The most secretive agency in the two-county area, the task force jealously protects its detectives' identities, the secret location of its office in Clark County and, until recently, even the number of detectives who work there. A Columbian review of the task force included interviews with detectives and a study of 83 search-warrant affidavits on file at Clark County District Court. The affidavits describe the evidence police have gathered before requesting a search warrant. Later, the results of each raid are attached to the file. By contrast, the Vancouver Police Department executed 10 search warrants, and the Clark County Sheriff's Office nine.
Some warrants target more than one drug.
According to The Columbian's review, out of 49 drug search warrants last year, illegal drugs were found at least 44 times. If you want information on drugs, you go to people who either use or have been involved in the drug subculture. It just means we didn't find any. Sometimes drug users manage to dispose of illegal drugs during a raid, perhaps by flushing them down the toilet. The tactic is effective only for tiny amounts.