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Application for Funding Assistance <br /> Florida Department of Law Enforcement <br /> Justice Assistance Grant - County-wide <br /> General Project Information <br /> Project Title : MULTI -AGENCY CRIMAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT <br /> Project Sequence No : 0 <br /> Subgrantee : Indian River County Board of Commissioners <br /> Implementing Agency : Indian River County Sheriffs Office <br /> Project Start Date : 10/ 1 /2005 End Date : 9/30/2006 <br /> Problem Identification <br /> Indian River County is located on the eastern seaboard of Florida and represents 543 square <br /> miles of total land mass . According to the 2003 Census the population of Indian River County is <br /> 120 , 271 . During the tourist season the population increases to well over 130 , 000 people . <br /> The western portion of the county is predominately agricultural and the east is bordered by 22 <br /> nautical miles of the Atlantic Ocean . The undeveloped and isolated land areas to the west are <br /> ripe for the illegal cultivation of marijuana as well as clandestine methamphetamine production <br /> that is currently sweeping across the state of Florida . The available waterway routes for <br /> importation makes illicit activity attractive to the criminal element trafficking illegal narcotics into <br /> our communities . <br /> The law enforcement community of Indian River County estimates that over 50 percent of all <br /> crimes are attributed to drug abuse . Drug arrests for both sales and possession continue to <br /> increase throughout the entire county. Drug offenders are not constrained by any borders ; they <br /> cross jurisdictional boundaries every day to buy, sell , and manufacture illegal drugs . <br /> Over the past year, in addition to street level sales of marijuana and cocaine , there has been a <br /> marked increase in the illegal diversion of prescription medications such as methadone and <br /> oxycodone . In 2004 the Multi -Agency Criminal Enforcement Unit seized 676 grams of dangerous <br /> drugs , an increase of over 350 % above the unit?s annual goal of 150 grams . <br /> Application Ref # 2006-JAGC-223 Section #2 Page 1 of 2 <br /> Contract 2006-JAGC-INRI -3-M8- <br />