The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program is a drug-prohibition enforcement program run by the United States Office of National Drug Control Policy. It was established in 1990 after the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 was passed.[1][2] The HIDTA program was made permanent through Title III of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006.[3][4]
The mission of the program is "to enhance and coordinate America's drug-control efforts among local, state and federal law enforcement agencies in order to eliminate or reduce drug trafficking and its harmful consequences in critical regions of the United States."[5]
- ^ "Office of National Drug Control Policy Authorizations". Office of National Drug Control Policy. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2020 – via National Archives.
- ^ "Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988". Pub. L. 100–690.
- ^ "In Focus: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program". Congressional Research Service. 2021-09-07. Archived from the original on 2022-05-29. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ "Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006". Pub. L. 109–469 (text) (PDF)
- ^ "The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program: An Overview". National Criminal Justice Reference Service. 2001. Retrieved 26 July 2020.