DEA
Offices & Telephone Nos.
Garden City620-275-4373
Kansas City913-825-4100
Topeka785-232-4065
Wichita316-838-2500
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State
Facts
Population: 2,694,641
Law Enforcement Officers: 7,019
State Prison Population: 14,800
Probation Population: 15,250
Violent Crime Rate
National Ranking: 24 |
2003
Federal Drug Seizures
Cocaine: 367.1 kgs.
Heroin: 1.1 kgs.
Methamphetamine: 46.2 kgs.
Marijuana: 3,292.4 kgs.
Ecstasy: 949 tablets
Methamphetamine Laboratories: 614 (DEA, state,
and local) |
Drug
Situation: Methamphetamine, both imported and domestically
produced, is the principal drug of concern in the state of Kansas. Cocaine,
particularly crack cocaine, is also readily available throughout the state,
primarily in major urban areas such as Kansas City, Topeka, and Wichita.
In addition, Kansas is a transshipment point for drugs being transported
to the eastern United States via Interstates 35 and 70 from the southwest
border and west coast cities.
![photo - crack cocaine](/peth04/20041017120313im_/http://www.dea.gov/pubs/states/crack.jpg) Cocaine:
Cocaine is readily available throughout Kansas. The cocaine is transported
from the West Coast by motor vehicles, and mail services. Trafficking
organizations, often with direct familial ties to Mexico, bring most of
the cocaine into the state where much of it is converted into crack cocaine
for retail distribution. A high level of violent crime is also associated
with the drug. Many different ethnic groups are involved in the retail
level distribution. The proceeds from the sales are often transported
back to Mexico in the same vehicles used to bring the drugs into the state.
Heroin:
Small quantities of low-purity Mexican heroin is sporadically available
in personal use quantities in the urban areas of Kansas. Most of
the heroin
seizures are of the black-tar type.
![Methamphetamine Labs Seized: 1999=212, 2000=644, 2001=879, 2002=765, 2003=614](/peth04/20041017120313im_/http://www.dea.gov/pubs/states/kansas_meth2004.gif) Methamphetamine:
Methamphetamine is the primary drug of concern in Kansas. Most of
the methamphetamine in the state is smuggled in by Hispanic organizations
via motor vehicles, commercial airlines, and mail delivery services. Large
Mexican communities in Kansas provide an infrastructure to import and
distribute the methamphetamine. Between 1994 and 1999, drug treatment
admissions for meth in Kansas increased while admissions for heroin, cocaine,
marijuana, and alcohol decreased. Local, small toxic laboratories continue
to be a significant problem throughout Kansas. Laboratories in the Kansas
City Metropolitan area now predominantly use the Birch method of production,
as has been common in other parts of Kansas. Most of the meth laboratories
in Kansas produce only ounce quantities at a time. Law enforcement man-hours
and financial resources are being severely impacted by the number of laboratories
and dumpsites.
Predatory
Drugs: Club and Predatory Drugs such as MDMA
(ecstasy) and GHB continue to be available throughout Kansas.
MDMA is found at rave parties in all parts of Kansas. Law enforcement
in western Kansas reports that MDMA is brought into the area
from Denver, Colorado and Asian trafficking organizations have
reportedly been distributing the drug. GHB is also a drug of
concern throughout the state.
![photo - marijuana plant](/peth04/20041017120313im_/http://www.dea.gov/pubs/states/cannabis.jpg) Marijuana:
Marijuana is readily available throughout Kansas. It is imported from
Mexico through cities on the southwest border and transported in
large
shipments by the interstate highways through Dallas and Oklahoma City,
and on to Kansas City. From Kansas City, the marijuana is further
distributed
to other cities in Kansas and other states. Imported marijuana from Mexico
dominates the market, however indoor and hydroponically grown marijuana
is a growing concern in the Kansas City area. The high purity has
made it popular among users.
Other
Drugs:
PCP is available primarily in the Kansas City Metropolitan area. The PCP
is delivered via parcel services from traffickers based in California.
Kansas treatment centers are reporting that many of their new clients
are seeking treatment for OxyContin addiction. Lawrence, Kansas, reports
that it is the most abused pharmaceutical drug in the area and is available
for $40 a tablet.
DEA
Mobile Enforcement Teams: This cooperative program with state
and local law enforcement counterparts was conceived in 1995 in response
to the overwhelming problem of drug-related violent crime in towns and
cities across the nation. There have been 409 deployments completed resulting
in 16,763 arrests of violent drug criminals as of February 2004. There
have been two MET deployments in the State of Kansas since the inception
of the program: Topeka and Manhattan.
DEA
Regional Enforcement Teams:
This program was designed to augment existing DEA division resources
by targeting drug organizations operating in the United States where
there is a lack of sufficient local drug law enforcement. This Program
was conceived in 1999 in response to the threat posed by drug trafficking
organizations that have established networks of cells to conduct drug
trafficking operations in smaller, non-traditional trafficking locations
in the United States. Nationwide, there have been 22 deployments completed
resulting in 608 arrests of drug trafficking criminals as of February
2004. There have been no RET deployments in the State of Kansas.
Special
Topics: Interstates 70 and 35 cross Kansas and serve as major
smuggling routes for drug trafficking organizations. During 2003, Operation
Pipeline interdictions in the state of Kansas led to seizures including
650 kilograms of cocaine, one kilogram of heroin, 10,000 pounds of marijuana,
182 pounds of methamphetamine, $5.3 million dollars, and 19 vehicles.
More information
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Sources
Factsheet
last updated: 2/2004
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