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2008

National Drug Threat Assessment 2008
October 2007
Product No. 2007-Q0317-003 html pdf (9,517 KB)
This interagency assessment provides a strategic overview and predictive outlook of the threat to the United States from the illicit trafficking and use of cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs.

National Methamphetamine Threat Assessment 2008
December 2007
Product No. 2007-Q0317-006 html pdf (21,160 KB)
This Threat Assessment is a national-level strategic assessment of methamphetamine trafficking in the United States. It addresses significant trends in methamphetamine production, transportation, distribution, and abuse. It discusses a wide range of issues, including methamphetamine production in Mexico, the increasing availability of Mexican ice methamphetamine in domestic drug markets, and apparent methamphetamine shortages in some western markets.

Cities in Which Mexican DTOs Operate Within the United States—Situation Report:
April 11, 2008
Product No. 2008-S0787-005 html pdf (1,548 KB)
The Situation Report illustrates the principle cities/states in which Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) operate within the United States. This document was prepared using law enforcement reporting available to NDIC as of April 9, 2008; it updates information regarding Mexican DTOs set forth in the National Drug Threat Assessment 2007.

Indian Country Drug Threat Assessment 2008
June 2008
Product No. 2008-R0958-002 html pdf (16,904 KB)
This report is a comprehensive, strategic assessment of the threat posed to Native American communities by drug trafficking organizations (DTOs), criminal groups, and gangs and the illicit drugs they distribute on reservations throughout the United States. This report examines the operations, capabilities, and vulnerabilities of drug traffickers who exploit Indian Country and the difficulties faced by federal, state, and tribal law enforcement officials in combating drug trafficking in Native American communities. It also identifies drug abuse patterns and trends most common to Indian Country, highlighting the illicit drugs posing the greatest threat to Native Americans in the United States. This assessment provides a national-level perspective of the drug-related problems facing reservations throughout the country. It also provides a more particularized regional perspective of the drug-related issues that law enforcement, public health, and tribal officials confront in Native American communities.

Money Laundering in Digital Currencies
June 3, 2008
Product No. 2008-R0709-003 html pdf (485 KB)
This assessment describes digital currencies and the digital currency system and how they are used to launder and move funds.

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2007

National Drug Threat Assessment 2007
October 2006
Product No. 2006-Q0317-003 html pdf (3,873 KB)
This interagency assessment provides a strategic overview and predictive outlook of the threat to the United States from the illicit trafficking and use of cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs.

Domestic Cannabis Cultivation Assessment 2007
February 2007
Product No. 2007-L0848-001 html pdf (13,753 KB)
This assessment provides a strategic overview of cannabis cultivation and marijuana production in the United States. It addresses major trends in domestic cannabis cultivation, both indoor and outdoor, with a focus on cannabis cultivation operations in primary areas of production in the state and county level.

National Methamphetamine Threat Assessment 2007
This interagency assessment provides a strategic overview and predictive outlook of the threat to the United States from the illicit trafficking and use of cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs.
November 2006
Product No. 2006-Q0317-003 html pdf (4,445 KB)

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2006

National Drug Threat Assessment 2006
January 2006
Product No. 2006-Q0317-001 html pdf (6,204 KB)
This assessment addresses the status and outlook of the drug threat to the United States. It covers the trafficking and abuse patterns associated with cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, MDMA, pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs.

Prepaid Stored Value Cards: A Potential Alternative to Traditional Money Laundering Methods—Assessment
October 2006
Product No. 2006-R0803-001 html pdf (418 KB)
This document provides a brief description of the use of stored value cards as a means to launder illicit drug proceeds. The bulletin further attempts to assess the effect stored value cards will have on the future of money laundering in the United States. Included is NDIC’s response to Network Branded Prepaid Card Association’ letter dated November 15, 2006 (pdf document).

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