Our attorneys and law enforcement agents have spent the past year working tirelessly to disrupt the networks engaged in the trafficking of synthetic opioids. Today we are proud to share their successes in ten of the districts most affected by this scourge.

~Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen, U.S. Department of Justice

One year ago, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the formation of Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge (S.O.S.), a program designed to reduce the supply of deadly synthetic opioids in high-impact areas as well as identify wholesale distribution networks and international and domestic suppliers. 

Over the past year, ten districts with some of the highest drug overdose death rates in the country targeted a county in which they focused on prosecuting every readily available case involving fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, and other synthetic opioids, regardless of the drug quantity. The districts worked with the U.S. Drug Enforcement administration Special Operations Division to track and coordinate these street-level cases and also received additional assistance from the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF).

The National Fusion Center Association (NFCA) Annual Training Event will be held on November 5–7, 2019, in Alexandria, Virginia.  The event is open to fusion center personnel; NFCA members; and federal, state, and local government partners only.

The complexity of jurisdiction in Indian Country is reviewed in historical context from the first encounters with European nations and the establishment of the United States until today. This webinar will feature an analysis of the subsequent treaties and what they established in the recognition of tribal sovereignty.

This no-cost webinar, hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse, features a discussion regarding the evolution, complexity, and jurisdictional challenges of administering justice in Indian Country.

Date: August 13, 2019

Time:  1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., ET

Law enforcement officers know that daily stress and trauma are an inherent part of the job.  VALOR’s Mental Wellness Spotlight on Safety campaign provides a host of targeted resources to help officers better manage the negative effects of stress and trauma and remain mentally well throughout their careers.  Now through National Suicide Prevention Month in September 2019, VALOR will offer new mental wellness resources on its “Spotlight on Safety” web page. 

This year’s results show the continuing positive impact of Drug Free Communities (DFC) coalitions in their communities every day. There were 713 DFC grant recipients funded in FY 2017, supporting DFC coalitions committed to meeting the goals of the DFC program by building community capacity and reducing youth substance use.”

~James W. Carroll, Director, The Office of National Drug Control Policy

The Office of National Drug Control Policy recently released an Executive Summary and End-of-Year Report on its DFC grant program.  This report provides evaluation findings in three sections: building capacity data, strategy implementation data, and core measures outcome data.  In addition, the report gives an overview of the history and background of the DFC program.