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OCDETF
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OCDETF Objectives:
To target,
investigate, and prosecute individuals who organize, direct, finance,
or are otherwise engaged in high-level illegal drug trafficking
enterprises, including large-scale money laundering organizations;
To promote
a coordinated drug enforcement effort in each task force region;
To encourage
maximum cooperation among all drug enforcement agencies; and
To make full
use of financial investigative techniques.
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Organized Crime
Drug Enforcement Task Forces
In 1982, the Organized
Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) program was initiated to combine
federal, state, and local law enforcement efforts into a comprehensive
attack against organized crime and drug traffickers. Aspects of the program
have served as models for every major law enforcement initiative in recent
years, such as HIDTAs, Weed and Seed, and the Anti-Violence Initiative.
The success of OCDETF has been highly attributed to fostering collaboration
among federal, state, and local law enforcement and effectively using
prosecution attorneys at the early stages of investigations. Since the
inception of OCDETF, the DEA has played a leading role and now has 1,000
positions, including 775 special agents, dedicated to the program.
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