA (“NY/NJ HIDTA”) is comprised of New York City, Nassau, Suffolk 

and Westchester Counties in New York and Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, and Union Counties in 

northern New Jersey. 

The NY/NJ HIDTA is led by an Executive Board consisting of 18 federal, state and local law enforcement 

leaders in the New York metropolitan area. Their leadership enhances the integration and synchronization 

of efforts to reduce drug trafficking, while eliminating unnecessary duplication of effort, systematically 

improving the sharing of drug intelligence, and supporting programs that effectively reduce the demand for 

illegal drugs. 

The NY/NJ HIDTA Director, Chauncey G. Parker, serves at the direction of the Executive Board. He is 

responsible for the day-to-day coordination of the NY/NJ HIDTA program which currently has 

partnerships with over 100 federal, state, local, and non-governmental agencies within the New York 

metropolitan area. 

In CY 2005 the NY/NJ HIDTA consisted of 4 major enforcement task forces: Both the NY OCDETF 

Strike Force and the NJ Drug Trafficking Organization Task Force focus on disrupting/dismantling drug 

trafficking organizations (DTOs) operating within their geographic areas; the El Dorado Task Force 

focuses on disrupting/dismantling money laundering organizations and the methods used to launder their 

crime proceeds; and the Regional Fugitive Task Force focuses on apprehending the most violent fugitives 

in the area. The HIDTA also supports the Regional Intelligence Center, one of the largest, most 

comprehensive in the country, as well as both a training and a technology initiative. 
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The following Annual Report documents the NY/NJ HIDTA’s success in achieving the HIDTA Program 

Goals for January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005. 

 2005 Budget: $ 11,624,441

 Designation: The NY/NJ HIDTA was designated in 1990. 

 Geographic Area of Responsibility: The NY/NJ HIDTA is comprised of New York City, Nassau, 

Suffolk and Westchester counties and Bergen, Passaic, Union, Hudson and Essex counties in 

northern New Jersey. There are an estimated 15 million people living in the NY/NJ HIDTA region 

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III. NATIONAL HIDTA GOALS

HIDTAs nationally have adopted two specific goals which guide all HIDTA initiatives and activities 

throughout the United States. The HIDTA Program goals are to: 

1. Disrupt the market for illegal drugs by dismantling or disrupting drug trafficking and/or money 

laundering organizations: and 

2. Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HIDTA Initiatives. 

Disrupt the market for illegal drugs by dismantling or disrupting drug trafficking and/or money 

laundering organizations

The NY/NJ HIDTA provides infrastructure support and resources to establish or increase the capabilities 

of federal, state, and local intelligence driven enforcement task forces, which operationally impact both 

the regional and national drug markets. 

Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HIDTA Initiatives

The NY/NJ HIDTA combines intelligence and state of the art technology to enhance the integration and 

synchronization of efforts of the HIDTA Initiatives and the law enforcement community as a whole. 

The above goals represent clear targets for the NY/NJ HIDTA initiatives to achieve. They also provide the 

foundation upon which performance, planning and outcome are measured each year. 
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IV. THREAT ASSESSMENT

The distribution and abuse of illegal drugs are a serious threat to the New York/New Jersey region. 

The overall rate of drug abuse in the region is high as reflected in a large number of drug-related treatment 

admissions, deaths, emergency department (ED) mentions, and arrestees testing positive for drugs. Further, 

most drugs remain readily available in the region. 

Cocaine, both powdered and crack, poses the most serious drug threat to the New York/New Jersey 

HIDTA region. It is readily available, frequently abused, and more often associated with violent crime than 

any other illicit drug. Heroin, primarily South American, poses the second most serious threat to the region 

because of the negative health effects and its emergence and spread within a new, younger abuser 

population. Marijuana also poses a constant threat to our region. The dramatic increase in the availability 

and abuse of Other Dangerous Drugs (ODDs), particularly MDMA (3,4-

methylenedioxymethamphetamine), mark these substances as the next greatest cause for concern. 

Methamphetamine is an emerging threat to the region, particularly in the rural counties of upstate New 

York. 

V. STRATEGY

The NY/NJ HIDTA implements the following initiatives to address the Threat described above as well as 

ONDCP’s two main goals: 

Goal 1: Disrupt the market for illegal drugs by dismantling or disrupting drug trafficking and/or 

money laundering organizations

 New York OCDETF Strike Force – disrupts/dismantles drug trafficking organizations with 

particular emphasis on Consolidated Priority Organization Targets (CPOTs). 

 El Dorado Money Laundering Task Force - disrupts/dismantles organizations involved in the 

laundering of the proceeds of narcotics trafficking and other financial crimes. 

 Regional Fugitive Task Force - identifies and apprehends the most significant drug trafficking 

and violent fugitives in the New York metropolitan area. 

 New Jersey Drug Trafficking Organization Task Force – disrupts/dismantles drug trafficking 

organizations in five counties in northern New Jersey. 

Goal 2: Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HIDTA Initiatives 

 Regional Intelligence Center – centralized location for both law enforcement and commercial 

databases. The RIC serves as a regional platform for information sharing for law enforcement 

agencies throughout our HIDTA region. 

 HIDTANET - develops technology to enhance information sharing for law enforcement agencies 

throughout the New York metropolitan area including deconfliction services, centralized arrest 

photos and e-mail. 

