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SFY 2000 Drug Control and System Improvement Formula Grant Program Edward 6yrne Memorial State and Local Assistance As our current goals and objectives stand, the unit does not get credit for arrests pertaining to pharmaceutical diversion (prescription fraud) cases. The M.A.C.E. Unit has been involved in thirty cases, some with multiple arrests. One of these included a multi -jurisdictional case with D.E.A. on a local doctor who was writing prescriptions to the Outlaw motorcycle gang, who in turn were selling the pills to the public nrs Yre r rYr4{ n ic-imh . ft g atho... G n s 01. lli "! The mer.^.b ... .;ly ...y,........n „ y.. •y Y..^..�. " ':•;�::�:,"';:•"� uz IF7tiu-iiir�ciiie irifvia`ilaiiis.,, i and the development and management of confidential informants. The sharing of the information leads to the identification, arrest, and conviction of person(s) using, selling, or transporting drugs into or out of Indian River County. The members are working side by side on surveillance, stakeouts, drug buys, reverse sale operations, search warrants, and arrests. They represent a united front in all ways necessary to combate the drug problem in Indian River County. The street deater(s) have a need to worry, due to the concentrated effort to stiffle street sales, but the mid-level dealer(s) and the organized drug operations are also being targeted, The members are working towards penetrating organzied drug operations in this county. The members are maintaining contact with neighboring law enforcement agencies and similar task forces as well as federal agencies dedicated to drug activity; i.e.: U.S. Customs, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The members are working in conjuction with any of these agencies in an effort to infiltrate organizations that operate outside Indian River County boundries, but whose revenues are derived by the delivery of illegal goods into into our county. The members are periodically conducting marijuana eradication details with the assistance of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Indian River County's land mass of argiculture acreage makes an enticing target for the illicit growth and cultivation of marijuana. An influx of texmex marijuana into this area has allowed us to establish a greater repose with agencies outside the State of Floirda. They continue to update the M.A.C.E. Unit with information concerning 20 to 40 pound packages of marijuana that are being sent through parcel carriers such as U.F.S. These investigations have led to several arrests and seizures of assets. Without the M.A.C.E. Unit interaction, this type of investigation would be difficult to undertake. Nationally and locally we have discovered that the lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is back, use of it has surged especially among suburban, middle, and upper-class white teens and young adults. During this last grant period a new drug, Rohypnol, reared its ugly head in the area. This drug, referred to as the "date rape drug" surfaced mostly in our north county high school, due to a major distribution point in Melbourne, Florida, which is located just 20 miles north- We have made some arrests pertaining to this drug but are just learning who to target our investigations around. With the effort of this unit and the local community we may stop this iunflux before it reaches epidemic porportions. The resources provided through this grant, have already resulted in the penetration and arrest of all the drug dealers and their couriers in one neighborhood. This has never been acomplished previously, due to the lack of resources. The task force has eliminated the risk of duplication of services and efforts and provided a powerhouse to meet the challenges presented by the ever rising drug problem in Indain River County. As we moved into our sixth year of the grant, strides were taken to mesh enforcement with education. Members of the M,A.C.E. Unit are able to lecture to citizens, forums, and appear on public television to speak about enforcement and prevention. Funded with the M.A.C.E. Unit Project Generated Income (P.G,I.) is an adolescent drug survey that is conducted through the Substance Abuse Council. The M.A.C.E. Unit has strengthened it's working relationship with federal agencies and the federal attorney's office. Subgrant Applicafoon Seaton 11. Page 5 or 16