Drug Enforcement

OperationsSergeant Sean Malloy

Captain Jeff Hassell

Assistant Chief Diane Hamm

Chief Mark Thompson

Prattville Police Department

Drug Enforcement Unit

334-595-0271

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Drug Enforcement Responsibilities

➢ Case Management

➢ Maintaining All Drug Evidence to ensure chain of custody

➢ Writing and execution of Drug Search Warrants

➢ Physical Surveillance of during Drug Operations

➢ Development, Management, and maintaining control of

informants

➢ Undercover Operations to include Vice Operations

➢ Managing Confidential Informant (CI) Drug Buys

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The Prattville Drug Enforcement Unit has five(5) assigned

Investigators and one(1) Intel Analyst. The Drug Enforcement Unit

is operated with a one Sergeant, two investigators assigned to the

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and High Intensity Drug

Trafficking Area (HIDTA) and two City Drug Investigators. The Intel

Analyst is from the Alabama National Guard Counter Drug Program.

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Why is it when a citizen makes a complaint about

suspected drug activity it seems nothing is never done?

➢ Drug investigations are complex and take time to build a case against

a suspected drug dealer.

➢ Every detail of the investigation a Drug Investigator makes from the

time they receive the complaint until the arrest will be scrutinized

by the citizens, Police Officer’s chain of command, DA’s office,

Defense Attorney, and Judge.

➢ We have to determine whether the person is actually involved in drug

activity, is a threat to public safety, officer safety and what method

of investigation is best to stop the activity in a timely manner.

➢ This does not help you as a citizen when it’s your neighbor and you

are having to see the activity taking place.

➢ Remember we have to follow the law, drug dealers do not.4

WARNING

The following slides are previous cases worked in

the City of Prattville by the Prattville Police

Department Drug Enforcement Unit and the Drug

Enforcement Administration (DEA). Some of these

pictures and /or videos may have person’s or

places that you may know. If you do see someone

you may know please keep it confidential.

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The Prattville Drug

Enforcement has an

assigned K9 to the

Unit.

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K9 Jake is a 5 year old Belgium Malinois.

K9 Jake has been with the Prattville Police

Department for 3 years.

K9 Jake is trained strictly in Narcotics Detection

(Cocaine, Marijuana, Meth, Heroin, and Ecstasy)

K9 Jake and Lt. Harrell have National

Certifications for Drug Detection Through National

Narcotics Drug Dog Association (NNDDA) and

International Forensic Research Institute (IFRI)

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K9 JAKE alerts to the presence of Narcotics

(SIT and Stare)8

Drug Enforcement

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Distribution of Illegal Narcotics is a Multi

Billion Dollar Industry

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The flow of Drugs into the United States

is controlled by Mexican Cartels

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Mexican Drug Cartels do operate out

of this area

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Mexican Cartel Drug Altar

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SANTE MUERTE Protector from assault or death

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JESUS MALVERDE Patron Saint of DRUG TRAFFICKING

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Drug Traffickers use many different ways to

conceal their Drug Loads

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Trafficking in Marijuana

1,500 lbs

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Traffickers use common couriers like

FedEx, UPS, and USPS to ship drugs

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Trafficking in Methamphetamine

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Trafficking in Cocaine

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Trafficking In Synthetic Marijuana

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Methamphetamine Distribution

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Heroin Distribution

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Synthetic Marijuana Distribution

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Drug Dealers are not very smart. They care nothing

about what the drugs do to you, your family or our

neighborhoods. They can careless about their own kids.

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Gangs that control Drug Distribution

Aryan Brotherhood

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The Aryan Brotherhood controls large portion

of the Methamphetamine distribution

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Marijuana and Cocaine Distribution is

controlled by Street Gangs

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Methamphetamine

Clandestine Laboratory

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Can anyone tell me

what a Meth Lab

Looks Like?

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The cleanup of a simple meth lab cost the

City, State and Federal Government

Millions of Dollars each Year

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Top Trending story for October 30, 2014 In the world and

Top 10 most Trending story for that week. Showed on

National and international Media Outlets.

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Marijuana Grows

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Marijuana Grows can be in public places

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Synthetic Marijuana Labs

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Obtaining Drugs by Fraud

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Booby Traps

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We get support from the Alabama National Guard

Counter Drug Program. Here at the Prattville Police

Department, we have a National Guard Counter

Drug Intel Analyst assigned to our Drug

Enforcement Unit. Their Mission is to support the

Drug Enforcement Unit to gather intel on any

individuals, or groups within Drug Organizations.

This cost the City absolutely no money.

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Drug Dealers and Traffickers live in ordinary

houses and drive ordinary cars. There are no

signs on the house or tags on the cars to let

everyone know what they are doing.

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Without the help of you, the citizens, giving us

information our job would be a lot harder to stop

illegal drug activity within our neighborhoods.

SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING

Drug Enforcement 334-595-0271

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THANK YOU!!!

Any Questions????

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