 HIDTA Training Initiative - increases investigators’ effectiveness in combating illegal narcotics 

and narcotics-related crime, by providing them with no cost training. 
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VI. HIDTA PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Table of Contents

GOAL 1 CORE MEASURES 

Core TABLE 1: DTOs Disrupted or Dismantled in 2005 

Core TABLE 2: Percentage of DTOs Disrupted or 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 DTOs Targeted, 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 TABLES 9, 10 and 11 are not applicable to the NY/NJ HIDTA 

GOAL 2 CORE MEASURES 

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 

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 HIDTAs and Other Agencies, by 

Year 
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GOAL 1 THREAT SPECIFIC MEASURES 

Threat Specific TABLE 1: Fugitives Targeted and Apprehended, by Year 

Threat Specific TABLE 2: Predicate Felons Apprehended, by Year 

Threat Specific TABLE 3: Illegal Aliens Apprehended, by Year 

Threat Specific TABLE 4: Gang Affiliated Fugitives Apprehended, by Year 

GOAL 2 NEED SPECIFIC MEASURES 

Need Specific TABLE 5: Suspect Referrals Resulting from Firearm Traces, by Year 

Need Specific TABLE 6: Recovered Obliterated Firearms Traced to a Youth/Juvenile, by Year 

Need Specific TABLE 7: Results of Prisoner Debriefings, by Year 

Need Specific TABLE 8: Number of Suspicious Activity Reports Referred, by Year 

Need Specific TABLE 9: Number of Confidential Informants Registered, by Year 

Need Specific TABLE 10: Number of Lineup/Arrest Photos Printed, by Year 

Need Specific TABLE 11: Number of Law Enforcement Bulletins Distributed, by Year 

Need Specific TABLE 12: Number of Children Participating in Citywide Armory Projects, by Year 
HIDTA Law Enforcement Initiatives for 2005 at New York/New Jersey

Year DTOs 

Identified

Total 

Targeted # Disrupted

% of 

Targeted 

Disrupted

# Dismantled

% of 

Targeted 

Dismantled

Begin 2005 160 160 90 56% 11 7%

During 2005 153 153 49 32% 17 11%

Total 2005 313 313 139 44% 28 9%

SOURCE: DTO Report

In CY 2005 313 DTOs were identified and targeted. Of the 313, 139 were disrupted and 28 were

dismantled.

GOAL 1:

Disrupt the market for illegal drugs by dismantling or disrupting drug trafficking organizations

CORE MEASURE - TABLE 1

Total DTOs Targeted

DTO's Disrupted:

44%

DTO's 

Dismantled:

9%

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HIDTA DTOs Disrupted or Dismantled, for 2005, at New York/New Jersey [ALL DTOs; MLOs included]

Scope # Identified # Targeted # Disrupted

% of 

Targeted 

Disrupted

# Dismantled

% of 

Targeted 

Dismantled

Total 

Disrupted or 

Dismantled

Total % 

Disrupted or 

Dismantled

International 238 238 115 48% 20 8% 135 57%

Multi-state 28 28 8 29% 5 18% 13 46%

Local 47 47 16 34% 3 6% 19 40%

Total 313 313 139 44% 28 9% 167 53%

SOURCE: DTO Report

Of the 167 DTOs disrupted or dismantled, 135 were International organizations, 13 were Multi-state organizations and

19 were Local organizations.

CORE MEASURE - TABLE 2

Disrupt the market for illegal drugs by dismantling or disrupting drug trafficking organizations

GOAL 1:

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120

Disrupted Dismantled

DTOs Disrupted/Dismantled by Scope

International

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Local

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HIDTA Money Laundering Organizations Disrupted or Dismantled, for 2005, at New York/New Jersey

Scope # 

Identified

# 

Targeted

# 

Disrupted

% of 

Targeted 

Disrupted

# 

Dismantled

% of 

Targeted 

Dismantled

Total 

Disrupted or 

Dismantled

Total % 

Disrupted or 

Dismantled

International 110 110 76 69% 3 3% 79 72%

Multi-state 6 6 2 33% 0 0% 2 33%

Local 9 9 5 56% 1 11% 6 67%

Total 125 125 83 66% 4 3% 87 70%

SOURCE: DTO Report

Of the 87 Money Laundering Organizations disrupted or dismantled, 79 were International organizations,

2 were Multi-state organizations and 6 were Local organizations.

CORE MEASURE - TABLE 3

GOAL 1:

Disrupt the market for illegal drugs by dismantling or disrupting drug trafficking organizations

0

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30

40

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60

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Disrupted Dismantled

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HIDTA Operational Scope, 2005, at New York/New Jersey

Scope DTOs Targeted # CPOT Cases # RPOT Cases # OCDETF 

Cases

% OCDETF of 

Total Cases

International 238 5 0 23 10%

Multi-state 28 0 0 2 7%

Local 47 0 0 2 4%

Total 313 5 0 27 9%

SOURCE: DTO Report

Of the 313 DTOs targeted, 2% were CPOT cases, and 9% were OCDETF cases.

GOAL 1:

Disrupt the market for illegal drugs by dismantling or disrupting drug trafficking organizations

CORE MEASURE - TABLE 4

Operational Scope

OCDETF

9%

CPOT

2%

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HIDTA Drugs Removed from the Marketplace, 2005, at New York New Jersey

Drug Seized (kg or D.U.) Amount Seized 

(kg or D.U.) Wholesale Value

heroin kg 215.23 $12,999,300.00 

cocaine HCL kg 1,284.92 $31,341,720.00 

crack cocaine kg 0.83 $19,930.00 

marijuana commercial grade kg 6,571.02 $4,904,541.29 

marijuana hydroponic kg 0.00 $0.00 

methamphetamine kg 1.31 $7,725.07 

methamphetamine ice kg 0.00 $0.00 

ecstasy (MDMA) (D.U.s) 802,870.00 $5,620,090.00 

oxycontin 19,763.00 $790,520.00 

Total Wholesale Value $55,683,826

SOURCE: DTO Report, NDIC National Illicit Drug Prices December 2005, DEA (New York and Newark Field Divisions)

CORE MEASURE - TABLE 5

GOAL 1:

Disrupt the market for illegal drugs by dismantling or disrupting drug trafficking organizations

Drugs Removed from Marketplace

methamphetamine 

ecstasy /MDMA 

oxycontin

marijuana 

eroin 

crack cocaine 

cocaine 

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 New York/New Jersey Return on Investment (ROI) for Drugs Removed from the Marketplace by Law Enforcement Initiatives

Year Budget Baseline Drug Wholesale Value Targeted Drug ROI Drug Wholesale Value 

Removed from Market Actual Drug ROI

2004 $7,854,527 $118,348,601 $15 $118,348,601 $15.07

2005 $7,691,781 $118,348,601 $15 $55,683,826 $7.24

SOURCE: DTO Report, HIDTA Budget, NDIC National Illicit Drug Prices December 2005, DEA Newark Field Division, NJ Prosecutor's Offices 

