251 East Sixth Street, Suite 349
Los Angeles, California 90014
213-833-3700
The mission of Gang and Narcotics Division is to disrupt violent street gangs and the means by which they support their lifestyle, including the manufacture, transportation, sale and use of illicit drugs, and sales of firearms in the greater Los Angeles area. Gang and Narcotics Division’s enforcement efforts also focus on street-level enforcement strategies to effect a reduction in Part I crimes, thereby resolving community problems and facilitating uniformed officer’s involvement.
Since there is a nexus of guns, gangs, narcotics, and crime, the increased cooperation between experienced gang and narcotics investigators will result in more effective investigations, a quantifiable increase in arrests and a reduction in the crime rate. Joint operations between narcotics and gang detectives, in cooperation with other City entities and resources, will also be developed to abate chronic narcotic and gang locations. The GND will be focused on disrupting violent gangs with allied law enforcement agencies and expand the highly successful High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Task Forces to reduce violent gang crime.
MAJOR ENFORCEMENT SECTION A
Staff Services Detail
Department Confidential Informant Coordinator
Specialized Electronics/Safe Detail
K-9 Unit (Bloodhound Squad and Narcotics Detection Squad)
Asset Forfeiture Investigative Detail
Training Detail
MAJOR ENFORCEMENT SECTION B
HIDTA 44 Squad
HIDTA 51 Squad
HIDTA 52 Squad
LA IMPACT Group 4
LA IMPACT Group 12 (Lab Squad)
Cannabis Support Unit
MAJOR ENFORCEMENT SECTION C
US Marshals Apprehension Task Force
Foreign Prosecution Liaison Unit / Interpol
FBI Gang Task Force
GANG SUPPORT SECTION
Administrative Detail
Carry Concealed Weapon Unit
Gun Unit
FUGITIVE WARRANT SECTION
FBI Fugitive Task Force
FWS Bureau Support Teams
Rendition / Warrant Verification
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Reporting the Diversion of Controlled Pharmaceuticals
Currently, many problems associated with drug abuse are the result of legitimately made controlled substances being diverted from their lawful purpose to illicit use and drug trafficking. Many of the narcotics, depressants, and stimulants manufactured for legitimate medical use are subject to abuse and have, therefore, been brought under legal control.
Diversion investigations involve, but are not limited to, physicians who sell prescriptions to drug dealers or abusers; pharmacists who falsify records and subsequently sell the drugs; employees who steal from inventory and falsify orders to cover illicit sales; individuals who obtain prescriptions through fraud and forgery; and individuals who commit armed robbery of pharmacies and drug distributors.
To report concerns, call the DEA at: 213 621- 6700. Additional information can be found at DEA’s website