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• Anoka County Multi - Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan control distribution of the drug. These traffickers typically send meth from California through the U.S. mail, via Federal Express, and by courier. Mexican traffickers control the transportation, distribution, and bulk sales of cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, and small amounts of black -tar heroin. Numerous Mexican groups and street gangs such as the Latin Kings are operating in the state. As a general rule, the upper echelon Mexican distributors in Minnesota transport the majority of their proceeds back to family members residing in Mexico. At the retail level, independent African American traffickers, African American street gangs, Native American gangs, and independent Caucasian groups purchase cocaine, black -tar heroin, and marijuana from Mexican traffickers. In outlying areas of the state, independent Caucasian groups and outlaw motorcycle gangs distribute methamphetamine in small quantities. Street gang activity in Minnesota has increased dramatically over the past few years. African American gangs appear to be primarily involved in the distribution of crack cocaine. Methamphetamine (or meth) is a serious threat to public safety in Anoka County. While the exact number of meth users in the county is unknown, the number of felony complaints the county attorney's office issued for the possession, sale, or manufacture of meth has soared from 100 cases a year in 2001, to 300 in 2002, to 325 in 2003. Meth - related crimes now account for the most frequently charged cases in the county attorney's office. Due to the aggressive work of the Anoka - Hennepin Narcotics and Violent Crimes Task Force, Anoka County led the state with 42 methamphetamine labs uncovered and investigated in 2002. Mgtthamphetamine tab Seizures --Minnesota- 154 242 3' 2000 2001 2C us e# 2/2005 S UI4 t': EPIC •`CL The Anoka County Sheriffs Office has found meth labs in apartments, motel rooms, vacant buildings in rural areas, vehicles, campsites, and private homes. The cooking process itself and the waste that results from the manufacture of meth pose significant public health and safety risks. Methamphetamine recipes rely on the use of volatile organic compounds, explosives, acids, bases, metals, solvents, and salts. These ingredients have the potential for explosions,