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ABOUT US

NM HIDTA

The New Mexico High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area was initially part of the Southwest Border HIDTA, one of the original five HIDTAs created by Congress in 1990, becoming its own separate HIDTA in 2016. It consists of 17 HIDTA designated counties working together to coordinate drug intelligence, interdiction, investigation, and prosecution efforts to reduce the impact of illicit drugs in New Mexico, along the southwest border, and throughout the United States. New Mexico is a prime trans-shipment corridor for illicit drug trafficking with its transportation infrastructure and 180 miles of international border with Mexico.

NM HIDTA Mission:
Recipient of ONDCP’s Outstanding HIDTA of the Year in 2024

To reduce drug availability by supporting multi-agency task forces and facilitating intelligence-driven interdiction and investigation aimed at disrupting or dismantling international and domestic drug trafficking organizations and their harmful consequences.

2023 by the Numbers:

· Cases Opened: 2,630

· Drug Cases Analyzed by NM Forensic Labs: 5,276

· Hours of Training Provided: 22,232

· Miles of International Border with Mexico: 180

· Participating Agencies: **

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The New Mexico HIDTA, through its Executive Committee and participating agencies, will become the lead, coordinating counter narcotics program for New Mexico. It will enhance the coordination of drug control efforts and the collection and dissemination of intelligence/information among local, state, tribal, and Federal law enforcement agencies. It will also facilitate intelligence driven investigations to combat drug trafficking and its harmful consequences in critical regions of the United States.

Vision Statement

Participating Agencies

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  • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

  • Bureau of Indian Affairs

  • U.S. Border Patrol

  • Drug Enforcement Administration

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation

  • Internal Revenue Service

  • United States Marshal Service

  • United States Attorney’s Office

  • Homeland Security Investigations

Federal

  • NM National Guard

  • NM Department of Public Safety  

  • NM State Police 

  • First Judicial District Attorney's Office

  • Second Judicial District Attorney's Office

  • Third Judicial District Attorney's Office

  • Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office

  • Sixth Judicial District Attorney's Office

  • Eleventh Judicial District Attorney's Office

  • Twelfth Judicial District Attorney's Office

State

  • Alamogordo Police Department

  • Albuquerque Police Department

  • Artesia Police Department

  • Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department

  • Bloomfield Police Department

  • Carlsbad Police Department

  • Chaves County Sheriff's Office

  • Dona Ana County Sheriff's Office

  • Eddy County Sheriff's Office

  • Farmington Police Department

  • Grant County Sheriff's Department

  • Las Cruces Police Department 

  • Lea County Sheriff's Office

  • Lincoln County Sheriff's Office

  • Lordsburg Police Department

Local

  • Luna County Sheriff's Office

  • Lovington Police Department

  • Otero County Sheriff's Office

  • Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Office

  • Rio Rancho Police Department

  • Ruidoso Downs Police Department

  • Sandoval County Sheriff's Office

  • San Juan County Sheriff's Office

  • Santa Fe Police Department

  • Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office

  • Silver City Police Department

  • Taos Police Department

  • Torrance County Sheriff's Office

  • Valencia County Sheriff's Office

  • Western New Mexico University Police Department

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