Law Enforcement Task Force on Drugs Formed
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and 38 local police departments joined in Manhattan Beach Thursday to form a countywide task force aimed at coordinating efforts and resources to combat drug trafficking.
The official announcement of L.A. IMPACT (Los Angeles Interagency Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force) was made at a news conference attended by Atty. Gen. Dan Lungren.
L.A. IMPACT, one of the largest task forces in the nation, will combine the efforts and resources of 38 police departments, the Sheriff’s Department, the Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement and the Department of Justice. The existing regional narcotics enforcement teams, WESTNET, SEANET and San Gabriel Valley NET, were absorbed into the new task force.
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