Los Angeles (California) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. Drug Market Analysis, 2011

摘要

This is the Los Angeles (California) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Drug Market Analysis for 2011. The drug threat to the Los Angeles HIDTA region has changed little over the past year. Wholesale quantities of most illicit drugs are widely available in the Los Angeles HIDTA region, which continues to be a significant transit area for drugs destined for many domestic drug markets. However, some issues are of particular concern for law enforcement officials in the region. In particular, Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTO's) are increasingly using the region as a transit area for ice methamphetamine produced in Mexico. Additionally, marijuana production is increasing at indoor and outdoor sites in the Los Angeles HIDTA region, partly because local criminals are exploiting California's medical marijuana laws.