South Florida: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. Drug Market Analysis, 2011

摘要

This is the South Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Drug Market Analysis for 2011. The overall drug threat to the South Florida HIDTA region has changed little over the past year; however, several issues are of increasing concern to law enforcement officials. The diversion, distribution, and abuse of controlled prescription drugs (CPD's) and the distribution and abuse of cocaine continue to be the principal drug threats to the South Florida HIDTA region. The threat posed by CPD's is compounded by the ease with which abusers can acquire the drugs and the far-reaching negative societal effects associated with them. Cocaine remains a serious drug threat despite indicators that suggest declining levels of abuse. Cannabis cultivation and the resulting marijuana production, distribution, and abuse continue to plague the region.