Narcotics Task Forces/other LEA

GOAL 1:

Disrupt the market for illegal drugs by dismantling or disrupting drug trafficking organizations

CORE MEASURE - TABLE 6

For every $1 invested in the New York / New Jersey HIDTA, $7 in drugs were removed from the marketplace

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 New York/New Jersey Return on Investment (ROI) for Assets Removed from the Marketplace by Law Enforcement Initiatives

Year Budget Baseline Value of 

Drug Assets

Targeted Asset 

ROI Value of Drug Assets Removed from Market Actual Asset 

ROI

Cash Other Assets Total

2004 $7,854,527 $54,694,989 $7 $54,694,989 $54,694,989 $6.96

2005 $7,691,781 $54,694,989 $7 $20,776,150 $5,517,612 $26,293,762 $3.42

SOURCE: DTO Report, HIDTA Budget

For every $1 invested in the New York / New Jersey HIDTA, $3 in drug assets were removed from the marketplace.

CORE MEASURE - TABLE 7

GOAL 1:

Disrupt the market for illegal drugs by dismantling or disrupting drug trafficking organizations

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 New York/New Jersey Return on Investment (ROI) for Drugs and Assets Removed from the Marketplace by Law Enforcement Initiatives

Year Budget Baseline Drug Wholesale Value Targeted Total ROI Drugs and Assets 

Removed from Market Actual Total ROI

2004 $7,854,527 $118,348,601 $22 $173,043,590 $22.03

2005 $7,691,781 $118,348,601 $22 $81,977,588 $10.66

SOURCE: DTO Report, HIDTA Budget, NDIC National Illicit Drug Prices December 2005, DEA Newark Field Division, NJ Prosecutor's Offices Narcotics Task 

Forces/other LEA

For every $1 invested in the New York / New Jersey HIDTA, $10 in drugs and/or drug assets were removed from the 

marketplace.

CORE MEASURE - TABLE 8

GOAL 1:

Disrupt the market for illegal drugs by dismantling or disrupting drug trafficking organizations

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HIDTA Training Efficiency, 2005, at New York/New Jersey

# Students # Training # Students Type of Training Expected For Hours Actually Total Training Cost Training Cost per Hour Trained Training Provided

% Change 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004-2005

Analytical/Computer 0 0 22 113 224 216 3,318 7,060 14.81 32.68 121%

Investigative/Interdiction 3,524 3,500 1,177 2,766 1,232 2,040 253,319 276,724 205.62 135.65 -34%

Management/Administrative 0 0 0 3 0 72 0 1,613 0.00 22.40 0%

Other 126 0 145 17 224 20 33,404 7,755 149.13 387.75 160%

Total 3,650 3,500 1,344 2,899 1,680 2,348 $290,041.00 $293,152.00 172.64 124.85 -28%

SOURCE: Initiative Statistical Reports

Everyday law enforcement officers in the New York metropolitan area face potential life-threatening situations, from executing a search

warrant, to investigating "shots fired" on the rooftop of a building, and so on. Until recently, law enforcement did not have adequate

facilities to train and prepare officers for these potentially dangerous situations. In 2003, at the request of HIDTA, JTF-6 built the Urban

Tactical Village, a four building simulated city street, including a 10,000 sq ft classroom, at no cost to HIDTA other than materials. The

HIDTA Training Initiative is now located at the Urban Tactical Village and is a national law enforcement training model.

CORE MEASURE - TABLE 12

GOAL 2:

Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HIDTA initiatives

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HIDTA Deconfliction Services by Year, at New York/New Jersey

Year Total HIDTA 

Initiatives

# Initiatives Targeted 

to Use Services

# Initiatives Using 

Services

% Initiatives Using 

Services

2004 4 4 4 100%

2005 4 4 4 100%

SOURCE: Initiative Statistical Reports

100% of the NY/NJ HIDTA's Investigative Initiatives are registering their drug targets in either

SAFETNet (NY) or SPIN (NJ), HIDTA's case/subject and event deconfliction systems.

CORE MEASURE - TABLE 13

GOAL 2:

Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HIDTA initiatives

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HIDTA Deconfliction Submissions by Year, at New York/New Jersey

Baseline # # Deconfliction # Event # Case/Subject Total % Deconflictions Year Deconflictions Submissions Deconflictions Deconflictions Deconflictions Submitted Submitted Expected Submitted Submitted Submitted

2004 34,715 34,715 0 34,715 34,715 100%

2005 34,715 28,000 1,044 48,794 49,838 178%

SOURCE: Initiative Statistical Reports - includes SAFETNet (NY) and SPIN (NJ)

Of the 49,838 case/subject and event deconflictions submitted, 15,873 or approximately 32% were hits.

CORE MEASURE - TABLE 14

GOAL 2:

Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HIDTA initiatives

Deconflictions Resulting In Hits

Hits

32%

Deconflictions 

Submitted

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HIDTA Investigations Supported by Year, at New York/New Jersey

Year

Baseline # 

Investigations 

Receiving Analytical 

Support

# HIDTA Investigations 

Targeted for Analytical 

Support

# HIDTA Investigations 

Provided Analytical 

Support

% Targeted 

Investigations 

Supported

2004 18,593 24,878 18,593 75%

2005 18,593 23,449 1,685 7%

SOURCE: DTO Report, Initiative Statistical Reports

The baseline and CY 2005 targeted number includes criminal profiles requested from the Watch and Satellite

Intelligence Centers. This category was not included as Analytical Case Support from CY 2005 forward.

CORE MEASURE - TABLE 15

GOAL 2:

Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HIDTA initiatives

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 HIDTA Initiative Investigations Referred by Year, at New York/New Jersey

Year

# Initiative 

Investigations 

Targeted for Referral

# Initiative 

Investigations 

Referred to Other 

HIDTAs

# Initiative 

Investigations 

Referred to Other 

Agencies

Total Initiative 

Investigations 

Referred

% Targeted 

Initiative 

Investigations 

Referred

2004 2,687 71 3,934 4,005 149%

2005 1,570 1 1,700 1,701 108%

SOURCE: Initiative Statistical Reports

In addition to case referrals generated by HIDTA enforcement initiatives, the Regional Intelligence Center 

cultivates informants, develops cases, and manages hotlines for the purpose of referring investigations to the 

appropriate agencies.

