ICYMI: Amid Historic Declines in Violent Crime, Every State Across the Country Receiving Funding for Law Enforcement to Crack Down on Illicit Drug Trafficking and Drug-Related Crime

Washington, D.C. –As the country is seeing historic declines in violent crime nationwide, states across the country are receiving over $276 million in new funding for law enforcement agencies that seize illicit drugs like fentanyl, prevent and reduce gun violence and other violent crime associated with drug trafficking, improve interdiction efforts through enhanced data sharing and targeting, and dismantle illicit finance operations. White House Office of National Drug Control (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta took to the airwaves to announce this funding for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program.

Read the state-by-state breakdown of funding HERE.

See coverage below:

WGCU (PBS and NPR Fort Myers, FL): White House disseminates funding to fight drug trafficking, overdose

[Cary Barbor, 06/10/2024]

Federal Drug Czar Dr. Rahul Gupta announced last month more than $276 million in new funding for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program. “The Administration has now invested more dollars than any previous administration in terms of getting treatment more accessible, getting nalaxone or Narcan across into more communities,” said Dr. Gupta.

KVIA (ABC Santa Fe, NM): New Mexico getting $9.5 million in federal money to fight fentanyl

[KVIA ABC-7 Staff, 06/04/24]

$9,502,108 of the White House’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program funding is going to New Mexico law enforcement agencies working to reduce fentanyl and violent drug-related crime. The program send money to agencies working in drug-trafficking hot spots across the nation.

KNDO/KNDU (NBC Yakima, WA): Washington gets $5 million in federal funding to fight fentanyl

[Michael LeCompte, 05/31/2024]

Dr. Rahul Gupta, the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy announced the $5,031,349 in funding for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program for Washington on May 31. The Northwest HIDTA Region, which is based completely in Washington State, will use the funding to address drug trafficking and the deadly effects of the fentanyl epidemic, according to a press release from Rep. Kim Schrier’s Office.

WBFF (FOX Baltimore, MD): Maryland receives over $16 million to combat drug crisis and support addiction recovery

[Tiffany Watson, 05/30/2024]

On Thursday, the Maryland delegation announced $16,587,073 in funding from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy to bolster addiction treatment resources and support law enforcement agencies’ efforts to tackle illicit drugs in Maryland communities.

Nexstar: Overdoses down 3%, WH unveils trafficking reduction plan

[Reshad Hudson, 05/24/2024]

White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta announced over $276 million in new funding for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program. The HIDTA Program supports federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies operating in areas determined to be critical drug-trafficking regions of the United States. 

###