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SUMMIT COUNTY DRUG UNIT
The Summit County Drug Unit is a
multi-jurisdictional task force that investigates major organized groups
involved in the illegal distribution of drugs as well as any alleged
violations by persons involved in the use or sale of illegal drugs. The
Summit County Drug Unit also has the responsibility to identify and
destroy illegal channels of drugs into Summit County, arrest
violators and seize their illicit financial assets.
The Summit County Drug Unit consists of
the following agencies: the Summit County Sheriff's Office, Summit
County Prosecutor's Office, Akron Police Department, The University of
Akron Police Department, Barberton Police
Department, Cuyahoga Falls Police Department, Stow Police Department,
Twinsburg Police Department, Bureau of Criminal Identification &
Investigation, FBI, DEA, ATF, and the IRS.
The Summit County Drug Unit has joined
with the Akron Police Department Task Force to form the Akron/Summit
County HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) Initiative. Northern
Ohio has been designated a high intensity drug trafficking area by the
federal government. The staff at HIDTA provides training, intelligence,
de-confliction and financial support to participants. The Ohio HIDTA
coordinates intelligence information with over 20 other HIDTA areas
throughout The United States. The Akron/Summit County HIDTA Initiative
is the largest in Ohio. The Summit County Drug Unit
operates in a trusting, communicative and cooperative atmosphere with
the Akron Police Department Task Force. The by-product of this
effort has, and continues to be a larger percentage of highly successful cases and
convictions.
The Summit County Drug Unit has formed
the Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratory Response Team in cooperation with the
Akron Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration. This team of highly trained officers and agents
respond to clandestine Methamphetamine laboratories as they are
discovered in Summit County. The manufacture of Methamphetamine requires
usage of highly toxic and dangerous materials. Since its formation in
2001, the Methamphetamine Laboratory Response Team has responded to more
than seventy-five
emergencies in Summit County. Through the efforts of these highly
dedicated officers, Summit County leads the State of Ohio in the
detection and elimination of these dangerous sites.
The Summit County Drug Unit continues
on its mission to initiate narcotics-related cases and cooperate with
and assist other agencies through complex and innovative investigative
techniques, thus providing a valuable service to the citizens of Summit
County.
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