Governor Ivey Reaffirms Commitment to Public Safety, Awards Grants to Fight Illegal Drugs and Crime

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey has awarded $1.6 million to proceed the combat in opposition to unlawful medication and drug-related crime in Alabama. She has careworn repeatedly that public security is a serious precedence for the Ivey Administration.

Governor Ivey awarded $202,557 every to the Alabama Legislation Enforcement Company and the state’s seven regional drug activity forces. Funds will likely be used to proceed the battle in opposition to drug sellers, producers and customers all through the state. The duty forces are additionally dedicated to curbing the sale and use of illegally obtained and used pharmaceutical medication.

“Public security is on the forefront of our mission, and I’m proud to assist our regulation enforcement within the battle in opposition to unlawful medication and crime,” stated Governor Ivey. “As I stated final night time throughout my state of the state deal with, we are going to proceed working to make Alabama an amazing state to dwell, work and lift a household for years to come back. Little question, that features preserving our communities secure and freed from crime. I commend the essential work being finished by ALEA and these activity forces.”

The duty forces, headed by ALEA, have been shaped in 2018 and are made up of members from regulation enforcement companies inside their area. Every area contains eight to 12 counties, though activity drive members have regulation enforcement powers in every jurisdiction.

In 2021, activity drive brokers all through the state made practically 800 arrests and seized giant quantities of unlawful medication together with: marijuana – 2.3 million grams; methamphetamine – 508,483 grams and cocaine – 66,664 grams. Quite a few firearms and a major quantity of drug-related foreign money have been additionally seized throughout investigations.

Funds will likely be used to cowl time beyond regulation and operational and gear bills. The Alabama Division of Financial and Neighborhood Affairs is administering the grants from funds from the U.S. Division of Justice.

“ADECA is happy to play a task on this program that helps take medication off the streets and make our communities safer,” ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell stated. “We be a part of Gov. Ivey in commending the work of those activity forces.”

ADECA administers an array of applications supporting regulation enforcement and site visitors security, financial improvement, power conservation, water useful resource administration and recreation improvement.

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