Designation of Five Areas as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas

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title: "Designation of Five Areas as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas"
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#  Designation of Five Areas as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas

**AGENCY:**

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Executive Office of the President.

**ACTION:**

Notice of five High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) designations.

**SUMMARY:**

The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy designated five additional areas as HIDTAs.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Questions regarding this notice should be directed to Shannon Kelly, National HIDTA Director, ONDCP, Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC 20503; (202) 841-5240.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

The new areas are (1) Yavapai County in Arizona as part of the Arizona HIDTA; (2) Kankakee County in Illinois as part of the Chicago HIDTA; (3) Rensselaer County in New York as part of the New York/New Jersey HIDTA; (4) Beltrami County in Minnesota as part of the North Central HIDTA; and (5) Stearns County in Minnesota as part of the North Central HIDTA.

*Authority:* 21 U.S.C. 1706(b)(1).

Dated: October 22, 2024.

Brian Skinner,

General Counsel.