Drugs in the United States: Idaho

State Facts Population: 1,293,953 Law Enforcement Officers: 2,499 State Prison Population: 5,405 Probation Population: 36,705 Violent Crime Rate National Ranking: xx

2001 Federal Drug Seizures Cocaine: 1.0 kgs. Heroin: 1.1 kgs. Methamphetamine: 15.6 kgs. Marijuana: 0 kgs. Clandestine Laboratories: 128 (DEA, state, and local)

Mexican National poly-drug organizations control most drug trafficking organizations in the state. Methamphetamine, produced in and outside the region, is widely available. Controlled substances are smuggled into the state via air and land routes from Southwest border-states and Mexico. Marijuana and “Club Drugs” are common in Idaho.

Cocaine: Cocaine is readily available throughout the state, but is largely limited to affluent users. Because of its lower price and higher purity, methamphetamine has replaced cocaine as the drug of choice.

Heroin: Mexican black tar and brown heroin is readily available in Idaho. It is commonly smuggled into the state in hidden compartments in vehicles.

Methamphetamine: Methamphetamine is one of the most widely abused drugs in the state. Methamphetamine impacts across all elements of society. Most methamphetamine is manufactured elsewhere, primarily in Mexico, California, and other Southwest Border States. When large quantities of methamphetamine are seized in nothern Idaho, the source is usually from the Yakima Valley, WA, area. There is significant clandestine laboratory activity in Idaho, and the number of Mexican Superlabs (producing over ten pounds of methamphetamine per cook) has increased.

Club Drugs: Club Drugs, particularly MDMA (methylene-dioxy-methamphetamine) (also known as Ecstasy), LSD, and Ketamine are popular among young adults and are sold at local rave parties. Synthetic drugs, uncommon in other areas of the division, to include 2C-B, DET (a drug that imitates a psychotic state for psychological/medical experiments), SMeo DIPT, a.k.a. “Foxy” and “Foxy Methoxy” have appeared in the Boise Rave scene.

Marijuana: Marijuana cultivation, both indoor and outdoor, is widespread. Mexican marijuana is also available, but is not preferred.

Other Drugs: The most commonly abused pharmaceutical drugs encountered in the state are Hydrocodonel and benzodiazepines.. Soma and its generic equivalent are commonly abused in combination with hydrocodone. Oxycontin abuse has increased during the past year. The largest increase of OxyContin prescriptions has occurred in pain-management medical specialty clinics. Methadone is frequently utilized for pain management, because it is less expensive than other Schedule II analgesics.

DEA Mobile Enforcement Teams: This cooperative program with state and local law enforcement counterparts was conceived in 1995 in response to the overwhelming problem of drug-related violent crime in towns and cities across the nation. There have been 348 deployments completed resulting in 14,794 arrests of violent drug criminals as of June 2002. There has been one MET deployment in the State of Idaho since the inception of the program. The MET deployment to Lewiston, Idaho-more specifically, the Nezperce Indian Reservation, yielded 13 arrests.

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