Alaska Department of Public Safety, State Troopers Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit

Drug Seizure Dashboard

July – September 2018 SDEU Drug Statistics

View the archive with year-to-date totals here.

Substance Seized	July 2018	August 2018	September 2018
Heroin	116.10	19.38	146.25
Cocaine	0.00	153.07	0.00
Methamphetamine	15,903.30	6,492.42	1936.44
Alcohol	130 liters	101 liters	108.475 liters
Other	65.00	23.00	26.90

*Other Includes drugs such as mushrooms, hash oil, LSD, etc.

 

September 2018 SDEU K-9 Drug Statistics

SDEU K9s work on AST cases, but also assist other law enforcement agencies across the state in identifying illicit substances. Expanding their use and increasing the number of drug detection K9s are key items on the Public Safety Action Plan. These numbers represent the total amount of substances seized by SDEU K9s across Alaska.

Substance Seized	Total Amount
Heroin	0.30
Cocaine	0.00
Methamphetamine	1,859
US Currency	$0.00

*Seized amounts are in grams unless otherwise noted.
 

2017 K9 Drug Seizure Statistics

The 2017 Annual Drug Report, highlighting trends and major drug seizures is now available. SDEU K9 teams were very busy last year: they were directly involved in 89 felony and 23 misdemeanor arrests,  as well as the seizure of 7,824 grams of heroin, 4,757 grams of cocaine, 17,766 grams of methamphetamine, and $330,918.00 cash from drug proceeds.
 

Spotlight on K9 Naja

K9 Naja has been busy the last month; she’s responsible for all of the meth seizures in February. Naja came onboard earlier this year as the result of a partnership with the Tanana Chief’s Conference. Members of TCC from the Fairbanks region raised over $50,000 to purchase, train and transport Naja to Alaska, and donated her to AST. She’s based in the Fairbanks region, and in addition to doing drug interdiction work, she will also be making village and community visits throughout the region. Another great example of the amazing statewide partnerships to help stop illicit drug trafficking.

Updated: October 15, 2018