GOAL 2:

Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HIDTA initiatives

CORE MEASURE - TABLE 16

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HIDTA Fugitives Targeted and Apprehended by Year, at New York/New Jersey

% Targeted of Apprehended % of Year # Identified # Targeted # Apprehended Identified Targeted

2004 80,000 1,500 2% 4,090 273%

2005 80,000 2,000 3% 3,494 175%

SOURCE: Initiative Statistical Reports

3,494 violent fugitives were apprehended by the Regional Fugitive Task Force, 175% higher than

the 2,000 targeted.

THREAT SPECIFIC MEASURE - TABLE 1

GOAL 1:

Disrupt the market for illegal drugs by dismantling or disrupting drug trafficking organizations

Charges of Fugitives Apprehended

Drug Felony

Murder Felony Assault

Sex Assult

Weapons

Burglary/Larceny

Robbery Various charges

Financial Fraud Escape

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HIDTA Predicate Felons Apprehended by Year, at New York/New Jersey

Year # Targeted # Apprehended % Targeted of 

Identified

# Predicate 

Felons

Of Apprehended % 

Predicate Felons 

2004 1,500 4,090 273% 1,302 32%

2005 2,000 3,494 175% 822 24%

SOURCE: Initiative Statistical Reports

Of the 3,494 violent fugitives apprehended, 24% were predicate felons.

THREAT SPECIFIC MEASURE - TABLE 2

GOAL 1:

Disrupt the market for illegal drugs by dismantling or disrupting drug trafficking organizations

Predicate Felons Apprehended

Predicate 

Felons

24%

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HIDTA Illegal Aliens Apprehended by Year, at New York/New Jersey

Year # Targeted # Apprehended % Targeted of 

Identified # Illegal Aliens Of Apprehended % 

Illegal Aliens 

2004 1,500 4,090 273% 212 5%

2005 2,000 3,494 175% 204 6%

SOURCE: Initiative Statistical Reports

Of the 3,494 violent fugitives apprehended, 6% were illegal aliens.

THREAT SPECIFIC MEASURE - TABLE 3

GOAL 1:

Disrupt the market for illegal drugs by dismantling or disrupting drug trafficking organizations

Illegal Aliens Apprehended

Illegal Aliens

6%

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HIDTA Gang Affiliated Apprehended by Year, at New York/New Jersey

Year # Targeted # Apprehended % Targeted of 

Identified

# Gang 

Affiliated

Of Apprehended % 

Gang Affiliated

2004 1,500 4,090 273% *

2005 2,000 3,494 175% 246 7%

SOURCE: Initiative Statistical Reports

Of the 3,494 violent fugitives apprehended, 7% were gang affiliated.

* This statistic was not tracked in 2004.

THREAT SPECIFIC MEASURE - TABLE 4

GOAL 1:

Disrupt the market for illegal drugs by dismantling or disrupting drug trafficking organizations

Gang Affiliated Apprehended

Gang Affiliated

7%

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HIDTA Firearm Traces Resulting in Suspect Referrals by Year, at New York/New Jersey

Year # Firearms Traced # Suspects Referred Total % Firearm Traces Resulting 

in Suspect Referrals

2004 9,565 659 7%

2005 10,963 598 5%

SOURCE: Initiative Statistical Reports

5% of all firearms traced resulted in a suspect being referred for investigation.

THREAT SPECIFIC MEASURE - TABLE 5

GOAL 2:

Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HIDTA initiatives

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HIDTA Obliterated Firearms Traced to a Youth/Juvenile by Year, at New York/New Jersey

# Obliterated Firearms # Traced to a Total % Firearms Traced to a Year Traced Youth/Juvenile Youth/Juvenile

2004 1,259 387 31%

2005 1,161 182 16%

SOURCE: Initiative Statistical Reports

16% of all obliterated firearms traced by the Regional Crime Gun Center were traced to a

youth/juvenile.

THREAT SPECIFIC MEASURE - TABLE 6

GOAL 2:

Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HIDTA initiatives

Recovered Obliterated Firearms Traced

To a Youth / 

Juvenile

16%

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HIDTA Results of Prisoner Debriefings by Year, at New York/New Jersey 

Year # Prisoner 

Debriefings

# Positive Prisoner 

Debriefings

# Spin-Off cases 

resulting

% Positive Prisoner 

Debriefings Resulting in a 

Spin-Off case

2004 20,056 2,390 *

2005 24,643 3,285 117 4%

SOURCE: Initiative Statistical Reports

Of the 24,643 Prisoner Debriefings, 3,285 were positive, 4% of which resulted in spin-off cases.

* Spin-off cases were not tracked in 2004.

THREAT SPECIFIC MEASURE - TABLE 7

GOAL 2:

Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HIDTA initiatives

Positive Prisoner Debriefings

Negative 

Debriefings

 Resulted in 

Spin-Off 

4%

Positive 

Prisoner 

Debriefings

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HIDTA SARS referred by Year, at New York/New Jersey

# SARS Targeted # SARS % Reviewed of Year # SARS Referred % SARS Referred for Review Reviewed Targeted

2004 20,000 25,367 127% 786 3%

2005 21,500 42,184 196% 1,000 2%

SOURCE: Initiative Statistical Reports

Of the 42,184 SARS reviewed, 1,000, or 2% were referred for investigation.

THREAT SPECIFIC MEASURE - TABLE 8

GOAL 2:

Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HIDTA initiatives

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HIDTA New Confidential Informants Registered by Year, at New York/New Jersey 

# New CI's Baseline # New # New CI's % Targeted New Year Targeted to be CI's Registered Registered CI's Registered Registered

2004 65 65 467 718%

2005 65 525 545 104%

SOURCE: Initiative Statistical Reports

545 new confidential informants were registered.

