2020 EDGE Report
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2 DGVCC PROGRAM DGVCC EDGE REPORT 0 20 Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Chairperson SHEILA POLK Yavapai County Attorney ARIZONA CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION Vice-Chairperson STEVE STAHL Maricopa Police Department ALLISTER ADEL Maricopa County Attorney MARK BRNOVICH Attorney General DAVID K. BYERS, Director Administrative Office of the Courts BARBARA LAWALL Pima County Attorney GREG MENGARELLI, Mayor City of Prescott he Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) is a statutorily authorized entity T mandated to carry out various coordinating, monitoring and reporting functions HESTON SILBERT, Director Department of Public Safety regarding the administration and management of criminal justice programs in Arizona. In accordance with statutory guidelines, the Commission is comprised of 19 members MARK NAPIER who represent various elements of the criminal justice system in Arizona. Fourteen of Pima County Sheriff the 19 Commissioners are appointed by the Governor and are municipal, county or PAUL PENZONE elected officials. The remaining five are state criminal justice agency heads. Appointed Maricopa County Sheriff Commissioners serve for two years and terminate when the first regular session of the DAVID SANDERS legislature is convened; they may be re-appointed. Pima County Chief Probation Officer DAVID SHINN, Director he ACJC was created in 1982 to serve as a resource and service organization for Agency of Corrections T Arizona's 480 criminal justice agencies on a myriad of issues ranging from drugs, C.T. WRIGHT, Chairperson gangs, victim compensation and assistance to criminal record improvement initiatives. Board of Executive Clemency The ACJC works on behalf of the criminal justice agencies in Arizona to facilitate infor- VACANT mation and data exchange among statewide agencies by establishing and maintaining County Supervisor criminal justice information archives, monitoring new and continuing legislation relating VACANT to criminal justice issues, gathering information, and researching existing criminal jus- Former Judge tice programs. VACANT Sheriff VACANT Chief VACANT Chief VACANT Our mission is to continuously address, improve, sustain, Chief and enhance public safety in the State of Arizona through the Executive Director coordination, cohesiveness, and effectiveness of the Andrew T. LeFevre Criminal Justice System. This report was prepared by: Ashley Mully, Program Coordinator Simone Courter, Program Coordinator Tony Vidale, Deputy Director i Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Drug and Gang Enforcement Account ....................................................................................................................... 2 Apprehending Drug Offenders .................................................................................................................................... 6 Drug Removals…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….11 Prosecuting Drug Offenders ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Adjudication ................................................................................................................................................................ 20 Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis ............................................................................................................................. 22 Attorney General Civil Asset Forfeitures ................................................................................................................. 25 Account History .......................................................................................................................................................... 27 Criminal Justice Systems Improvement................................................................................................................... 28 Apprehension Task Force Activities ........................................................................................................................ 30 Apache County - Apache County Cooperative Enforcement Narcotics Team (ACCENT) ............................ 34 Cochise County - Narcotics Enforcement Team (CCNET) ............................................................................. 38 Coconino County - Northern Arizona Street Crimes Task Force (METRO) ................................................... 42 Gila County - Drug, Gang and Violent Crimes Task Force ............................................................................. 46 Graham County - Southeastern Arizona Narcotic Task Force……………………………………………………50 Greenlee County - Narcotics Task Force (GCNTF) ....................................................................................... 53 La Paz County - La Paz County Narcotics Task Force (LPCNTF)………………………………………………57 Mohave County - Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) ..................................... 60 Navajo County - Major Crimes Apprehension Team (MCAT) ........................................................................ 64 Pima County - Counter Narcotics Alliance (C.N.A.) ....................................................................................... 68 Pinal County Narcotics Task Force (PCNTF) ................................................................................................. 72 Santa Cruz County - HIDTA Investigative Task Force (SCCHITF) ............................................................... 76 Yavapai County - Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) .................................................................. 80 Yuma County - Yuma County Narcotics Task Force (YCNTF) ...................................................................... 84 Prosecution Task Force Activities ............................................................................................................................ 88 Apache County Attorney’s Office ................................................................................................................... 93 Cochise County Attorney’s Office................................................................................................................. ..98 Coconino County Attorney’s Office .............................................................................................................. 104 Gila County Attorney’s Office ....................................................................................................................... 108 Graham County Attorney’s Office................................................................................................................. 112 Greenlee County Attorney’s Office ............................................................................................................... 117 La Paz County Attorney’s Office ................................................................................................................. 122 Maricopa County Attorney’s Office .............................................................................................................. 127 Mohave County Attorney’s Office ................................................................................................................. 132 Navajo County Attorney’s Office .................................................................................................................. 137 Pima County Attorney’s Office ..................................................................................................................... 142 Pinal County Attorney’s Office ..................................................................................................................... 148 Tucson City Attorney’s Office ....................................................................................................................... 153 Yavapai County Attorney’s Office................................................................................................................. 158 Yuma County Attorney’s Office .................................................................................................................... 163 ii (Continued from previous page) Civil Forfeiture Activities ........................................................................................................................ 168 Arizona Attorney General’s Statewide Financial Remedies Section ........................................... 169 Forensics Drug Evidence Analysis Activities ....................................................................................................... 171 DPS Crime Lab Support for Drug and Gang Enforcement .......................................................................... 175 Tucson Police Department Enhanced Drug Forensics ................................................................................ 178 Court Adjudication Activities ................................................................................................................................. 181 Arizona Supreme Court Anti-Drug Adjudication .......................................................................................... 182 Medicaid Fraud Activities ....................................................................................................................................... 185 Arizona Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud .....................................................................................