SomeGuy
668, Neighbor of the Beast
This was news to me. I always figured it was a state thing, but I guess they get federal funding to profile on state highways and on the interstates.
Posted as a heads up for the North Carolina brethren.
BE SAFE!
WRAL.Com
Posted as a heads up for the North Carolina brethren.
BE SAFE!
WRAL.Com
5 N.C. Counties Designated 'High Intensity' Areas for Drugs
Drugs (Generic)
Posted: Today at 11:18 a.m.
Updated: Today at 11:48 a.m.
Washington, D.C. — The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy has designated 26 counties nationwide as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA). Among the counties named are five in North Carolina – Durham, Johnston, Wake, Wayne and Wilson.
According to a report issued by the federal government on Thursday, the regions "exhibit serious drug-trafficking problems and harmfully impact other areas of the country."
The designation makes additional federal funds, equipment and technology available to those counties for fighting drug production, manufacture and distribution.
The five North Carolina counties are the first in the state to receive this designation and will be part of the Atlanta region's HIDTA.
In 2007, the HIDTA program provided more than $224 million to support drug-enforcement efforts nationwide.