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Application for Funding Assistance Florida Department of Law Enforcement Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula Grant Pro ram The members periodically conduct marijuana eradication details with the assistance of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Drug Enforcement Administration . Indian River County's land structure of agricultural 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 rapport with agencies outside the State of Florida . Various agencies continue to update the M .A. C . E . Unit with information concerning the delivery of multi pound packages of marijuana that are being sent through parcel carriers such as U . P . S . , Federal Express and possibly others . These types of investigations have led to several arrests and seizures of assets belonging to the recipients of the parcels delivered . Without the interaction of the M .A. C . E . Unit , these types of investigation would be difficult to undertake . Members of the M .A . C . E . Unit present educational programs to citizens , forums , and will appear on public television to speak about enforcement and prevention . Funded by 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' s primary focus is to concentrate more on long term investigations that may lead to the arrest and apprehension of upper level drug dealers . This effort is enhanced by jointly working with F . D . L. E . and the D . E .A . task force on these types of investigations . In addition to focusing on the upper level drug dealers we are aggressively combating the street level distribution of drugs also . By doing this we hope to severely affect the availability of illegal drugs to. the street level dealers for distribution . The M .A. C . E . Unit conducted two Major Drug Investigations involving the use of Electronic Wire Intercepts in 2002 . These investigations were conducted with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and led to the seizure of large quantities of cocaine and ecstasy. More than fifteen individuals were charged with various drug trafficking statutes . In 2003 , the M .A . C . E . Unit conducted one Electronic Wire Intercept that led to the arrest of approximately seven individuals for sale , possession and or trafficking cocaine . In 2004 , the M .A. C . E Unit conducted an investigation where we seized in excess of two thousand grams of cocaine and ten pounds of marijuana . In the upcoming grant year, this unit will continue to concentrate on combating and suppressing the efforts of the street level and upper level dealers in Indian River County. FDLE Byrne Formula Grant Application Package Grant Application Section 11 - Page 6 Rule 11 D-9. 006 OCJG — 005 (rev. April 2004)