CHICAGO HIDTA 

2005 ANNUAL REPORT 

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

January 2005: 56 kilos of cocaine are recovered from a residence in Chicago. 

February 2005: $475,000. USC is recovered from the gas tank of a Ford 

Expedition – the driver admits to transporting drugs from Texas to Chicago and 

returning to Texas with the proceeds. 

March 2005: Two suspicious packages are intercepted at a UPS facility. Opening 

search warrants are obtained and drugs are discovered. Controlled deliveries are 

executed resulting in an arrest and recovery of 9,798 grams of cocaine. 

April 2005: $361,584. USC is recovered secreted behind the bumper of an auto 

driven by a resident of Texas with a criminal history of drug offenses. 

May 2005: A motor home is stopped by the Illinois State Police en route to 

Chicago. An undetermined amount of cocaine is located beneath the water holding 

tank. Chicago HIDTA task force agents unsuccessfully attempt to make a 

controlled delivery but subsequently recover 76 kilos of cocaine and 8 pounds of 

methamphetamine from the vehicle. 

 “Operation Street Sweeper” is brought to fruition. 34 targets, including high 

ranking members of the Four Corner Hustlers and New Breed street gangs, are 

charged federally with Drug Conspiracy. State charges are lodged against an 

additional 16 targets. The investigation included hours of surveillance and 

intelligence gathering, 12 pen registers (4 state, 8 federal), 3 Title IIIs, extensive 

use of electronic tracking devices and 11 undercover buys. 33 kilos of cocaine, 

500 grams of heroin and $25,500. USC is seized. The success of the operation is 

expected to have significant impact on the drug trade on the West side of Chicago. 

June 2005: A controlled delivery of a semi-trailer truck found to contain secreted 

cocaine is conducted in the city of Chicago. Five individuals as well as the truck 

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driver are subsequently charged federally with drug offenses. 398 kilos of cocaine 

are recovered. 

June 2005: $990,597. USC is seized secreted in a semi-trailer truck bound for 

Texas from Chicago. 

July 2005: A search warrant is executed on a semi-trailer truck resulting in the 

recovery of 200 kilos of cocaine. Further investigation leads to a consensual 

search of a residence resulting in the recovery of two weapons and $187,000. USC. 

August 2005: After extensive surveillance on a hotel in Cicero, Illinois, a vehicle 

is stopped and 5,479 grams of crystal methamphetamine is seized. 

September 2005: Fixed and moving surveillances result in the seizure of 10 kilos 

of cocaine from a vehicle and an additional 88 kilos of cocaine from a residence in 

Chicago. 

October 2005: 894 pills of “New Ecstasy” (PCP/Methamphetamine) are recovered 

after a delivery to an undercover agent. 

November 2005: Information received from the Lake County Indiana Sheriff’s 

Police Department leads to the search of a residence in Cicero, Illinois resulting in 

the seizure of 1,695 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 1,685 grams of cocaine, 

950 grams of cannabis, 809 grams of brown heroin and 482 grams of black tar 

heroin. 

December 2005: A controlled delivery of two suspicious packages being shipped 

from McAllen, Texas is made, resulting in the seizure of 38,039 grams of cannabis, 

and $42,443 USC. 

 The above incidents represent a microcosm of the activities of Chicago 

HIDTA initiatives in 2005 which resulted in the seizure of drugs and assets valued 

at $122,070,688. They represent the spirit of the HIDTA program, interagency 

cooperation in the form of HIDTA initiatives proactively pursuing illegal drug 

trafficking in the Chicago region. 

 Following are highlights of the effective way Chicago HIDTA has dealt with 

the regional drug threat, the efficient way it was accomplished and the overall 

success achieved by its initiatives in 2005. 

• Thirty one federal, state and local law enforcement agencies comprised of 67 

federal and 224 state and local task force officers are actively involved in Chicago 

HIDTA initiatives. 

• Chicago HIDTA disrupted 86% and dismantled 8% of targeted drug 

trafficking organizations, disrupting/dismantling a total of 94% of all targeted 

DTOs. 107% of targeted multi-state DTOs were disrupted/dismantled compared to 

83% of targeted international DTOs and 91% of targeted local DTOs. These 

percentages indicate a multilevel approach to dealing with DTOs. 

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• Financial investigation initiatives were particularly successful in reaching 

goals, disrupting/dismantling 124% of targeted MLOs. 

• Significant amounts of drugs were seized by Chicago HIDTA initiatives, 

including 5,199 kilos of cocaine, 23 kilos of heroin, 58 kilos of methamphetamine, 

12,991 kilos of marijuana and more than 25,000 doses of Ecstasy. Drug values 

exceeded $22 million. 

• Working with insufficient funding, Chicago HIDTA had a Return on 

Investment of 22-1 for drugs and assets seized, improving 2004’s ROI of 14-1. 

• Chicago HIDTA capitalized on co-hosting partners and in-house instructors 

to provide almost 5,600 hours of training. 

• SAFETNet, the state of the art pointer/deconfliction system provided for 

Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio through Chicago HIDTA has been 

successfully linked with the National Virtual Pointer System. Deconfliction 

submissions have increased dramatically and substantially exceeded projected 

goals. All Chicago HIDTA enforcement initiatives regularly deconflict events and 

targets. 

• The Investigative Support Center (ISC) fully supported 152 investigations 

during CY 2005, including 74 pen registers and 31 wiretaps. This was 

accomplished in spite of insufficient staffing due to HIDTA analysts accepting 

employment with government agencies. 

