ORANGE, COUNTY OF, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT (6) - 2011

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ATTACHMENT A 2011-DJ-BX-2532 methamphetamine has been devastating to many cities and rural counties throughout the country. State and local law enforcement agencies identify methamphetamine as the drug that most contributes to violent crime. Methamphetamine critical incidents occurring in Orange County have and continue to represent the majority of all narcotic incidents occurring within the county. Goal: The goal of the PROACT Task Force is to pro-actively seek out and eradicate all clandestine methamphetamine labs and methamphetamine in Orange County, thus providing a safer community for the residents, employees and visitors within the County. The objectives of the PROACT Task Force are to reduce the availability of methamphetamine in Orange County, improve public safety in Orange County by eradicating hazardous clandestine methamphetamine labs, and identify, disrupt and arrest suppliers of methamphetamine precursor and essential chemicals Strategies to be used for project: PROACT Task Force personnel will initiate investigations, conduct covert surveillances, conduct parole and probation searches, execute search warrants, and arrest criminal perpetrators. PROACT has and will continue to distinctively focus on disrupting and eliminating individuals and criminal cells responsible for providing both the precursor and essential chemicals that are required to manufacture methamphetamine. PROACT will continue to utilize innovative investigative techniques in an attempt to identify and apprehend methamphetamine clandestine laboratory violators. Examples of techniques used include; reverse stings of lab apparatus and essential chemicals; use of GPS tracking devices; pursuing electronic eavesdropping investigations, pursuing internet chemical sources, as well as continuing to assist and enter into partnerships with Orange County law enforcement agencies at all levels of pro-active investigations. PROACT will will continue to maintain an ongoing training profile in an attempt to stay current with all progressive case law and new investigative techniques, as well as new safety procedures. Finally, the PROACT Task Force subscribes to the philosophy that the very existence of methamphetamine laboratories boils down to a three-pronged cycle (Facilitation, Manufacturing and Distribution). Utilizing this philosophy, PROACT continues to focus on disrupting each of these prongs. A significant focus has been placed on the disruption of pseudoephedrine suppliers, particularly "smurfers" and brokers by prosecuting them in federal court, thereby reducing the amount of precursor chemicals available to methamphetamine laboratory operators, and ultimately the methamphetamine supply in Orange County. Proiect identifiers: See JAG Identifiers (attached) Meth labs Funding: TOTAL PROACT ALLOCATION (6.46%): $36,749 2011-DJ-BX-2532 Page 3 of 38 20A-11