Drug Enforcement Strategies

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Effective drug enforcement strategies are multi-departmental and multi-agency cooperative strategies. Whether the strategy is for a state, a local community or the nation, cooperation is a requirement. The arresting departments, including the sheriffs, police and drug enforcement agencies, must work with departments that can track assets and money, such as the Treasury Department and asset control departments to eliminate the drug supply chain. Education and training also play an important role for drug users, prospective users, educators and law enforcement.

Financial Tracking

Drugs are purchased almost exclusively with cash. The cash that is exchanged is also smuggled in secret throughout the drug supply chain. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) calls this "contraband." Although the DEA can investigate contraband, other agencies, including the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Treasury Department and the Office of Foreign Assets Control, can track assets better. Working together to track cash and assets will enable agencies to track the money throughout the drug supply chain. Bulk currency movements will be tracked through a collaboration of agencies in the U.S. and abroad.

Young Adults

Tactics to reduce drug use in teens and young adults include education efforts, including DARE programs. New Jersey, for example, is focusing on school safety zones so children and juveniles are not exposed to illegal substances while at school. Patrols will be increased in school zones. In addition, training and grants will be available for school drug programs. Finally, law enforcement will be coordinating with the state's narcotics task force, country prosecutors, sheriff's offices, the division of criminal justice and the New Jersey Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association.

Repeat Offenders

New Jersey is also focusing on repeat offenders. By identifying, watching and prosecuting repeat offenders, the state is able to locate the network of traffickers. The state watches repeat distributors, including those distributors who are using juveniles to traffic their drugs. Placing attention on repeat offenders will expose open and commercial transactions for drugs. Casual and recreational drug users will be discouraged from purchasing drugs from known offenders. Key drug traffic network members will be targeted, reducing demand and the incentive to purchase drugs from these members. This strategy is also expected to raise the cost of the industry by making it much more difficult to sell drugs without being exposed.

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