• Referrals for information or further investigation were given to other law 

enforcement agencies in 60% of Chicago HIDTA cases targeted for referral. 

• Chicago HIDTA has been extraordinarily successful in meeting National 

HIDTA goals.

II. INTRODUCTION 

 In 1988 Congress established the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area 

(HIDTA) Program to provide coordination of federal, state and local drug 

enforcement efforts in critical regions of the country. Since that time, the HIDTA 

Program has grown to include 28 individual HIDTAs who strive to address the 

drug threats affecting their geographic areas of responsibility as well as the nation. 

HIDTAs are joint efforts of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies 

whose leaders work together to assess regional drug threats, design strategies to 

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combat the threats and develop initiatives to implement the strategies. Collocation 

and multi jurisdictional task forces are fundamental program standards that 

promote strong levels of cooperation and partnership among agencies. 

 Chicago HIDTA currently has fourteen enforcement initiatives, each 

addressing a specific, identified regional threat. One initiative, the Cook County 

Jail initiative, serves a dual role in enforcement/intelligence. Initiatives have been 

developed to focus on combating illicit drug trafficking organizations comprised 

mainly of street gang members, interdicting shipments of drugs and drug proceeds, 

concentrating efforts to reduce drug related violent crime, disrupting and 

dismantling money laundering and financial fraud organizations, successful 

prosecution of Consolidated Priority Organization Targets (CPOTs) and pursuing 

and apprehending narcotic and violent crime offenders. Detailed descriptions of 

the Chicago HIDTA initiatives can be found in the 2006 Chicago HIDTA Strategy.

To accomplish meaningful results, each HIDTA needs goals (HIDTA 

program goals); an assessment of regional challenges (a Threat Assessment); a 

plan to deal with those challenges (a Strategy); and documented achievements 

(Performance Measures and an Annual Report). 

 The overall HIDTA mission is embodied by the National Program Mission 

Statement: 

 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. 

 Chicago HIDTA Mission Statement 

The mission of the Chicago High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) 

Program is to enhance and coordinate America’s drug control efforts among 

federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in order to eliminate or 

reduce drug trafficking and its harmful consequences in critical regions of 

the United States. The mission includes coordinated efforts to reduce the 

production, manufacturing, distribution, transportation and chronic use of 

illegal drugs, as well as the attendant money laundering of drug proceeds. 

 Chicago HIDTA Vision Statement 

Chicago HIDTA envisions a region with increased and continuing 

coordination and cooperation between federal, state and local law 

enforcement agencies leading to greatly reduced drug availability and use 

and improved quality of life issues for residents. 

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Reporting Period: This Annual Report covers the period January 1, 2005 to 

December 31, 2005 

Budget Allocation: During this reporting period, ONDCP allocated $5,404,726 as 

a baseline budget for Chicago HIDTA operations. Chicago HIDTA was also 

awarded supplemental funding of $1,509,000 for a Domestic Highway Interdiction 

Project ($650,000. of which was funded to other 

HIDTAs to enhance COBIJA), $678,606. to 

fund a Regional DTO Initiative/CPO T and 

$407,702. to fund a Regional DTO 

initiative/Violent Crimes, for a total of 

$8,000,034. 

Geographic Area of Responsibility: The 

Chicago HIDTA is comprised of Cook 

(encompassing the city of Chicago), Grundy, 

Kendall and Will counties in Illinois. The four 

counties encompass an area of 2,524 square 

miles and have approximately six million 

residents. 90% of the Chicago HIDTA 

population resides in Cook County, which is 

the second most populous county in the United 

States with approximately 5.3 million residents. Chicago remains the third most 

populous city in the country and occupies an area of 228 square miles. 

 Booming growth continues in the Southwest counties of the metropolitan 

area, with Kendall County recording the nation’s third fastest percentage gain from 

2004-2005, growing an estimated 9.4 percent. Will County, also in the metro 

area’s southwest corner, has grown 28 percent since 2000. Grundy County ranked 

11th nationally for percentage growth from 2004 to 2005, increasing 6.5 percent. 

III. NATIONAL HIDTA GOALS 

 HIDTAs nationally have adopted two specific goals cited below to meet in 

addressing the drug challenge. 

NATIONAL HIDTA 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. 

 In order to be funded, Chicago HIDTA initiatives submit budget proposals 

that address an aspect of the threat assessment, provide information on monies 

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necessary, set performance measures and ultimately are judged on outcomes. 

Activities of the initiatives must meet National HIDTA goals. 

 Concise summaries of the Chicago HIDTA Threat Assessment and Strategy 

for Fiscal Year 2006 follow. 

IV. SUMMARY OF THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 

• Chicago serves as national importation and transport zone for drugs destined 

for local consumption and for further distribution to the Midwest and Great Lakes 

region as well as other areas of the country to the Chicago area. 

• There are a wide variety of groups engaged in this trafficking, including 

major drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) linked to international sources of 

supply, smaller scale independent transportation organizations and large street 

gangs numbering nearly 70,000. These groups traffic in virtually every illegal 

drug including cocaine, crack heroin, marijuana and increasing amounts of 

methamphetamine. 

• Chicago street gangs continue to exert control over virtually all retail level 

drug sales within the city. These gangs have established relationships with a 

variety of sources of supply, including Mexicans, Columbians and Nigerians. 

• Cocaine, crack, heroin and marijuana remain the primary drugs of choice in 

the Chicago area. 

