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ATTACHMENT A 2012-DJ-BX-0057 <br />Methamphetamine-related criminal activity has increased concurrently with the rise in the overall threat <br />posed by the trafficking and abuse of the drug. The impact of the manufacturing, trafficking, and use of <br />methamphetamine has been devastating to many cities and rural counties throughout the country. State <br />and local law enforcement agencies identify methamphetamine as the drug that most contributes to <br />violent crime. <br />Methamphetamine critical incidents occurring in Orange County have and continue to represent the <br />majority of all narcotic incidents occurring within the county. <br />Goal: <br />The goal of the PROACT Task Force is to pro-actively seek out and eradicate all clandestine <br />methamphetamine labs and methamphetamine in Orange County, thus providing a safer community for <br />the residents, employees and visitors within the County. The objectives of the PROACT Task Force are <br />to reduce the availability of methamphetamine in Orange County, improve public safety in Orange <br />County by eradicating hazardous clandestine methamphetamine labs, and identify, disrupt and arrest <br />suppliers of methamphetamine precursor and essential chemicals <br />Strategies to be used for nroiect: <br />PROACT Task Force personnel will initiate investigations, conduct covert surveillances, conduct parole <br />and probation searches, execute search warrants, and arrest criminal perpetrators. PROACT will continue <br />to focus on disrupting and eliminating individuals and criminal cells responsible for providing both the <br />essential chemicals that are required to manufacture methamphetamine. <br />PROACT will continue to utilize innovative investigative techniques in an attempt to identify and <br />apprehend methamphetamine clandestine laboratory violators. Examples of techniques used include; <br />reverse stings of lab apparatus and essential chemicals; use of GPS tracking devices; wiretap <br />investigations, pursuing chemical sources, as well as continuing to assist and enter into partnerships with <br />Orange County law enforcement agencies at all levels of pro-active investigations. PROACT will <br />continue to maintain an on-going training profile in an attempt to stay current with all progressive case <br />law and new investigative techniques, as well as new safety procedures. <br />Lastly, the PROACT Task Force subscribes to the philosophy that the existence of methamphetamine <br />laboratories is defined by a three-pronged cycle of Facilitation, Manufacturing and Distribution. <br />Subscribing to this philosophy, PROACT will continue to focus on disrupting each of these prongs. <br />Proiect identifiers: <br />Meth labs <br />Funding: <br />TOTAL PROACT ALLOCATION (5.78%): $26,869 <br />2012-DJ-BX-2532 20A_1 0 Page 3 of 30