Waukesha County Drug Task Force
In 1985, recognizing a cooperative effort in fighting drugs and drug dealing was best for the community, the Sheriff and Police Chiefs in Waukesha County formed a Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Unit (Metro). The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department has administered this program since its inception and today the unit is called the Waukesha County Drug Task Force. The Waukesha County Drug Task Force is a multi-agency enforcement group consisting of local, state, and federal law enforcement agency participation.
Currently, the Waukesha County Drug Task Force is co-lead by the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Despite being provided by local law enforcement agencies, most of the investigators assigned to the Waukesha County Drug Task Force are also sworn Task Force Officers for the Drug Enforcement Administration. Additionally, Waukesha County is an Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) county, and the Waukesha County Drug Task Force is the HIDTA enforcement initiative for Waukesha County.
Drug threats to Waukesha County continually change throughout the years. Several years ago, marijuana and cocaine were the most consistently seized narcotics in the county. Today the most prevalent threat to our quality of life is fentanyl. Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, is legitimately used to treat chronic severe pain, however its illicit application has been cause for nationwide alarm. Today fentanyl is commonly mixed with other illicit drugs to increase the potency of the original drug. The potency of fentanyl, coupled with a lack of oversight and control, have led to significant amounts of fentanyl-related overdoses throughout the United States.
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