• Marijuana continues to be the most widely available and used illicit drug 

throughout the Chicago HIDTA area of responsibility. Mexico remains the 

primary source for this marijuana. 

• In 2005, the Investigative Support Center supported 62 “Street Corner 

Conspiracy” operations by the Chicago Police Department, targeting open-air 

markets on the West and South sides of the city. Increasing law enforcement 

pressure on open-air drug markets in the city will result in short term disruption of 

these markets, declines in availability and purity and subsequent relocation of the 

markets either to indoor or suburban locations. 

• An emerging methamphetamine problem is developing in the area. 

Methamphetamine is currently distributed and used within small niche markets 

including predominantly white suburbs and the gay and Asian communities. 

 Chicago has three distinct sources for methamphetamine. First, Mexican 

DTOs produce and traffic large quantities of the drug, transporting it to Chicago 

either for local consumption or further distribution to other states. On May 13, 

2005, 35 kilograms of methamphetamine along with 20 kilograms of cocaine 

believed to be “in transit” were seized in Chicago. Second, independent West 

Coast groups ship methamphetamine to the Chicago area primarily by postal or 

express delivery services. Third, low level operatives produce methamphetamine 

in small, toxic laboratories for distribution at the local level. 

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 Increased methamphetamine seizures in the Chicago area suggest that 

Chicago is playing an increased role in the movement of methamphetamine across 

the United States as it is with other drugs. 

V. HIDTA STRATEGY SUMMARY 

The most significant drug threats within the Chicago HIDTA are identified 

in the Annual Threat Assessment. Through carefully developed initiatives, the 

Chicago HIDTA Executive Board has continued and expanded its strategy to 

significantly diminish these threats. The Chicago HIDTA FY 2006 Strategy is 

multi faceted yet stunningly simple in its intent to target and aggressively pursue 

the major drug threats in the Chicagoland area and region by: 

• Interdicting illicit drug and currency shipments via transportation and 

delivery avenues, 

• Targeting street gangs and their hierarchies, 

• Focusing on open-air drug markets, 

• Concentrating efforts on money laundering operations, 

• Pursuing Consolidated Priority Organization Targets, 

• Aggressively seeking offenders responsible for drug related violent 

crimes, 

• Ensuring outlying suburban areas are equipped to deal with inevitable 

migration of Chicago street gangs, and 

• Providing initiatives all necessary strategic and analytical support 

furthering information sharing. 

 Eight of the seventeen Chicago HIDTA initiatives, including the ISC, are 

collocated on a single, secure floor in a county government building in downtown 

Chicago. This collocation with the Investigative Support Center has fostered 

cooperation and information sharing in enforcement efforts. Another initiative is 

housed three blocks away in a government building, three are collocated together 

on the near west side of the city, one is housed in the Cook County Jail complex, 

two more are together in a western suburb and the two remaining initiative are in 

outlying suburban locations. All the initiatives are linked through modern 

communication avenues as well as regularly scheduled meetings. 

 The Chicago HIDTA ISC acts as the common thread that supports all 

Chicago HIDTA initiatives as well as those law enforcement agencies and multi 

agency groups that request counterdrug investigative support. The ISC is tasked to 

play a lead role in building a level of interdependence between task force agents 

and intelligence analysts and support personnel in the ISC. 

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VI. HIDTA PERFORMANCE MEASURES 

A. PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR GOAL 1 

Table 1: Percentage of DTOs and MLOs Disrupted/Dismantled in 2005 at Chicago 

 HIDTA 

Table 2: Percentage of DTOs Disrupted or Dismantled by Scope in 2005 at Chicago 

 HIDTA 

Table 3: Percentage of Money Laundering Organizations Disrupted or Dismantled in 2005 

 at Chicago HIDTA 

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Table 4: Operational Scope of All DTO and MLO Cases Initiated in 2005 at Chicago 

 HIDTA 

Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) are one of the main measurements 

of the Performance Management Process and are the key to disrupting the drug 

trade. DTOs, whether small and local, or large and international, are the profit 

driven groups at the heart of drug trafficking. As such they should be a major 

focus of drug law enforcement. Table 1 reveals that Chicago HIDTA began 2005 

with 153 identified DTOs and during the course of the year successfully disrupted 

or dismantled all that were targeted (116). Of the 263 DTOs that were identified 

during 2005, 146 or 78% of the targeted DTOs were disrupted and 22 or 12% were 

dismantled. A total of 94% of DTOs previously identified and identified during 

the course of 2005 were disrupted or dismantled. Using the Chicago enforcement 

budget of $6,398,281 from Table 6, the cost of disrupting/dismantling each of the 

284 DTOs in 2005 is computed to be $22,770. This figure is an improvement on 

the $23,529 cost of disrupting/dismantling each DTO in 2004. 

 DTOs/MLOs range from highly organized international organizations, to 

mid range multi-state organizations, to small, local groups. Each has a niche in the 

drug trade and it is important to focus on all levels to successfully counter the 

threat they pose. Table 2 lists the levels of DTOs/MLOs disrupted and dismantled 

during the reporting period. As can be seen, Chicago HIDTA successfully dealt 

with all levels of DTOs/MLOs, each of whom plays a role in drug trafficking in 

our region. International DTOs are seemingly the most important component of 

the drug trade. They grow, process, transport and sometimes distribute on an 

international scale and are responsible for availability of the vast majority of the 

“big three”: heroin, cocaine and marijuana. International MLOs launder proceeds 

on a worldwide scale. As can be seen, 83% of the international DTOs targeted by 

Chicago HIDTA were disrupted or dismantled. 

