Leihn was charged with possession of cocaine, possession of cannabis, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. All three were taken to the Alachua County jail. The FDLE Multi-Agency Drug Task Force was established in June 2000. Members include FDLE, the Office of the State Attorney, Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida, the Gainesville Police Department, the Florida Highway Patrol, the Alachua County Sheriff s Office and the University of Florida Police Department. The task force was created to fill a void in drug control.
Resources already exist that work at the street level arresting drug dealers.
The intent of the Task Force is to have a direct effect on those individuals who are importing illegal narcotics into communities, the distributors. It is a force to be reckoned with in the dismantling of organized criminal enterprises and prosecution of violators of narcotic drug laws.