THREAT SPECIFIC MEASURE - TABLE 9

GOAL 2:

Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HIDTA initiatives

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HIDTA PIMS Lineups/Arrest Photos Printed, by Year at New York/New Jersey *

Year

Baseline # 

Lineups/Arrest 

Photos Printed

Targeted # 

Lineups/Arrest 

Photos Printed

 # Lineups/Arrest 

Photos Printed

% Targeted 

Lineups/Arrest Photos 

Printed

2004 36,914 32,000 36,914 115%

2005 36,914 32,000 40,930 128%

SOURCE: Initiative Statistical Reports

* Each page printed may contain multiple arrest photos.

The NY/NJ HIDTA PIMS (Photo Imaging Mugshot System) is the largest computerized arrest

photograph database in the country. PIMS contains approximately 5 million arrest photographs

and related arrest information for federal, state and local arrests in the New York metropolitan area.

THREAT SPECIFIC MEASURE - TABLE 10

GOAL 2:

Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HIDTA initiatives

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HIDTA Law Enforcement Bulletins Distributed, by Year New York/New Jersey 

Year Baseline # LE 

Bulletins Distributed

Targeted # LE 

Bulletins Distributed

 # LE Bulletins 

Distributed

 % Targeted LE 

Bulletins Distributed

2004 14,114 12,000 14,114 118%

2005 14,114 14,000 15,218 109%

SOURCE: Initiative Statistical Reports

THREAT SPECIFIC MEASURE - TABLE 11

GOAL 2:

Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HIDTA initiatives

32
Children Utilizing Citywide Armory Projects by Year, at New York/New Jersey 

Year 168th Street Armory Jersey City Armory Harlem Armory **

2004 350,000 57,343 0

2005 420,000 41,400* 0

SOURCE: Initiative Statistical Reports, PAL

* The Jersey City Armory was closed for 3 months for renovation

** The Harlem Armory was under construction in 2005. It is expected to open in September, 2006

GOAL 2:

Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HIDTA initiatives

THREAT SPECIFIC MEASURE - TABLE 12

168th Street Armory Center

Jersey City Armory Center Harlem Armory Center

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VII. CONCLUSION

In conclusion, any investment with a $10 return on investment is money well spent. In 2005, HIDTA 

initiatives removed over $55 million in drugs from the streets and over $26 million in drug assets. 

HIDTA initiatives disrupted or dismantled 167 drug trafficking and/or money laundering organizations 

operating in the region. 

In addition to the direct outputs of HIDTA initiatives, the services provided to the law enforcement 

community in general, while more difficult to quantify, result in more streamlined, efficient investigations. 

It is impossible to measure the time saved by searching a database of arrest photos rather than signing out 

photos from binders held at individual precincts, or contacting each individual agency. 

It is impossible to ascertain what could have occurred if the 15,873 cases/subjects that resulted in hits had 

not been deconflicted in either SAFETNet (NY) or SPIN (NJ). 

It is impossible to measure the crimes that would have been committed by the 3,494 violent fugitives that 

were removed from local neighborhoods in 2005. 

The NY/NJ HIDTA serves the law enforcement community by gradually breaking down interagency 

boundaries. By linking federal, state and local agencies together and giving them the technology and 

resources to accomplish their missions, HIDTA continues to lead the effort to protect the residents of the 

New York/New Jersey metropolitan area from the harmful effects of illegal drugs. 
APPENDIX A: Table of Organization

REGIONAL 

INTELLIGENCE 

CENTER 

HIDTANET TRAINING 

EL DORADO 

MONEY 

LAUNDERING 

TASK FORCE 

REGIONAL 

FUGITIVE 

TASK FORCE

NJ DRUG 

TRAFFICKING 

ORGANIZATION 

TASK FORCE 

CITYWIDE 

ARMORY 

PROJECT 

NY OCDETF 

STRIKE 

FORCE 

HIDTA 

ADMINISTRATION

EXECUTIVE 

COMMITTEE 
APPENDIX B: NY/NJ HIDTA Executive Board

Christopher J. Christie 

United States Attorney 

District Of New Jersey 

Michael J. Thomas 

Special Agent-in-Charge 

Internal Revenue Service 

William G. McMahon

Special Agent-in-Charge 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 

Explosives 

Mark J. Mershon 

Assistant Director-in-Charge 

Federal Bureau of Investigation 

Zulima V. Farber 

Attorney General 

State of New Jersey 

Wayne E. Bennett 

Superintendent 

New York State Police 

John Feinblatt 

Coordinator of Criminal Justice 

Office of the Mayor

Robert M. Morgenthau 

District Attorney 

New York County 

Richard Dormer 

Police Commissioner 

Suffolk County Police Department 

Janet DiFiore 

District Attorney 

Westchester County 

A.T. Smith 

Special Agent-in-Charge 

United States Secret Service 

Joseph R. Guccione 

United States Marshal 

Southern District of New York 

John P. Gilbride 

Special Agent-in-Charge 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

Martin D. Ficke (co-chair) 

Special Agent-in-Charge 

Bureau of Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement 

Raymond W. Kelly 

Police Commissioner 

New York City Police Department 

Michael J. Garcia 

United States Attorney 

Southern District of New York 

Roslynn R. Mauskopf 

United States Attorney 

Eastern District of New York 

James H. Lawrence (co-chair) 

Police Commissioner 

Nassau County Police Department 
APPENDIX C: List of Participating Agencies

Federal 

Army National Guard 

Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives 

Coast Guard Investigation Service 

Customs and Border Protection 

Department of Health and Human Services 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

Federal Bureau of Investigation 

FinCEN 

Internal Revenue Service 

Social Security Administration 

United States Attorney’s Offices 

United States Department of Defense/Joint Task Force-6 

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development/Office of the Inspector General 

United States Department of State 

United States Marshal Service 

United States Postal Inspection Service 

United States Probation Department 

United States Secret Service 

State 

New York: 

Metropolitan Transit Authority Police (MTA) (New York/Connecticut) 

New York National Guard 

New York State Attorney General’s Office 

New York State Banking Department 

New York State Commission of Investigation 

New York State Department of Corrections 

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 

New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services 

New York State Division of Parole 

New York State Insurance Frauds Bureau 

New York State Parks Police 

New York State Police 

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 

Stonybrook University Police 

Waterfront Commission 

New Jersey: 

