Arizona: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. Drug Market Analysis, 2011

摘要

This is the Arizona High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Drug Market Analysis for 2011. The drug threat posed to the Arizona HIDTA remained relatively unchanged in 2010 compared with 2009, with methamphetamine trafficking and abuse remaining the most persistent drug threat. However, there are some notable exceptions. Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTO's), principally those associated with the Sinaloa Cartel, have increased their use of the region as a primary entry point for marijuana and heroin into the United States and for bulk currency and weapons into Mexico. These DTO's have also altered some of their smuggling methods to circumvent law enforcement efforts and have increased the number of attacks against U.S. law enforcement, attempting to disrupt their trafficking activities. Law enforcement officials in the region also report a growing threat from controlled prescription drugs (CPD's), which have become increasingly available and associated with property crimes in the region.