Multi-state DTOs are most often involved in the transportation of illicit 

drugs to differing markets, multi-state MLOs launder proceeds on a national scale. 

More than the targeted number of these DTOs/MLOs (107%) were dismantled or 

disrupted during CY 2005. 

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Local DTOs have had a stranglehold on the drug trade in the city of Chicago 

for some time. These most often are either large street gangs or smaller factions of 

them who market their drugs in “open air markets” on various street corners. The 

Chicago Police Department has focused on these “open air markets,” and with the 

help of HIDTA initiatives, has been very successful in combating them. Local 

MLOs launder proceeds via the extensive Chicago area financial network. HIDTA 

initiatives have successfully disrupted/dismantled 91% of targeted local 

DTOs/MLOs. 

 Large amounts of drugs generate large amounts of illicit profits. As a major 

financial center, Chicago offers numerous avenues of laundering these vast sums. 

CY 2005 saw Chicago HIDTA target 38 money laundering organizations. Zeal 

and investigative expertise led to the disruption or dismantlement of 47 MLOs as 

noted in Table 3, far exceeding targeted levels. Data from the table also reveals 

that the vast majority of these organizations were upper level, that is, either multistate or international. Efforts to pursue money laundering methods and 

organizations must continue and be enhanced for the war on drugs to be successful. 

 Table 4 reveals that 5% of all HIDTA cases received OCDETF designation. 

Though acceptable, Chicago HIDTA will take steps to increase this number. 

Table 5: Drugs Removed From the Marketplace in 2005 at Chicago HIDTA 

Source: National Drug Intelligence Center Intelligence Bulletin: National illicit drug prices – December 2005 

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 ** Chicago Police Department - Narcotics and Gang Investigation Section 

Table 5 lists the amounts and wholesale values of drugs seized by Chicago 

HIDTA in CY 2005. These impressive amounts indicate that Chicago HIDTA 

initiatives are continuing aggressive enforcement actions, have made a significant 

impact on drug availability in the region by virtue of their seizures and also give an 

indication of the amount of drugs that pass through the Chicago “gateway.” 

Unfortunately the amounts seized also indicate that unacceptable amounts of drugs 

are successfully being imported across our borders. The table below cites and 

compares selected drug seizures for 2003 – 2005. As can be seen, Chicago 

HIDTA continues to pursue seizures aggressively and with increasing results. 

Although heroin and marijuana seizures have decreased, cocaine seizures have 

more than doubled and methamphetamine seizures have increased significantly. It 

should be noted however, that although methamphetamine seizures increased, it is 

believed that these drugs were “in transit” to other markets as opposed to being 

intended for the Chicago area market. 

Drug Seizures 2003 2004 2005 

Cocaine 1127 kilos 2279 kilos 5199 kilos 

Heroin 23 kilos 39 kilos 24 kilos 

Marijuana (bulk) 4350 kilos 16101 kilos 12992 kilos 

Methamphetamine 15 kilos 15 kilos 59 kilos 

Clandestine Labs (Meth) 11 3 1 

Other: Crack Cocaine 4 kilos 9 kilos 5 kilos 

Other: MDMA/Doses 40531 d.u. 19335 d.u. 25428 d.u. 

Other: Steroids/Doses 3566 ml 10782 d.u. 8942 d.u. 

Table 6: Return on Investment (ROI) for Drugs Removed From the Marketplace by Law 

 Enforcement Initiatives in 2005 at Chicago HIDTA 

* Budgetary figure of $6,398,281. includes enforcement and intelligence initiatives 

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Table 7: Return on Investment (ROI) for Assets Removed From the Marketplace by Law 

 Enforcement Initiatives in 2005 at Chicago HIDTA 

Table 8: Total Return on Investment (ROI) for Drugs and Assets Removed From the 

 Marketplace by Law Enforcement Initiatives in 2005 at Chicago HIDTA 

 Table 6 reveals that the wholesale value of drugs removed from the 

marketplace in CY 2005 was $122 million, an increase of 32.8 million over the CY 

2004 amount. The targeted Return on Investment (ROI) amount of $13 for 2005 

was far exceeded by the actual 2005 ROI of $19. 

Table 7 notes that Chicago HIDTA accomplished an actual Asset ROI of 

$3., exceeding its targeted Asset ROI of $1. 

 Table 8 reveals an even more impressive Total ROI figure of $22 for drugs 

and assets removed from the marketplace, substantially bettering the targeted goal 

of $14. This means that for every budget dollar expended at the Chicago HIDTA, 

taxpayers received a return of $22. These figures make it evident that Chicago 

HIDTA is not only an economic success in business terms but also extremely 

successful in reducing drug availability, thus giving regional residents discernible 

relief from the crime and violence caused by the drug trade. 

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Table 9: Prosecution Initiative Cost per Investigation, 2005 

At this time the Chicago HIDTA Executive Board has not developed a 

prosecutorial initiative, but the subject may be re-visited in the event of increased 

funding. 

Table 10: Value of Clandestine Methamphetamine Labs Dismantled in 2005, by Size 

Table 11: Clandestine Laboratory Activities 2005 

Chicago HIDTA initiatives seized 58.8 kilograms of methamphetamine 

during the course of the year. Almost all the seizures were made “in transit” by 

interdiction initiatives and not produced by local meth labs. Chicago HIDTA does 

not sponsor a specific methamphetamine initiative simply because this particular 

drug has not made significant inroads as to usage in the area. The number of Clan 

Labs seized declined in 2005 but the proliferation of the drug throughout the 

country and in the southern part of Illinois signals an almost inevitable incursion to 

the Chicago area. 