New Jersey Attorney General's Office 

New Jersey Department of Corrections 

New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice 

New Jersey Division of Parole 

New Jersey National Guard 

New Jersey State Police
Local 

New York: 

Amityville Police Department 

Bronx County District Attorney's Office 

Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office 

East Hampton Village Police Department 

Kings County District Attorney’s Office 

McArthur Airport Security 

Mt. Vernon Police Department 

Nassau County Police Department 

Nassau County Probation Department 

Nassau County Sheriffs Department 

New York City Criminal Justice Coordinator’s Office 

New York City Department of Correction 

New York City Police Department 

New York County District Attorney's Office 

Ocean County Sheriff’s Office 

Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for New York City 

Old Brookville Police 

Orange County Sheriff’s Office 

Plum Island Security 

Poughkeepsie Police Department 

Putnam County Sheriff’s Office 

Queens County District Attorney's Office 

Riverhead Town Police Department 

Rockland County Sheriff’s Office 

Southampton Town Police 

Southold Police Department 

Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office 

Suffolk County Parks Police 

Suffolk County Police Department 

Suffolk County Probation Department 

Suffolk County Sheriff's Office 

Westchester County District Attorney's Office 

Westchester County Police Department 

White Plains Police Department 

Yonkers Police Department 

New Jersey: 

Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office/Sheriff’s Office 

Bayonne Police Department 

Bellville Police Department 

Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office/Sheriff’s Office 

Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office/Sheriff’s Office 

Camden County Prosecutor’s Office/Sheriff’s Department 

Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office/Sheriff’s Office 

Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office/Sheriff’s Office 

East Brunswick Police Department 

East Orange Police Department 

Elizabeth Police Department 

Essex County Prosecutor’s Office/Sheriff’s Office 
Fort Lee Police Department 

Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office/Sheriff’s Office 

Hamilton Police Department 

Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office/Sheriff’s Office 

Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office/Sheriff’s Office 

Jersey City Police Department 

Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office/Sheriff’s Department 

Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office/Sheriff’s Office 

Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office/Sheriff’s Office 

Morris County Prosecutor’s Office/Sheriff’s Office 

Newark Police Department 

Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office 

Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office/Sheriff’s Department 

Paterson Police Department 

Rutgers University Police Department 

Salem County Prosecutor’s Office/Sheriff’s Office 

Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office/Sheriff’s Office 

Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office/Sheriff’s Office 

Trenton Police Department 

Union County Prosecutor’s Office/Sheriff’s Office 

Warren County Prosecutor’s Office/Sheriff’s Office 

Other 

Armory High School Sports Foundation 

Harlem Junior Tennis Program 

New York City Mission Society 

Police Athletic League 

Teach For America 

Toronto Police Department 

369th Veterans Association 
APPENDIX D: List of Participating Counties

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HUDSON

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NY/NJ HIDTA County

NYC HIDTA County

Interstate

# Population 100,000+

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NDIC20010509MRP

New York/New Jersey Region HIDTA Counties

New York 

New York County 

Bronx County 

Kings County 

Queens County 

Richmond County 

Westchester County 

Nassau County 

Suffolk County 

 New Jersey

Bergen County 

Essex County 

Hudson County 

Passaic County 

Union County 

 

 
APPENDIX E: INITIATIVE OUTPUTS

INTELLIGENCE

Regional Intelligence Center (RIC)

The RIC, which is led by the New York City Police Department and located at the NY/NJ 

HIDTA Center in Manhattan, is the central conduit for information sharing among law 

enforcement in the New York metropolitan area. The cornerstone of the RIC is the timely and 

accurate collection, analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence, particularly drug 

intelligence. 

The Regional Intelligence Center consists of approximately 600 participants and is organized into 

five sections: 

REGIONAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER 

Watch 

Section 

El Dorado Money 

Laundering Intelligence 

Section (HIFCA)

Firearms 

Section 

Field Intelligence 

Investigative 

Teams (FIITs) 

Priority 

Targeting 

Section 

Satellite Intelligence Centers to the RIC 

Westchester Intelligence Center Suffolk County Intelligence Center 

New Jersey Intelligence Center Riker’s Island Intelligence Center 

Nassau County Intelligence Center 

UPSTATE NEW YORK REGIONAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER (UNYRIC) 

In 2005 the Regional Intelligence Center accomplished, among other things, the 

following: 

 25,482 Criminal Profile Requests 

 1,685 cases received Analytical Case Support 

 1,700 cases Referred 

 10,963 Firearms traced 

 24,643 Prisoner Debriefings conducted 

 42,184 SARs reviewed 

 545 Confidential Informants Registered 

 750 search warrants initiated 

 48,794 case/subject deconflictions 
TRAINING

HIDTA Training Initiative

The Training Initiative is located at the Urban Tactical Village in Rodman’s Neck with a 

satellite site at the Long Island Training Center. The Training Initiative provides tactical 

training to drug enforcement officers throughout the region. The training program is 

designed to increase investigators’ effectiveness in combating illegal narcotics and 

narcotics-related crime. Classes include software applications (e.g. Microsoft Word, 

Excel, Pen Link), financial investigative techniques, highway patrol investigative 

techniques, and both narcotics and canine narcotics investigative techniques, among 

others. The Training Group also offers classes in intelligence link analysis, interview and 

interrogation, and foreign language immersion including Spanish, Russian and various 

Middle Eastern languages. 

In 2005, the HIDTA Training Initiative trained 2,750 officers/agents. 

ENFORCEMENT

El Dorado Money Laundering Task Force

The mission of the El Dorado Task Force is to disrupt, dismantle or render ineffective 

organizations involved in the laundering of the proceeds of narcotics trafficking and other 

financial crimes in the New York metropolitan area. This mission is accomplished by 

targeting the primary avenues drug traffickers use to launder drug profits: money 

services, physical transportation, merchandising, banking and brokerages, and bulk cash. 

The Task Force is led by ICE, and consists of 176 representatives from various federal, 

state, and local law enforcement agencies. The El Dorado Task Force is also the High 

Intensity Financial Crimes Area (HIFCA) for the New York metropolitan area. 

