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Local municipal, county, state, tribal and federal law enforcement agencies came together in two meetings held on January 12, 2011 and January 26, 2011 to form a partnership to pool their resources in the fight against drugs in the Valencia County area.

Participating agencies included the Village of Los Lunas PD, City of Belen PD, Village of Bosque Farms PD, Valencia County Sheriff’s Department, Isleta Tribal PD, NM State Police, DEA/US Department of Justice, 13th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, Department of Homeland Security, Investigations Division and the U.S. Marshal’s Office.

The agencies formed a regional drug task force known as the Valencia County Regional Drug Task Force (VCRDTF). The VCRDTF will be pooling their resources and focusing their drug enforcement investigations in the Valencia County area to include the municipalities, Valencia County and in the Isleta Tribal Nation. The drug task force will be working out of an undisclosed location in Valencia County and is currently up and running.

Chief Melnick stated, “This is a great opportunity for all area law enforcement agencies to come together in a common goal of reducing drugs in our area on a regional basis. The pooling of our limited resources allows us to work together in the most efficient and effective manner to get the job done.”