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B. PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR GOAL 2 

Table 12: Chicago HIDTA Training Efficiency by Year and Type of Training

Chicago HIDTA capitalized on relationships with other agencies and co-hosted a 

number of training sessions at little or no cost. Additionally, a number of training 

courses were also given by HIDTA or HIDTA affiliated personnel at little or no 

cost. Although total training hours decreased, Chicago HIDTA was able to 

substantially improve the training cost per hour. 

Table 13: Percentage of Chicago HIDTA Initiatives Using Event and Case Deconfliction 

 Services, by Year 

Table 13: Percentage of Chicago HIDTA Initiatives Using Event and Case 

Deconfliction Services in 2005 

Year Total HIDTA Initiatives # Initiatives Targeted to 

Use Services # Initiatives Using % Initiatives Using 

2004 13 13 13 100% 

2005 14 14 14 100% 

2006 

2007 

* Includes all enforcement initiatives 

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Table 14: Percentage of Event and Case Deconflictions Submitted in 2005 at Chicago 

 HIDTA 

Chicago HIDTA Event and Case Deconflictions for 2005 

Year 

Baseline # 

Deconflictions 

Submitted 

# 

Deconfliction 

Submissions 

Targeted 

# Event 

Deconflictions 

Submitted 

# 

Case/Subject 

Deconflictions 

Submitted 

Total 

Deconflictions 

Submitted 

% Deconflictions Submitted 

2004 3,359 4,140 1,755 3,167 4,922 119% 

2005 3,359 5,026 3,340 4,355 7,695 153% 

2006 

All HIDTA operational initiatives are well aware of the importance of the 

“officer safety” factor of the event/subject deconfliction component of the 

Investigative Service Center and utilize the system with regularity. In 2004 

Chicago HIDTA became a proprietary owner of the state of the art 

pointer/deconfliction program known as SAFETNet. Chicago HIDTA then 

examined the pointer/deconfliction needs of the Great Lakes region with a view to 

addressing not only the counter drug focus, but also those of general crime and 

homeland security. Chicago HIDTA has made the SAFETNet program available 

to law enforcement in the entire state of Illinois thru the Illinois State Police, as 

well as to Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Each of these states has agreed 

to participate as watch centers for their region in order to maximize effectiveness 

and minimize expenses. The Chicago HIDTA deconfliction center is fully 

integrated with, and actively participating in the National Virtual Pointer System. 

As can be seen from Table 14, the targeted number of deconfliction submissions 

was substantially exceeded. 

Table 15: Percentage of Investigations Provided Analytical Support in 2005 at Chicago 

 HIDTA 

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Table 15 notes that 152 cases were provided analytical support during CY 

2005, representing a 169% increase over the number of cases targeted for 

analytical support. In Chicago HIDTA terms this means that these 152 

investigations were supported from inception to culmination with the full range of 

services that our ISC provides. The fully supported investigations in 2005 involved 

74 pen registers and 31 wiretaps, all requiring extensive support. Chicago HIDTA 

was able to accomplish this support in spite of staffing deficiencies caused by ISC 

analysts accepting other employment with government agencies. 2005 total below 

include the fully supported cases as well as additional support given to initiatives 

and other law enforcement agencies. 

Investigative Support 

Center Activity 

 2003 2004 2005 

Link & Hierarchy Charts 135 464 467 

Subject Profiles 2230 3035 2748 

Photos 2030 3009 5580 

Subpoenaed Subscribers N/A 5750 10561 

Mapping & Aerial Products 179 82 157 

Operational Books 131 211 513 

Flow Charts 12 68 13 

Inquiries Completed 7029 13776 11422 

 

Table 16: Percentage of Chicago HIDTA Initiative Investigations Referred to Other 

 HIDTAs and Other Agencies in 2005

 Table 16 indicates that Chicago HIDTA referred 60% of its targeted cases 

to other law enforcement agencies, either for informational purposes or further 

investigation. 

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Threat Specific Table 1: Fugitives Targeted and Apprehended in 2005 at Chicago HIDTA 

Chicago HIDTA Fugitives Targeted and Apprehended by Year 

Year # Identified # Targeted % Targeted of 

Identified # Apprehended Apprehended % of Targeted 

2004 

2005 40,000 360 1% 310 86% 

2006 

2007 

* Operational from June 1, 2005 

 In only six months of operation, the newly formed Narcotic Offenders 

Fugitive Apprehension Team succeeded in apprehending 310 fugitives, 86% of its 

targeted goal for 2005.

VII. CONCLUSIONS 

The new Performance Management Process became operational for the first 

time in CY 2004. It is designed to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of the 

HIDTA Program as well as individual HIDTAs and to gauge whether they are 

meeting National HIDTA goals. Review of the above cited PMP Tables confirm 

that Chicago HIDTA has met or exceeded goals in almost all measured categories. 

As to meeting HIDTA goals ............ 

Goal 1 Disrupt the market for illegal drugs by dismantling or 

disrupting drug trafficking and/or money laundering organizations. 