In 2005 the El Dorado Task Force accomplished, among other things, the following: 

 Dismantled 4 money laundering organizations 

 Disrupted 79 money laundering organizations 

 Arrested 102 money launderers 

 Indicted 73 defendants 

 Initiated 3 OCDETF cases 

 Seized: $10,746,934 cash 

 $3,122,087 other 

 14 kilograms cocaine 

 7 kilograms heroin 

 1 pound marijuana 

 2,100 pills ecstasy 

 1,300 grams methamphetamine 

 2 cars 

 13 firearms 
Regional Fugitive Task Force 

The mission of the Regional Fugitive Task Force is to identify and apprehend the most 

significant drug trafficking and violent fugitives in the New York metropolitan area. The 

Task Force is led by the USMS, consists of 184 representatives, and is collocated with 

the HIDTA Regional Intelligence Center, the New York OCDETF Strike Force, and the 

HIDTANET and Support Services Initiatives in Manhattan, which greatly increases the 

resources available to the Investigators. 

In 2005, the Regional Fugitive Task Force accomplished, among other things, the 

following: 

 Arrested 3,494 fugitives, of which 822 were prior felony offenders, 

1,576 were charged with drug felonies, and 246 were affiliated with 

gangs 

 Closed 4,248 warrants 

 Assisted in 99 OCDETF cases 

 Seized: $994,173 cash 

 $423,345 other 

 8 kilograms cocaine 

 1 kilogram crack 

 1 kilogram heroin 

 21 pounds marijuana 

 70 ecstasy pills 

 5 cars 

 44 firearms 

New Jersey Drug Trafficking Organization Task Force

The mission of the New Jersey Drug Trafficking Organization Task Force is to 

disrupt/dismantle drug trafficking organizations in five counties in northern New Jersey – 

Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, and Union. The Task Force consists of 52 

representatives from various federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. 

In 2005 the New Jersey Drug Trafficking Organization Task Force accomplished, among 

other things, the following: 

 Dismantled 6 drug trafficking organizations 

 Disrupted 24 drug trafficking organizations 

 Arrested 224 drug traffickers 

 Initiated 3 OCDETF cases 

 Seized: $3,827,161 cash 

$912,125 other 

1,007 kilograms cocaine 

17 kilograms heroin 

2,118 pounds marijuana 

19,763 pills oxycontin 

56 cars 

16 firearms 
New York OCDETF Strike Force

The mission of the New York OCDETF Strike Force is to use intelligence to aid in 

reducing domestic drug trafficking and its harmful consequences by 

disrupting/dismantling Consolidated Priority Organizational Targets (CPOTs) and their 

drug trafficking organization affiliates in the New York metropolitan area. The NY 

OCDETF Strike Force is a national prototype, placing for the first time OCDETF 

resources from federal agencies in a single task force at a single location and dedicated 

exclusively to disrupting/dismantling CPOT targets. The Strike Force is led by DEA, 

consists of 247 participants and is collocated with the HIDTA Regional Intelligence 

Center, the Regional Fugitive Task Force, and the HIDTANET and Support Services 

Initiatives in Manhattan, which greatly increases the resources available to the 

Investigators. 

In 2005 the New York OCDETF Strike Force accomplished, among other things, the 

following: 

 Dismantled 18 drug trafficking organizations 

 Disrupted 36 drug trafficking organizations 

 Arrested 213 drug traffickers 

 Initiated 23 OCDETF cases 

 Seized: $5,207,882 cash 

$1,060,055 other 

 255 kilograms cocaine 

 190 kilograms heroin 

 12,346 pounds marijuana 

800,700 pills ecstasy 

10 grams methamphetamine 

15 vehicles 

20 firearms 
INTEL AND INFO SHARING PREVENTION

El Dorado Money Laundering 

Task Force

Regional Fugitive Task Force

OCDETF Strike Force

New Jersey Drug Trafficking 

Organization Task Force

Regional Intelligence Center 

(RIC)

