1. Drug Enforcement Administration Midland Resident Office Significant Drugs of Abuse and their impact in the MIDLAND-ODESSA area

2. Drug Enforcement Administration Midland Resident Office METHAMPHETAMINE Currently the most significant threat to the local area General Info: Stimulant, produced in clan labs in US and Mexico Midessa Trends: Much of area meth is from NM, also from Dallas New laws regulating Pseudoephedrine pushing production to MX Local Impact: Burden on LE, Social Services, increase in crime How Taken: Orally, Smoked, Snorted, Injected Paraphernalia: Glass Pipes, Syringes Average local prices: $800-$1600 per ounce

3. Drug Enforcement Administration Midland Resident Office Methamphetamine

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11. Cocaine and Crack Cocaine Midessa is a major transshipment point for cocaine from Mexico General Info: Erythroxylon Coca; leaf, powder, rock How Taken: Orally, Snorted, Injected, Smoked (Free Basing) Methods of Importation/Trafficking Cocaine still produced in SA (CB, BV, PU) MX orgs have taken over significant distribution networks

12. Drug Enforcement Administration Midland Resident Office Cocaine Base (Crack Cocaine) Manufactured by combining cocaine and baking powder Highly addictive form of cocaine Addictive nature leads to many separate crimes in community Non-water soluble, higher melting point; smoked High more intense, but shorter duration, than powder cocaine

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15. Heroin Heavily abused drug in the local area Definitions: Narcotic, Opiates/Opioids, Examples Produced from poppy plants (scoring, collection) Locally almost 100% MX black tar; also from CB, SWA, SEA Black Tar, Brown Heroin, White Heroin Severe addiction and withdrawal symptoms Methods of Importation and Trafficking Trafficking Organizations Drug Enforcement Administration Midland Resident Office

18. Marijuana Local area is significant transshipment point for Mexican marijuana General Info: Cannabis sativa & indica, where grown How taken: Smoked, orally ingested Active chemical: THC Detection: Casual vs Heavy User Most commonly abused illegal drug Methods of Importation and Smuggling

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21. Concealment in private and commercial vehicles Utilization of US Post Office, FedEx, etc Public Transportation, Greyhound Buses, etc Avoiding/circumventing drug tests Complacency by drug test administrators Avoiding Detection

22. Drug Enforcement Administration Midland Resident Office The Whizzinator