Chicago’s role as a transportation hub and financial center, coupled with the high 

volume of drugs entering the city and its extensive network of street gangs and 

large pool of abusers, virtually assures a continuation of chronic drug trafficking 

problems. As enforcement efforts in the city proper show remarkable results, 

traffickers move and extend their dealings to surrounding areas. With a regional 

area covering 2,524 square miles, traffickers have an extensive geographic area to 

ply their trade. Chicago HIDTA has striven to alleviate the drug problem in the 

city and region by direct intervention thru enforcement initiatives and extensive 

ISC support. The initiatives have melded federal, state and local law enforcement 

officers together in unprecedented cooperative successes which have been 

accurately depicted in Tables 1 thru 11. 

 Chicago HIDTA has made substantial progress in dealing with DTOs, the 

profit driven groups at the heart of drug trafficking. These DTOs range from local 

gangs which have been endemic to Chicago street corners for some time, to multistate groups, to sophisticated international organizations. The goal of disrupting or 

dismantling a targeted number of DTOs was successfully met. The cost of 

disrupting/dismantling each DTO has been shown to be economically viable in 

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light of budgetary amounts and serves to highlight the efficiency of operations. 

Even more success has been accomplished in dealing with the Money Laundering 

Organizations which facilitate the drug trade. Accomplishments far exceeded 

targeted expectations. 

 Has the market for illegal drugs been disrupted? Staggering amounts of 

drugs have been removed from the streets by Chicago HIDTA initiatives. 

Amounts include 5,199 kilos of cocaine, 24 kilos of heroin, 59 kilos of 

methamphetamine, 12,992 kilos of marijuana and almost 25,000 doses of ecstasy. 

All of these drugs were destined for the Chicago market region and were 

interdicted and seized before distribution. Distribution would have fostered an 

untold amount of violence, crime and death. With a relatively modest budget of 

$6,398,281., Chicago HIDTA gave lawmakers, taxpayers and regional residents an 

extremely favorable return on investment of 22-1. Whether being measured by 

government or business standards this figure is an exemplary indication that 

Chicago HIDTA is a model of success. 

 Has Chicago HIDTA met Goal 1? The carefully designed Performance 

Measurements contained in this report answer this question with a resounding yes. 

Goal 2 Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of HIDTA initiatives. 

Performance Measurements used in this Annual Report are a strong 

indicator that the HIDTA Program and individual HIDTAs are striving to improve 

efficiency and effectiveness. Chicago HIDTA partnered successfully with other 

agencies to provide meaningful training to a large pool of law enforcement 

officers. As methods and procedures are refined, training will become more 

focused on necessary and relevant subjects. 

 The Investigative Support Center continues to be the “all source” 

information gateway at the core of Chicago HIDTA. The ISC provides short and 

long term investigative support utilizing mapping, telephone, case management 

and various analytical software applications. Complex intelligence products are 

produced in support of HIDTA enforcement initiatives as well as other requesting 

law enforcement agencies. In addition, the operational process developed by 

Chicago HIDTA analysts to support Title III investigations has been further 

refined, as has a visual database utilizing iBase in support of a complex 80 million 

dollar fraudulent loan investigation being conducted by the IRS and CPD. The 

ISC has also developed a gang database which includes extensive intelligence 

gathered from inmates at the Cook County Jail, most of whom are street gang 

members. Steps are being taken for the eventual merger of the information in this 

database with the extensive gang database of the Chicago Police Department. 

During 2005 the ISC also supported over 62 street corner conspiracy operations 

with the Chicago Police Department aimed at disrupting street gang factions who 

have taken over corner locations thereby restoring safety and quality of life to 

residents. Over 152 cases were fully supported by the ISC during the course of the 

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year. SAFETNet, a state of the art pointer/deconfliction system was acquired and 

provided to Chicago HIDTAs home state of Illinois as well as the surrounding 

states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, thus providing more efficient 

and enhanced officer safety. Event/subject deconflictions have steadily increased 

since the inception of HIDTA. All Chicago HIDTA initiatives regularly deconflict 

and the system is also used by over 140 other law enforcement agencies. The 

expertise and efficiency of the ISC has, by extension, made all Chicago HIDTA 

initiatives more efficient and effective. Information sharing is vividly illustrated 

by the referral of information and intelligence in 60% of targeted referrals In short, 

the dictates of Goal 2 have undoubtedly been met and exceeded. 

 Chicago HIDTA continues to exhibit the characteristics that have made it a 

success in the past; strategic planning, effective/efficient threat based initiatives, 

cooperative federal, state and local task force officers, superlative ISC support and 

innovative and adaptive techniques. The newly instituted Performance 

Management Process will give the Chicago HIDTA the tool it needs to more 

effectively plan future actions and gauge operational results. As this process is 

fine tuned in the future, efficiency and effectiveness can and will be expected to 

increase. 

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VIII. Appendices 

A. Chicago HIDTA Organization Chart 

 B. Executive Board Membership 

 C. Initiative and Deconfliction Participants 

 D. HIDTA PMP Matrix 

 E. HIDTA Initiatives 

IX. List of Tables and Charts 

Table 1 - Percentage of DTOs and MLOs Disrupted or Dismantled in 2005 at 

 Chicago HIDTA..................................................................8 

Table 2 - Percentage of DTOs Disrupted or Dismantled by Scope in 2005 at 

 Chicago HIDTA.................................................................8 

Table 3 - Percentage of Money Laundering Organizations Disrupted or 

 Dismantled in 2005 at Chicago HIDTA......................................8 

Table 4 - Operational Scope of All DTO and MLO Cases Initiated in 2005 at 

 Chicago HIDTA.................................................................9 

Table 5 - Drugs Removed From the Marketplace in 2005 at Chicago HIDTA...10 

Table 6 - Return on Investment (ROI) for Drugs Removed From the 

 Marketplace by Law Enforcement Initiatives in 2005 at Chicago 

 HIDTA...........................................................................11 

Table 7 - Return on Investment (ROI) for Assets Removed From the 

 Marketplace by Law Enforcement Initiatives in 2005 at Chicago 

 HIDTA...........................................................................11 

Table 8 - Total Return on Investment for Drugs and Assets Removed From the 

 Marketplace by Law Enforcement Initiatives in 2005 at Chicago 

 HIDTA............................................................................12 

Table 9 - Prosecution Initiative Cost Per Investigation, 2005..........................13 

