About SDI HIDTA
Mission Statement
Measurably reduce drug trafficking, thereby reducing the impact of illicit drugs in this region and other areas of the country. To accomplish this mission, the SDI HIDTA will assist in the coordination of joint operational and supporting initiatives to deter, disrupt, dismantle, and ultimately destroy the most significant Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO's), their supporting transportation and money laundering organizations. The SDI HIDTA will also emphasize efforts against methamphetamine manufacturing, precursor supply, and abuse through innovative enforcement operations and demand reduction programs utilizing a multi-agency, joint concept of operations.
The emphasis is on seamless mutual support between intelligence, interdictors, investigators and prosecutors, with cross-attachment and collocation of enforcement groups with responsibility for differing operational methods, target regions and target levels of investigation. The flow of information, both intelligence and investigative/operational, is critical to comprehensive success against the widely varying drug threats in the region.
Intelligence
The
SD-LECC is an all crimes; all hazards homeland security
Fusion Center and the San Diego/Imperial County HIDTA Investigative Support
Center. The SD-LECC includes a staff of 83 personnel from state, local and
federal agencies serving 17 HIDTA initiatives and over 100 federal, state, and
local agencies. The SD-LECC serves a region that includes nearly 4
million people, the nation’s 8th largest city, an international border that
includes two of the world’s busiest international land border crossings, and an
extensive international maritime border. The SD-LECC promotes intensive
cooperation, coordination and information sharing among its many partners while
providing operational and case de-confliction, investigative rapid analysis,
investigative analytical support, first responder training, one of a kind
disaster prevention and planning tools, and superb strategic analysis about
drug trends, the Southwest Border and Mexican Cartel activity and its impact to
the region. The SD-LECC is an essential component in maintaining regional
security, preparedness, and situational awareness and has developed several
programs considered national models in information sharing, cyber security, and
infrastructure protection. The SD-LECC is also a regional public safety
training center that provides superior, year round training at minimal cost to
first responders and private sector security personnel. Topics covered
include cartel/TCO tactics, crime analysis, counter surveillance, human
trafficking, source development, internet crimes, social media monitoring and
interviewing/elicitation skills. The SD-LECC produces an annual HIDTA
Threat Assessment that captures contraband smuggling, drug price, abuse and
seizure data and identifies narcotic threat trends and DTO/TCO activities while
providing predictive analysis for law enforcement to use in tactical and
strategic decision making. Several units within the SD-LECC provide
analytical services to agencies across the country that enhance investigations,
uncover important leads and enhance the accuracy and depth of investigators
information. The SD-LECC is fully committed to ensuring full compliance
with all appropriate state and federal guidelines protecting Privacy, Civil
Rights and Civil Liberties.
Our Territory
Our area of responsibility includes both San Diego and Imperial Counties. This includes the entire shared international border between California and Mexico which is home to the busiest international land border crossing at San Ysidro. The region also stretches from the pacific coast, east to the Colorado River and California's border with Arizona. The region spans 8,700 square miles and includes a population in excess of 3.3 million citizens.

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