Dear Stakeholders, I am pleased to present the Counterdrug Annual Report for 2016. It is a privilege to continue providing Counterdrug support to our customers through supply reduction and training. In our 25th year, this program continues to see many successes with the impact we are having within our communities. However, we must remain vigilant and utilize our limited funding strategically so we can maximize our support capabilities. Despite our reduction in personnel and initial funding challenges, we surpassed previous years in assisting law enforcement with 3,000 drug-related arrests and $103.6M in drug-related seizures. Regardless of our limitations, this program is committed to continuing its partnership with law enforcement which is essential to detect, interdict, disrupt and curtail illegal drug activity in our communities. The Counterdrug program completed our 16th and final year providing no-cost training support to law enforcement and military members through multiple training facilities at Volk Field: High Risk Entry Facility, North RRR, Leadership Development Course and building 41 classrooms. These training facilities presented participants with tactical situations that prepare them for many other scenarios common to law enforcement officers as well as the military. We are happy to have been able to provide training support to over 25,000 law enforcement officers and military members for the past 16 years. Effective 1 October 2016, training is available through Wisconsin Emergency Management and we are confident that this training will have a lasting impact on the safety of our communities. Wisconsin continues to maintain the RC-26 aircraft to support our local communities and law enforcement agencies. The support of the RC-26 enhances officer safety, provides unparalleled capabilities, and produces impressive results for officers. One of the greatest impacts to our state this year has been the RC-26 aircrew’s ability to provide continuing support to the identification and disruption of the violent street gangs within our cities. The aircraft has also been critical in supporting partner states, as well as national initiatives along our southwest border. Through our partnerships, we have been able to recognize emerging and changing threats, and focus our support where it is needed most. The core of our business is our criminal analysts. Analysts have been strategically placed at agencies throughout the state on major trafficking routes and within hub cities to help deter illegal drug activities and assist in disrupting and dismantling drug trafficking organizations. This placement allows our analysts to provide support to all 72 counties within the state. With the smaller number of analysts, we have refined our approach which allows our fully trained and qualified pool of analysts to focus on the criminal organizations rather than the individual criminals. Finally, our accomplishments could not be realized without the support of our customers, our state leadership and elected officials. Thank you to our local, state and federal agencies for allowing us to assist with making this great state of Wisconsin safer by reducing the amount of illegal drug activity. Our Counterdrug team looks forward to continuing this partnership in 2017! Sincerely,

LAURI A. HROVATIN Lt Col, Wisconsin National Guard Counterdrug Coordinator

“Your staff and facilities continue to meet our every expectation. As budgets tighten and training demands increase it is great that your partnership with our organization can bring such high quality training to those who serve the law enforcement community.” John Czerwinski President Midwest Tactical Officers Association

THREATS

LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING

The Wisconsin Counterdrug Program (CDP) is a federally funded

The Wisconsin Counterdrug Program (CDP) supported law

state program that assists law enforcement and community

enforcement training for the 16th and final year at Volk Field through

organizations in their efforts to reduce the supply and demand

the use of the High Risk Entry Facility (HREF), firing ranges, tactical

of drugs.

training

Our mission is to enhance an organization’s drug

village,

Leadership

awareness and prevention efforts by providing specialized

Development Course (LDC) and

personnel and unique resources at no cost.

classrooms. The CDP supported

Today Wisconsin faces numerous threats including heroin, prescription drugs, cocaine and methamphetamine.

These

threats not only affect families, they tear apart communities with crime and other social problems.

78 training events and helped train 3,524 law enforcement agents, military members and community-based organization personnel.

Through partnerships with law enforcement and communitybased organizations, we are dedicated to making Wisconsin a safer place to live.

Please contact us if you’re interested in partnering with our program.

608-242-3540 www.wicounterdrug.org

OUR IMPACT

3,524 PERSONNEL TRAINED

78 TRAINING EVENTS

“Our

Counterdrug analyst makes a point of knowing as much about each investigation as the case agent does and provides a unique perspective that might otherwise be overlooked. While the analyst obviously doesn’t perform operational duties, having them as part of the investigative team is like having an additional DEA agent assigned to the office.” Dennis Hiorns Resident Agent in Charge Drug Enforcement Administration Madison Resident Office

CRIMINAL ANALYST SUPPORT

AVIATION SUPPORT

Wisconsin National Guard members provide analytical case support

Wisconsin’s RC-26 aircraft and crew were

to law enforcement agencies. The case support and information

utilized for counterdrug missions and

sharing act as a force multiplier saving countless hours, and allows

exercises this year. The aircraft and

law enforcement officers to focus their efforts on protecting our

crew are key assets in achieving

citizens and reducing the supply of illegal drugs. The Counterdrug

considerable results in the fight against

Program provided direct support to 12 local, state and federal

trafficking of illicit drugs. We continue

law enforcement agencies, including the Wisconsin Statewide

to play a critical role in supporting law

Information Center (WSIC) and the Wisconsin High Intensity Drug

enforcement agencies with full motion

Trafficking Area (HIDTA). Strategic placement of analysts across the

video, ground-to-air communication capabilities

state has enabled the Counterdrug Program to support and impact

and the ability to perform day and night reconnaissance. This

all 72 counties in Wisconsin. This continued partnership with local

year, the Wisconsin RC-26 aircrew flew over 399 flight hours and

agencies is essential to detect, interdict, disrupt and curtail illegal

supported 19 agencies. The aircrew enabled law enforcement

drug activity in our communities.

agencies to seize over $12M in assets, currency and drugs. Please contact 608-242-3545 to request support.

OUR IMPACT

3,000 $91.6 DRUG-RELATED ARRESTS

MILLION

DRUG-RELATED SEIZURES

STATES SUPPORTED Illinois

Nevada

Iowa

New York

Minnesota

Texas

Nebraska