Table 10 - Value of Clandestine Meth Labs Dismantled in 2005, by Size.............13 

Table 11 - Clandestine Laboratory Activities, 2005........................................13 

Table 12 - Chicago HIDTA Training Efficiency by Year and Type of Training....14 

Table 13 - Percentage of HIDTA Initiatives Using Event and Case Deconfliction 

 Services, by Year........................................................................14 

Table 14 - Percentage of Event and Case Deconflictions Submitted in 2005 at 

 Chicago HIDTA.....................................................................................15 

Table 15 - Percentage of Investigations Provided Analytical Support in 2005 at 

 Chicago HIDTA.....................................................................................15 

Table 16 - Percentage of Chicago HIDTA Initiative Investigations Referred to 

 Other HIDTAs or Other Agencies in 2005............................................16 

Threat Specific Table 1: Fugitives Targeted and Apprehended in 2005 at 

 Chicago HIDTA.............................................................17 

 

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Appendix A 

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Appendix B 

Chicago HIDTA Executive Board 

FEDERAL

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives 

 

Bureau of Immigration & Customs Enforcement 

 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

 

Federal Bureau of Investigation 

Internal Revenue Service 

 

United States Attorney’s Office 

 

United States Marshals Service 

United States Postal Inspection Service 

 

STATE

Illinois Department of Corrections 

 

Illinois State Police 

 

Illinois National Guard 

 

Office of the Illinois Attorney General 

LOCAL

Chicago Police Department 

Cook County Sheriff’s Police Department 

 

Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office 

 

Kendall County Sheriff’s Office 

 

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Appendix C 

INITIATIVE PARTICIPATION

Federal

Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

Federal Bureau of Investigation 

Immigration & Customs Enforcement 

Internal Revenue Service 

U. S. Postal Inspection 

State and Local

Bolingbrook Police Department 

Bridgeview Police Department 

Chicago Police Department 

Cicero Police Department 

Cook County Sheriff’s Office 

Cook County States Attorney’s Office 

Dolton Police Department 

Grundy County Sheriff’s Department 

Illinois National Guard 

Illinois State Police 

Joliet Police Department 

Kendall County Sheriff’s Department 

Lockport Police Department 

Oswego Police Department 

Palatine Police Department 

Plainfield Police Department 

Plano Police Department 

Posen Police Department 

Romeoville Police Department 

Round Lake Police Department 

State of Illinois States Attorney Appellate Prosecutors Office 

University of Chicago Police Department 

Will County Sheriff’s Department 

Wilmington Police Department 

Yorkville Police Department 

Deconfliction Participation

Addison Police Department 

Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Chicago HIDTA 

Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Chicago Office 

Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Milwaukee HIDTA 

Alsip Police Department 

Bassett Police Department, Kenosha, WI 

Bayside Police Department, Milwaukee, WI 

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Appendix C 

Bellwood Police Department 

Berwyn Police Department 

Big Bend Police Department, Waukesha, WI 

Brookfield Police Department, Waukesha, WI 

Brown Deer Police Department, Milwaukee, WI 

Burbank Police Department 

Burnham Police Department 

Burlington Police Department, Racine, WI 

Caledonia Police Department, Racine, WI 

Calumet Police Department 

Calumet Park Police Department 

Chenequa Police Department, Waukesha, WI 

Chicago Police Department 

Chicago Police Depart, Chicago HIDTA 

Chicago Heights Police Department 

Chicago Ridge Police Department 

Cook County Narcotics Strike Force 

Cook County Sheriffs Police Department 

Cook County Sheriffs Police Department, Chicago HIDTA 

Cook County States Attorneys Office 

Country Club Hills Police Department 

Countryside Police Department 

Crestwood Police Department 

CPOT, Chicago HIDTA 

Cudahy Police Department, Milwaukee 

Delafield Police Department, Waukesha, WI 

Des Plaines Police Department 

Dousman Police Department, Waukesha, WI 

Dover Police Department, Racine, WI 

Downers Grove Police Department 

Drug Enforcement Administration, Chicago 

Drug Enforcement Administration, Milwaukee 

DuPage County MEG 

Eagle Police Department, Waukesha, WI 

East Hazelcrest Police Department 

East Moline Police Department 

Elgin Police Department 

Elk Grove Village Police Department 

Elmhurst Police Department 

Elmwood Park Police Department 

Elm Grove Police Department, Waukesha, WI 

Evanston Police Department 

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Chicago Office 

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Chicago HIDTA 

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Milwaukee, WI 

Flossmoor Police Department 

Ford Heights Police Department 

Forest Park Police Department 

Fox Point Police Department, Milwaukee, WI 

Franklin Police Department, Milwaukee, WI 

Franksville Police Department, Racine, WI 

Glendale Police Department, Milwaukee, WI 

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Appendix C 

Greendale Police Department, Milwaukee, WI 

Greenfield Police Department, Milwaukee, WI 

Hales Corners Police Department, Milwaukee, WI 

Hartland Police Department, Waukesha, WI 

Harvey Police Department 

Hazelcrest Police Department 

Hickory Hills Police Department 

HIDTA, Chicago 

HIDTA, Lake County 

HIDTA, Milwaukee 

HIDTA, Ohio 

HIFCA, Chicago HIDTA 

Hinsdale Police Department 

Hometown Police Department 

Homewood Police Department 

Housing and Urban Development, Chicago 

Illinois Department of Corrections 

Illinois State Police 

Illinois Gaming Commission 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Chicago 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Milwaukee 

