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In central and western Iowa, methamphetamine continues to be the main drug threat. In eastern Iowa, cocaine is the primary drug threat. Interstates 29 and 35 allow a critical north-south shipment avenue for drug smugglers. Iowa is also a transshipment point for drugs being shipped to eastern America through Interstate 80. Hispanic smuggling organizations import considerable amounts of meth into Iowa, sometimes including it in their cocaine and marijuana shipments.
Throughout Iowa, powder cocaine is easily accessible. In the metropolitan regions of eastern Iowa, cocaine is the number two drug of choice, following marijuana. Chicago and California are main source areas for the cocaine being shipped into eastern Iowa. African-American smugglers, supplied by Chicago street gangs dominate the majority of the crack cocaine in eastern Iowa.
The majority of the heroin encountered in Iowa is found in the eastern part of the state. Although heroin accessibility is limited in Iowa, the Cedar Rapids Resident Office cites that when detected, it is generally in the form of white heroin. Chicago-based street gangs dominate most of the heroin available in eastern Iowa. To avoid being spotted by law enforcement, these gangs frequently shed their gang connections.
In Iowa, meth abuse derives from two specific sources. Hispanic smuggling organizations import large amounts of meth into the state, mainly by motor vehicles and mail delivery services. This meth is generally the crystallized type, also referred to as “Ice.” Iowa has large Mexican communities and consequently a substantial illegal immigrant issue, mainly with Mexican nationals. These communities provide Mexican smugglers a ready-made pipeline and system to distribute meth.
A decline in the purity of the Mexican-produced “ice” has caused several users in Iowa to go back to using higher purity meth, which is produced locally in small toxic labs. Local manufacturers bypass laws restricting pseudoephedrine sale by utilizing family and friends to purchase large amounts of pseudoephedrine tablets from retail stores (referred to as “smurfing”), and thefts of anhydrous ammonia have grown.
Iowa continues to undergo MDMA (Ecstasy) abuse. The majority of the MDMA in eastern Iowa derives from California, New York, Spain, and the Netherlands sources. The organizations ship the MDMA using package services. Bulk amounts of MDMA are easily accessible in central Iowa, mainly in tablet form. Package services are frequently utilized along with common land transport methods. The majority of the MDMA in central Iowa is mainly produced in Canada and trafficked across the northern border of America. Intelligence indicates the smuggling of MDMA by Asian organizations in the state of Iowa.
In Iowa, Marijuana is readily available. Cedar Rapids states that marijuana in eastern Iowa mainly derives from sources along the southwest border. The large Hispanic community in South Sioux City, Nebraska controls the wholesale distribution of marijuana in northwest Iowa. Most of the marijuana in Iowa is imported from the southwest border in automobiles and mail delivery services. Locally-produced marijuana is also accessible in the state of Iowa. Small indoor and outdoor grow operations have been detected in the eastern and central parts of the state.
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