What is HIDTA?
The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program (HIDTA) is an important component of the President's National Drug Control Strategy which provides additional federal resources to those areas to help eliminate or reduce drug trafficking and its harmful consequences. Law enforcement organizations within HIDTAs assess drug trafficking problems and design specific initiatives to reduce or eliminate the production, manufacture, transportation, distribution and chronic use of illegal drugs and money laundering. "reduce drug trafficking & related crime and violence"
The Northern California Region (NC HIDTA)
In 1997, ten bay area counties were designated as the Northern California HIDTA. Approximately seven million people live in this region, which is simultaneously both a major production and distribution center of illegal narcotics.
Smugglers use the three international airports serving over 58 million passengers annually to move illegal drugs and money. Three deepwater ports handle over 35,000 container shipments per month. Commercial vehicles have become an increasingly popular method of smuggling with the use of the many highway corridors leading into the bay area. Northern California has increasingly become the target of Mexican polydrug organizations.
NC HIDTA is composed of individual local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies within Alameda - Contra Costa - Lake - Marin - Monterey - San Francisco - San Mateo - Santa Clara - Santa Cruz - Sonoma united in the common goal of reducing drug-related crime, violence, and abuse in our communities.
Resources & Initiatives to Confront Drug-Trafficking
HIDTA funds help federal, state and local law enforcement organizations invest in infrastructure and joint initiatives to confront drug-trafficking organizations.
The key priorities of the Program are:
- Assess regional drug threats;
- Design strategies to focus efforts that combat drug trafficking threats;
- Develop and fund initiatives to implement strategies;
- Facilitate coordination between federal, state and local efforts; to
- Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of drug control efforts to reduce or eliminate the harmful impact of drug trafficking.
Who governs HIDTA?
Each HIDTA is governed by its own Executive Board comprised of approximately 16 members-eight federal members and eight state or local members. These Boards facilitate interagency drug control efforts to eliminate or reduce drug threats. The Executive Boards ensure threat specific strategies and initiatives are developed, employed, supported and evaluated.
Northern California (NC) HIDTA Ronald Brooks, Director:
P.O. Box 36102 450 Golden Gate Avenue (FedEx) 14th Floor, Room 5458 San Francisco, CA 94102
415-436-8199 / 415-436-7484 FAX
| Northern California (NC) HIDTA Executive Committee: |
Greg Munks- Chairman, Sheriff - San Mateo County
Javier Pena - Vice Chairman - Special Agent in Charge - Drug Enforcement Administration
Diane Torpey - Inspector in Charge - U.S. Postal Inspection Service
George Anderson - Director - California Department of Justice Division of Law Enforcement
Warren Rupf - Sheriff - Contra Costa County
Robert Doyle - Sheriff - Marin County
Robert Davis - Chief - San Jose Police Department
Scott O'Briant - Special Agent in Charge - Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division
Heather Fong - Chief - San Francisco Police Department
Tom Orloff - District Attorney - Alameda County
Joseph Russoniello - U.S. Attorney - Northern Disrict of California
Mark Wollman - Special Agent In Charge - Immigration & Customs Enforcement
Charlene B. Thornton - Special Agent in Charge - Federal Bureau of Investigation
Stephen K. Martin - Special Agent in Charge - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives |
| Northern California (NC) HIDTA Executive Committee: |
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Development Committee: Responsible for overseeing the development of the Northern California HIDTA's annual threaat assesment as well as the strategy and budget that addresses that threat.
Committee Members:
Greg Sullivan, (Chairman) ASAC - DEA
Tom Orloff, District Attorney - Alameda County
Dan Katz, Captain - San Jose Police Department
Tim Hettrick, Captain - San Francisco Police Department
Warren Rupf, Sheriff - Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office>
Staff Assigned: Ronald Brooks NCHIDTA Director, Jennifer Gragasin NCHIDTA Financial Officer
Intelligence and Technology Committee: Responsible for the oversight of the Northern California HIDTA's intelligence infrastructure including the interface with the Los Angles Clearinghouse (LA_CLEAR), the Intelligence Support Center, wire room, and equipment pool programs.
Committee Members:
Vacant (Chairman) Captain - San Mateo County Sheriff's Office
Anne Luna (Vice-Chairman) OCDETF Coordinator - IRS
Vacant, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
John George, SAC - California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement
Bob Elsberg, Field Program Specialist - National Drug Intelligence Center
Staff Assigned: Ronald Brooks NCHIDTA Director, Sally Fairchild NCHIDTA Deputy Director
Administrative Committee: Responsible for oversight and policy development for the Northern California HIDTA's administrative funcitons including: Policies and procedures interface witht he fiduciary, personnel issues, and implementationof the budget.
Committee Members:
Joseph Russoneillo, U.S. Attorney - United States Attorney's Office
Greg Munks, (Chairman) Sheriff - San Mateo County Sheriff's Office
Robert Doyle, Sheriff - Marin County Sheriff's Office
John George, SAC - California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement
Michael L. Chapman, ASAC - Drug Enforcement Administration
Lee Lazaro, Deputy Director - San Mateo County Sheriff's Office
Staff Assigned: Ronald Brooks, Director NCHIDTA, Jennifer Gragasin, Fiscal Officer NCHIDTA |