Indiana State Police 

Indian Head Park Police Department 

Internal Revenue Service, Chicago Office 

Internal Revenue Service, Chicago HIDTA 

Internal Revenue Service, Milwaukee, WI 

Joliet Metropolitan Area Narcotics Squad, Chicago HIDTA 

Kane County Cooperative Police Assistance Team 

Kane County Sheriffs Office 

Kendall County Cooperative Police Assistance Team, Chicago HIDTA 

Kenosha County Sheriffs Office 

Kenosha Street Crimes 

Justice Police Department 

LaGrange Police Department 

LaGrange Park Police Department 

Lake County MEG 

Lansing Police Department 

Lemont Police Department 

Lynwood Police Department 

Lyons Police Department 

Markham Police Department 

Maywood Police Department 

Melrose Park Police Department 

Merrionette Park Police Department 

Midlothian Police Department 

Milwaukee County Sheriffs Office 

Milwaukee District Attorney’s Office 

Milwaukee Police Department 

Morton Grove Police Department 

Mount Prospect Police Department 

Mukwonago Police Department, Waukesha, WI 

Muskego Police Department, Waukesha, WI 

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Appendix C 

Nashotah Police Department, Waukesha, WI 

NCNTF, DeKalb 

New Berlin Police Department, Waukesha 

New Lenox Police Department 

Niles Police Department 

North Riverside Police Department 

Northbrook Police Department 

North Lake Police Department, Waukesha, WI 

North Prairie Police Department, Waukesha, WI 

Oak Brook Police Department 

Oak Creek Police Department, Milwaukee 

Oak Forest Police Department 

Oak Lawn Police Department 

Oak Park Police Department 

Oconomowoc Lake Police Department, Waukesha, WI 

Oconomowoc Police Department, Waukesha, WI 

Orland Park Police Department 

Palatine Police Department 

Palos Heights Police Department 

Palos Hills Police Department 

Palos Park Police Department 

Park Forest Police Department 

Park Ridge Police Department 

Pewaukee Police Department, Waukesha, WI 

Pleasant Prairie Police Department, Kenosha, WI 

Posen Police Department 

Racine County Sheriffs Office, Racine, WI 

Racine Police Department, Racine, WI 

Randall Police Department, Kenosha, WI 

River Forest Police Department 

Riverside Police Department 

Robbins Police Department 

Rolling Meadows Police Department 

Rosemont Police Department 

Salem Police Department, Kenosha, WI 

Sauk Village Police Department 

Schaumburg Police Department 

Schiller Park Police Department 

Secret Service, Chicago Office 

Secret Service, Milwaukee, WI 

Shorewood Police Department, Milwaukee, WI 

Silver Lake Police Department, Kenosha, WI 

Skokie Police Department 

South Chicago Heights Police Department 

South Holland Police Department 

South Milwaukee Police Department, Milwaukee, WI 

St. Francis Police Department, Milwaukee, WI 

State Department 

Sturtevant Police Department, Racine, WI 

Sussex Police Department, Waukesha, WI 

Steger Police Department 

Stickney Police Department 

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Appendix C 

Summit Police Department 

Tinley Park Police Department 

Twin Lakes Police Department, Kenosha, WI 

Union Grove Police Department, Racine, WI 

U. S. Attorneys Office 

U. S. Coast Guard 

U. S. Forestry Service 

U. S. Marshals Office 

U. S. Postal Office 

Waukesha County Sheriffs Office, WI 

Waukesha District Attorney, WI 

Waukesha Police Department, WI 

Wauwatosa Police Department, Milwaukee, WI 

West Allis Police Department, Milwaukee, WI 

West Milwaukee Police Department, Milwaukee, WI 

Western Springs Police Department 

Wheaton Police Department 

Wheeling Police Department 

Whitefish Bay Police Department, Milwaukee, WI 

Will County Cooperative Police Assistance Team, Chicago HIDTA 

Willow Springs Police Department 

Wind Lake Police Department, Racine, WI 

Winfield Police Department 

Winnetka Police Department 

Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation 

Wisconsin National Guard 

Wisconsin State Patrol 

 

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Appendix D 

(See Attached Matrix) 

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Appendix E 

HIDTA Initiatives

1) Management and Coordination 

2) Investigative Support Center 

3) Package Interdiction 

4) Domestic Interdiction/Highway 

5) West Side Heroin 

6) North Suburban 

7) South Suburban 

8) Money Laundering and Financial Crimes 

9) Tri-County 

10) Inner City Street Gang Source of Supply 

11) Gangs and International Source of Supply 

12) Drug Related Violent Crimes 

13) Consolidated Priority Organization Target (CPOT) 

14) Regional DTO 

15) Cook County Jail Drug/Gang Violent Crimes 

16) Narcotic Offenders Fugitive Apprehension Team 

17) Training 

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