City Wide Armory Project

Management Coordination

GEOGRAPHIC 

AREA THREAT DESCRIPTION SOURCE PERFORMANCE TARGET INTELLIGENCE PREVENTION

PRIMARILY COLOMBIAN, 

DOMINICAN AND MEXICAN DTOs 

OPERATE IN THE NY/NJ HIDTA 

REGION

DISRUPT/DISMANTLE 206 DTOs/MLOs X X

INITIATE CPOT CASES X XX

INITIATE OCDETF CASES X XX

MULTI-KILOGRAM QUANTITIES OF 

ILLEGAL DRUGS ARE TRAFFICKED 

WITHIN AND THROUGHOUT THE 

NY/NJ HIDTA REGION

ROI OF $15 FOR DRUGS SEIZED XXX X

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF ILLEGAL 

DANGEROUS DRUG MONEY FLOWS 

THROUGH THE NY/NJ HIDTA 

REGION

ROI OF $7 FOR ASSETS SEIZED XXX X

MULTI-KILOGRAM QUANTITIES OF 

ILLEGAL DRUGS AND MILLIONS OF 

DOLLARS OF ASSETS ARE 

TRAFFICKED WITHIN AND 

THROUGHOUT THE NY/NJ HIDTA 

REGION

ROI OF $22 FOR DRUGS AND ASSETS 

SEIZED XXX X

PRIMARILY COLOMBIAN, 

DOMINICAN MONEY LAUNDERING 

ORGANIZATIONS OPERATE IN THE 

NY/NJ HIDTA REGION

DISRUPT/DISMANTLE 129 MONEY 

LAUNDERING DTOs X X

PROVIDE SAFE AFTER SCHOOL VENUE 

AT THE 168TH STREET ARMORY AND 

JERSEY CITY ARMORY FOR CHILDREN 

BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 AND 18

X

CONTINUE DEVELOPMENT OF AFTER 

SCHOOL VENUE IN HARLEM

X

80,000 FUGITIVES ARE SUSPECTED 

TO RESIDE IN THE REGION

TARGET 2,000 VIOLENT FUGITIVES AND 

ARREST 100% OF THOSE TARGETED

X

OVER 81 MILLION PASSENGERS 

TRAVEL THROUGH 3 MAJOR 

AIRPORTS IN THE REGION

OVER 2.5 MILLION TONS OF 

FREIGHT ENTER THROUGH JFK, LA 

GAURDIA, AND NEWARK AIRPORTS 

ANNUALLY

ONE BILLION PEOPLE VISIT THE 

HIDTA AREA EACH YEAR AND 

MANY TRAVEL BY CAR, TRUCK, OR 

BUS

TERRORISTS AND TERRORISTRELATED GROUPS OPERATE IN 

THE REGION

CURRENTLY HANDLED BY A NON-HIDTA 

GROUP

ADMINIS

NY/NJ HIDTA REGION

HIDTA TARGETED THREAT

DTO REPORT AND THREAT ASSESSMENT

NUMEROUS PRIORITY TARGET 

ORGANIZATIONS OPERATE IN THE 

NY/NJ HIDTA REGION

UNSUPERVISED CHILDREN ARE AT 

RISK OF BEING EXPOSED TO 

ILLEGAL DRUG USE

NON-HIDTA TARGETED 

THREAT

THREAT ASSESSMENT

Appendix F: 2005 NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY HIDTA PMP MA

THREAT ASSESSMENT STRATEGY & BUDGET 

ENFORCEMENT ADMINIS

GOAL 1 - Disrupt the Market for Illegal Drugs by Dismantling or Disrupting Drug Trafficking Organizations

INVESTIGATIVE / INTERDICTION
Appendix F: 2005 NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY HIDTA PMP MA

THREAT ASSESSMENT STRATEGY & BUDGET 

INTEL AND INFO SHARING PREVENTION

El Dorado Money Laundering 

Task Force

Regional Fugitive Task Force

OCDETF Strike Force

New Jersey Drug Trafficking 

Organization Task Force

Regional Intelligence Center 

(RIC)

City Wide Armory Project

Management Coordination

GEOGRAPHIC 

AREA PERFORMANCE TARGET INTELLIGENCE PREVENTION

ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN 100% 

PARTICIPATION BY HIDTA INITIATIVES 

AND PARTICIPATING LAW 

ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE HIDTA DECONFLICTION SERVICES

XXX X

X

X

INCREASE BY 5% DATABASE INQUIRIES 

BY HIDTA INITIATIVES AND 

PARTICIPATING AGENCIES FOR A 

TOTAL OF 24,206

X

PROVIDE CASE SUPPORT TO 185 

INVESTIGATORS

X

CONDUCT 25,000 PRISONER 

DEBRIEFINGS

X

REGISTER 525 NEW CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMANTS

X

ANALYZE APPROXIMATELY 21,500 SARs

X

IDENTIFY AND REFER FOR 

INVESTIGATION 350 FIREARM 

TRAFFICKING SUSPECTS

X

TRACE OBLITERATED FIREARMS TO A 

YOUTH/JUVENILE

X

PROVIDE ACCESS TO APPROXIMATELY 

5 MILLION ARREST PHOTOS AND 

RELATED INFORMATION

X

FORWARD ALL INTELLIGENCE 

BULLETINS AND ALERTS TO HIDTA 

INITIATIVES AND PARTICIPATING 

AGENCIES

X

PARTICIPATE IN ALL RELEVANT 

INTELLIGENCE CONFERENCES BY HIDTA INITIATIVES, PARTICIPATING 

AGENCIES AND OUTSIDE LAW 

ENFORCEMENT AGENCY PERSONNEL 

IN THE NY/NJ HIDTA REGION

XXX X

X X X

PARTICIPATE IN ALL RELEVANT 

INTELLIGENCE SHARING 

COORDINATION EFFORTS WITH OTHER 

HIDTAs

X X X

HANDOFF 1,270 CASES/INVESTIGATIVE 

LEADS WITHIN AN OUTSIDE HIDTA

X

TRAININGPROVIDE NO COST TRAINING COURSES TO APPROX 3,500 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN THE NY/NJ HIDTA REGION

$ 500,000 997,735 $ 575,290$ $ 1,032,000 $ 4,586,756 $ 2,754,077 - $ 9

$ 

IMPROVE THE SKILLS OF THE HIDTA INITIATIVE 

AND PARTICIPATING AGENCIES PERSONNEL 

AND COOPERATING INSTITUTIONS BY OFFERING 

TRAINING IN AREAS WHERE NEEDS ARE 

IDENTIFIED

HIDTA BUDGET INFORMATION 

PROVIDE A SINGLE POINT OF RETRIEVAL FOR 

ARREST PHOTOS OF FEDERAL, STATE AND 

LOCAL AGENCIES

SHARE INTELLIGENCE ALERTS/BULLETINS WITH 

HIDTA INITIATIVES AND PARTICIPATING 

AGENCIES

IMPROVE INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND 

INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE HIDTA 

REGION AND NATIONALLY

IMPROVE COOPERATION BETWEEN DRUG 

ENFORCEMENT IN ALL DRUG INVESTIGATIONS

NY/NJ HIDTA REGION

INFORMATION SHARING & COORDINATION

IMPROVE OFFICER SAFETY

REVIEW ALL SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTS 

(SARs) IN THE NY/NJ HIDTA REGION

TRACE ALL ILLEGAL FIREARMS IN THE NY/NJ 

HIDTA REGION

TRACE OBLITERATED FIREARMS IN THE NY/NJ 

HIDTA REGION

GOAL 2 - Improve the Efficiency and Effectiveness of HIDTA Initiatives

INITIATIVE NEEDS

INCREASE DATABASE QUERIES FROM HIDTA 

INITIATIVES AND PARTICIPATING AGENCIES

INCREASE ANALYTICAL INTELLIGENCE CASE 

SUPPORT TO HIDTA INITIATIVES

OBTAIN INTELLIGENCE VIA PRISONER 

DEBRIEFINGS

OBTAIN INTELLIGENCE VIA THE REGISTRATION 

OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS

INVESTIGATIVE / INTERDICTION

ENFORCEMENT ADMINIS

ADMINIS
NY/NJ HIDTA 

TEL: 646-805-6000 

FAX: 646-805-6298